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The AARP Purpose Prize award is all about a new story of aging.

Making a difference doesn't stop as you age. Millions of older adults are using their experience to give back, to solve problems, and to change lives. The AARP® Purpose Prize® award honors extraordinary individuals who use their lived experiences to make a better future for all.

The AARP Purpose Prize award honors nonprofit leaders 50 and older who use their lived experiences to make a better future for all. The call for applications ends Feb. 29, 2024. Don’t miss a chance to earn $50,000 for your organization and a year of support to help broaden the scope of your work.

From fake package delivery texts to charitable giving and investment offers, scammers love the holidays. Join the conversation with AARP on Rural America Live when former fraud investigator, Doug Shadel, shares his tips and strategies to stop these holiday scams in their tracks.

After being diagnosed with Parkinson’s in 2009 at the age of 57, Bill Meyer of Spokane went on the offensive using his love of the outdoors to help others. In 2016, he founded PasstoPass, a non-profit helping people with Parkinson’s to continue backpacking and hiking as a form of symptom mitigation. Starting with just one hike in 2016, the effort has grown to six regional chapters and a total of 7,549 cumulative miles hiked.

Scammers don’t take a holiday break. That’s why the AARP Fraud Watch Network™ offers a full range of free tools and resources to help you spot and avoid common scams during the holidays and throughout the new year.

December 4 to 8, 2023 is Older Driver Safety Awareness Week (ODSAW), a time to empower older adults to improve their safety on the nation’s roadways. This is important because – even though they are safe drivers overall – older drivers are more vulnerable to severe injury or even death when involved in a vehicle crash.

AARP Texas honors Lubbock-based reporter Jayme Lozano of The Texas Tribune for outstanding journalism in the community interest in 2023.

The AARP Smart Driver Course is a driving refresher course that features research-based curriculum. The six-hour course is now the nation’s largest driving refresher course designed for drivers age 50.