AARP Utah

Utah taxpayers and our representatives in the legislature are debating whether or not we should accept federal assistance (our tax dollars) to provide Medicaid coverage to our uninsured. What should we expect to happen if those previously uninsured Utahans gain access to health care through Medicaid?

AARP Utah has 225,000 members, with volunteer leaders in ten different regions encompassing the entire state. We have one "brick and mortar" office in the state but are ready to serve you wherever you live in Utah.

Returning to Work After Retirement

AARP Utah is a strong supporter of the Utah Food Bank (UFB), with several volunteers who deliver food boxes on a regular basis and a monthly staff service project. So when we donated $8000 to the UFB, our Advocacy Director, Danny Harris, had the idea to challenge our Utah members to match it. We sent letters to each member in the state while the UFB promoted the match challenge on their website, online ads, and through social media. We thought that bringing in an extra $20,000 would exceed any reasonable expectations, so were thrilled that AARP Utah members contributed over $38,000 in checks and online donations. Because the UFB can translate each dollar donated into eight dollars of goods and services, AARP Utah’s total contribution has a value of $373,448! Both the UFB and we were amazed by the enormous generosity of our members in Utah.