AARP Rhode Island

Making lives better for Rhode Islanders 50+

AARP's 2025 Community Challange Grants

Older Americans and their families deserve a say in any changes to Social Security

A lineup of upcoming AARP Rhode Island events.

A new way for all Rhode Islanders workers to save for retirement

In the early 1900s, the Greenwood neighborhood of Tulsa, Oklahoma, now called "Black Wall Street," was a vibrant and prosperous community. Despite the challenges and racial injustices they faced, residents of this community built a thriving neighborhood filled with successful Black-owned businesses, attorneys, doctors, and real estate agents. Their achievements were nothing short of remarkable and served as a beacon of hope for Black Americans nationwide.

AARP research estimates 113 million hours of unpaid care that family caregivers provided in 2021

Green up your thumb! Advice from the state's leading experts.

Published in the March, 2023 AARP Bulletin

Women's History Month is underway, and we're excited to celebrate the ground-breaking contributions of amazing women to communities nationwide. Originating as Women's History Week in 1981, March was officially dedicated to honoring women's achievements in 1987. And AARP joins in the nation in celebrating women for their leadership, mentoring, and dedication to their communities in ways that have changed the course of history.