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OCT 14, 2025
DURHAM, NC — Transportation is the vital link that connects older adults to social activity, economic opportunity, and community services that support their independence.
SEP 18, 2025
Being a caregiver is one of the most meaningful roles a person can take on — but it often comes with personal sacrifices. Across North Carolina, thousands of people dedicate their time and energy to caring for loved ones, while also trying to balance their own financial, emotional, and professional needs.
SEP 16, 2025
No matter where you are in the caregiver journey, these local agencies and organizations can help make the process easier
SEP 16, 2025
ASHEVILLE, NC — AARP North Carolina has released a powerful new video, “Rebuilding with an Age-Friendly Lens.” Just under four minutes long, the video showcases the voices and visions of community leaders working to ensure older adults are not left behind in the wake of Hurricane Helene’s devastation.
RALEIGH, NC — Throughout 2023, AARP advocates in North Carolina helped push for improvements and funding that will help protect the health, wealth, and personal well-being of the state’s growing population of older adults. These improvements are critical when it comes to meeting the needs of older adults, who will soon outnumber residents in the state ages 18 and younger.
2023 AARP Inspiration Awards
Free computer courses in Charlotte for older adults
RALEIGH — The start of an academic year brings new beginnings for students across the nation. Many young adults are initiating a new chapter in their lives as they get a step closer to their career aspirations. One student, Lara Tiscareno-Vazquez, a senior at NC State University, wants to help enact public policy that helps people of all ages.
Free curated film series
The state’s 65-plus population rose by 41 percent from 2011 to 2021, compared with an 11 percent increase for those under 65. To help prepare for that shift, state agencies are working together on a multisector plan for aging.
oppose unfair rate hike
AARP Livable Communities Workshops
With AARP and other opponents of a major automobile insurance rate hike in North Carolina weighing in, the NC Insurance Commission drastically scaled back an industry request that would have significantly raised your premiums.
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