AARP New Jersey

AARP New Jersey educates and advocates on behalf of those 50+ on issues that are important to them, their families, and to all Garden State residents.

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AARP New Jersey Applauds State Budget for Major Steps Toward Affordability, but Raises Alarm on Nursing Home Oversight Rollbacks

FY2026 budget delivers key wins on utility affordability, property tax relief, prescription assistance, and transparency—but includes a troubling setback for nursing home quality

“We Want to Stay in New Jersey and Keep the Lights On”: Over 100 AARP Volunteers Call for Lower Utility Bills and Property Taxes at Annual Lobby Day

As the cost of living increases, older New Jerseyans demand full funding for Stay NJ and action on utility transparency and affordability

New Report From AARP NJ Exposes Lack of Transparency in State’s Multi-Billion Dollar Nursing Home Industry

Findings Show Nearly $2 Billion in Payments to Nursing Home Owners’ Private Companies from 2021–2023, Including $285 Million in Overpayments Report Raises Concerns About Public Dollars Being Diverted for Private Profit

New AARP New Jersey Report Finds Voters Over 50 Decide State and Local Elections by Wide Margins in Off-Year Elections

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Fed Up New Jersey Voters Seek Strategic Property Tax Relief

42% of New Jersey homeowners and 36% of renters 50 and older considered leaving the state in the past year.

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AARP New Jersey Has Speakers for Community Events

By AARP Bulletin, APR 1, 2022

Need a speaker for your next event?

AARP New Jersey Applauds Governor Murphy and NJ Legislature for Enacting Bill to Protect Consumers from Utility Shutoffs

Statement from AARP New Jersey Director of Advocacy Evelyn Liebman

AARP New Jersey and Senator Booker Speak Out About Need for Lower Prescription Drug Prices

Four Million Americans, Including Nearly 130,000 New Jersey Residents, Signed AARP Petition Calling on Congress to Act

AARP New Jersey Is Working to Assist Over 1 Million Family Caregivers in the State

By Hilary Appelman, MAR 1, 2022

After a series of falls in August 2020, Lisa Roberts’ husband, John, 65, spent 14 months recovering. He was finally discharged in a wheelchair last December to their Old Bridge Township home. He loves being home, but the physical therapy he was supposed to receive was cut back because of a worker shortage.

Volunteer Spotlight: Dan Zeevi

Dan Zeevi, one of AARP New Jersey's 2021 Most Varied Player (MVP) Award recipients, has contributed to a number of AARP New Jersey programs - from healthy living, to technology classes to sharing resources on how to make homes safer and more comfortable for older adults.

AARP New Jersey Statement on Governor Phil Murphy’s New Prescription Drug Legislative Package

Statement from AARP New Jersey Director of Advocacy, Evelyn Liebman, on AARP’s fight to lower prescription drug prices

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