Community

Seven Ohio entities won 2023 AARP Community Challenge grants—totaling nearly $136,000. Projects included a home repair service for older adults, a grocery store in a food desert and an urban farm.

Now through Oct. 15, AARP Members and guests get a $3 discount on tickets to the exhibit.

Cincinnati’s Midwest Black Family Reunion is returning for its 35th year Aug. 17 to 20, and returning sponsor AARP Ohio plans to focus its outreach during the event on financial health milestones that can work to improve long-term financial security.

Now is your chance to honor someone in your community you know is making a difference. AARP Ohio is accepting nominations for the Andrus Award for Community Service, AARP’s most prestigious state volunteer award for community service.

Two Central Ohio women were awarded the 2023 Disrupt Aging Award at the Mother's Day Celebration in Columbus. Catherine Willis and Joy Ryan are fearless and inspiring. They’ve reinvented what it means to age gracefully.

The 2023 AARP Ohio Virtual Volunteer Summit will be held Monday, Jan. 30, through Friday, Feb. 3. It will include information on advocacy and volunteer opportunities.

Former professional dancer and teacher is a role model for Central Ohioans. On Saturday, May 7, 2022, at the third annual Annual Mother’s Day Celebration, AARP Ohio and its Central Ohio volunteers recognized China White with its Disrupt Aging Award.

The ongoing coronavirus pandemic has affected communities across the country, hit older adults incredibly hard, and put a spotlight on a host of disparities. As Ohioans and people across the nation look to recovery from the pandemic, local leaders are making decisions about how to invest federal funding authorized by the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) that passed Congress in March 2021 in response to the pandemic.

Many Ohio residents saw a significant increase in their utility bills this winter, with energy costs estimated to have increased by 30% nationally from the previous year.

Honoring the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., AARP Ohio and the Cleveland Chapter of Jack and Jill of America, Inc., encourages Ohioans of all ages to join a symposium on Empowering the Community to Live Well: Taking Charge of Our Health.