Community

The application period for the 2020 AARP Community Challenge is open!

WASHINGTON—AARP invites community organizations and local governments across the country to apply for the 2020 AARP Community Challenge grant program, now through April 1, 2020. Grants fund “quick-action” projects that can range from several hundred dollars for small, short-term activities to several thousand or tens of thousands for larger projects. Now in its fourth year, the grant program is part of AARP’s nationwide work on livable communities.

The Florida Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO) announced additional public workshops and webinar to seek input for the use of more than $735 million in federal funds for long-term recovery efforts for Hurricane Michael-impacted communities. These funds are available through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Community Development Block Grant – Disaster Recovery (CDBG – DR) program.

AARP NY is sponsoring free shred events as part of “Operation: Stop Scams,” a series of free shredding events around the state, from Upstate to Long Island.  From April to June, we are helping people fight back against fraud and help protect them from identity theft by shredding truckloads of sensitive personal documents.

Are you a Louisiana resident with the passion and enthusiasm to make a difference in your community?

By Lily Samuels, Greater Hartford Director of Read to a Child

Invite AARP to your next faith based meeting, civic organization or community gathering! 

Join us at the San Jose Jazz Winter Fest for musical performances and fun! Winter Fest will feature blues, Latin jazz, New Orleans jazz and other genres in intimate venues throughout San Jose and Palo Alto from February 14th through February 29th.

By Michelle Puzzo, President, UR Community Cares, Inc.

Nine democratic presidential hopefuls share solutions to helping older Americans remain in their homes and communities as they age.