Volunteering

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.

Fraud Fighter Hotline Seeking Volunteers in Seattle area

Share your lifetime of experience as a volunteer.

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

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

Last year, AARP Foundation Tax-Aide volunteers helped more than 236,838 Florida residents claim in federal refunds $126,667,460 and $13,408,104 in earned income tax credits. The program is offered at approximately 282 sites in Florida, including senior centers, libraries and other convenient locations.

Another year, another 750 pounds of food delivered to food banks in the Sheridan area, thanks to the generosity of area residents.

Our volunteers work within Garden State communities to empower people 50 and older to choose how they live as they age. Volunteers strengthen our communities and focus on issues important to New Jersey residents like health security, financial stability and personal fulfillment.