Volunteering

The Stephen J. Gools Award for Social Change was presented to Northpointe Community Church of DeWitt for erasing medical debts for thousands of people. The Andrus Award went to a Grand Blanc couple who stepped in and saved a Flint food distribution house.

Make a difference by helping others with their finances

The application period for the 2020 AARP Community Challenge is open! Submissions accepted through May 15 at 11:59 p.m. ET

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.

It is tax season, and people are beginning to file their returns. As you gather your paperwork, do you feel like you could use some help? Or maybe you are in a position to assist others with their returns. Either way, there is good news. The AARP Foundation helps provide the means to receive and recruit Tax-Aide services for the community.

Share your lifetime of experience as a volunteer.

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

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

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.