As of November 1, 2025, millions of Americans—including many older adults—may not receive their monthly food benefits through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) due to the ongoing federal government shutdown. This disruption affects individuals living on fixed incomes, many of whom rely on SNAP to afford groceries and maintain their health.
AARP Michigan is proud to announce the 2025 recipients of its Michigan Age-Friendly Communities Grant Program, investing $10,000 to support projects that make communities across the state more livable for people of all ages.
AARP Michigan celebrated final passage today of a House bill that enables nurses and other retired health care professionals to get a special license to perform volunteer work in rural and underserved areas.
Barbara Spreitzer-Berent of Northville has been called “volunteer extraordinaire.” Now she will be called the 2013 winner of the Andrus Award for Community Service, AARP’s most prestigious and visible volunteer award.
Rob Fowler, CEO and President of the Small Business Association of Michigan, has been named the winner of the 2013 Stephen J. Gools Award for Social Change sponsored by AARP Michigan.
LANSING, MI -- AARP Michigan announced today it is sending letters to members of the State Senate Energy & Technology Committee notifying them that their vote on Senate Bill 636 is designated a “key vote.” By designating the telecommunications bill a key vote, AARP will inform members and the public about how lawmakers vote on this critical bill.
LANSING – An AARP Michigan call to action in opposition to a Senate bill that would allow AT&T to abandon its landline telephone service in the state spurred more than 500 AARP members to call their state Senators over the past several days.
The October 1 launch of the Michigan Health Insurance Marketplace cast AARP Michigan in the spotlight in the media and on the Affordable Care Act (ACA) outreach trail.
The Obama administration confirmed to The Washington Post that it is indeed tweaking the way the individual mandate works as to not penalize anyone who purchases coverage during this first open enrollment period.