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AARP Oklahoma is seeking nominations for its Native American Elder Honors. The event celebrates the contributions of Native American elders who positively impact their communities, families, tribal nations and country.

AARP Oklahoma will sponsor wreaths at Stillwater and Davis cemetery locations to honor deceased veterans and service members.

AARP Oklahoma compiled these resources for residents that may need assistance or additional information on utility payments, rent payments or home repairs resulting from severe weather.

As we recover from recent severe weather, AARP Oklahoma wants to help you steer clear of lurking scam artists.

What you need to know to avoid donation scams when giving after a natural disaster

AARP Oklahoma presented a $5,000 honorary grant check to Oklahoma State University’s Division of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources and Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service to support OSU’s rural broadband outreach program. 

Learn more about a federal program that helps eligible households access affordable, high-speed internet.

Grants fund quick-action projects that help communities become more livable in the long term by improving public spaces, transportation, housing, civic engagement, coronavirus recovery, diversity and inclusion and more.

A library program that lends mobile hot spot devices to people in rural areas is expanding.

AARP Oklahoma has announced three local organizations will receive 2021 Community Challenge grants – part of the largest group of national grantees to date with $3.2 million awarded among 244 organizations. Grantees will implement quick-action projects to promote livable communities by improving housing, transportation, public spaces, civic engagement, and connection with family, friends, and neighbors, emphasizing the needs of the 50-plus population.