About AARP Tennessee

AARP Tennessee
5000 Meridian Blvd., Suite 180
Franklin, TN, 37067 (Map It)

Phone: 1-866-295-7274 (toll-free)

Email: tnaarp@aarp.org

 

Office hours: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. 

Find Us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/aarptennessee

Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/aarptn


Members of the media are invited to contact:

Rob Naylor
Communications Director
rnaylor@aarp.org

 

WHO ARE WE?

More than 640,000 Tennessee AARP members

27% of Tennesseans age 50 and older are AARP members

Eight full-time AARP Tennessee staff members (6 in Nashville, 1 in Knoxville, 1 in Memphis)

800+ AARP Tennessee volunteers, guided by a State President and Executive Council

 

 

WHAT DO WE DO?

Our Mission: AARP is dedicated to enhancing quality of life for all as we age. We lead positive social change and deliver value to members through information, advocacy and service. We help our members live their best lives.

We believe strongly in the principles of collective purpose, collective voice, and collective purchasing power. These principles guide our efforts.

Our Vision: A society in which everyone ages with dignity and purpose, and in which AARP helps people fulfill their goals and dreams.

 

HOW DO WE GET THERE?

Advocacy: AARP uses the power of its nearly 640,000 Tennessee members to advocate for positive social change.  We are a non-profit, non-partisan organization.  We don’t contribute to political campaigns or endorse candidates for public office.  We work with state and federal legislators to ensure that the needs of older adults are fairly represented in Nashville  and in Washington D.C.

AARP advocates for our Tennessee members and all older residents by working for positive changes in laws, regulations and policies and by organizing for change at the community level.  By organizing and mobilizing members and partner organizations to action we truly have the power to make a difference in the lives of older Tennesseans.

Priority Issues:  Healthy Living, Age-Friendly Communities, Fraud Prevention

Community Service: Serving the community is part of the AARP heritage and “To Serve, Not To Be Served” remains the motto, as coined by our founder, Ethel Percy Andrus.  We help our members help themselves and their families. We engage our members as volunteers in many ways and currently have more than 1,000 volunteers working in various ways across our Volunteer State. Tennessee has more AARP volunteers than any state other than New York.

 

Tax Aide and the Driver Safety Program are our two most visible community service programs and they are run by our volunteers. We also have livable communities teams and advocacy teams (state legislature and congressional district).

In 2013, we created a new structure for our volunteers, splitting the state into three (3) Grand Divisions – East, Middle and West. Each division team is led by a Volunteer Director, partnered with a state staff member, who will sit on the Executive Council.

We are recruiting volunteers for the Grand Divisions and our advocacy teams. Click here to apply:  http://bit.ly/tnaarp  

Products/Services/Discounts: AARP offers a wide range of discounted products and services that our members want and need.  Our great size and reputation enable us to make positive changes in the marketplace that benefit our members.  AARP imposes high standards on partner companies to ensure that products and services offered represent the best possible value for our members. Benefit and discount offers currently span health products, travel and leisure products, and life event services. Specific products include Medicare supplemental insurance; member discounts on rental cars, cruises, vacation packages and lodging; special offers on technology and gifts; pharmacy services; legal services; and long-term care insurance.

 

 

Research: AARP conducts extensive research on aging-related subjects. Our Public Policy Institute publishes major reports on the 50+ population, and we recognize the Best Employers for Workers Over 50.

Global Aging : AARP is a leader in working internationally with governmental and nongovernmental organizations. AARP’s international program works to exchange ideas and find solutions to aging concerns worldwide.

Publications and Media: We provide valuable and trustworthy information to our members. We publish  AARP The Magazine, the world’s largest-circulation magazine; the  AARP Bulletin, a newspaper published 10 times a year and daily online;  AARP Viva, a quarterly magazine and a radio program in Spanish and English; a public affairs radio program, Prime Time; an award-winning website: AARP.org, and two syndicated TV shows,  Inside E Street, a public affairs program, and  My Generation, a magazine-style show.

For people who live in rural states,  AARP Live is a monthly call-in issues-and-answers program that airs on RFD-TV. Have a comment  or question for AARP? Call in, have your voices heard and get answers from our panel of state directors and volunteers.Viewers are invited to join the conversation by calling 1-877-731-6733, posting a comment on  www.facebook.com/AARPLive, or sending a  tweet to@AARPLive.

We also produce a quarterly AARP Tennessee newsletter. Send your email address to tnaarp@aarp.org to sign up and keep up with all that's going on in your state.

AARP – Our Promise:  For 60 years, AARP has been serving its members and society and creating positive social change.  Bringing value and relevance to Tennesseans age 50 and older is our top priority. AARP is doing amazing things to make life better for today’s 50+ population and generations that follow. We strive to help people navigate ageless realities—financial well-being, health, ways of contributing to society, a role in their community and the opportunity to fully enjoy life.