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Giving voice to the concerns and interests of older Vermonters
SEP 9, 2025
AARP Vermont recently released findings from an April 2025 survey conducted by ANR Market Research of Burlington adults aged 45 and older. The results reveal a community deeply committed to staying put—81% want to remain in Burlington as they age—yet face mounting challenges that could push them out. High property taxes, rising utility bills, aging housing stock, and limited mobility options are making it harder for residents to maintain their independence and stay in the neighborhoods they call home.
SEP 1, 2025
The annual program aims to make communities in Vermont more livable for people of all ages
SEP 1, 2025
Seven Vermont entities received 2025 AARP Community Challenge grants to help fund quick-action projects aimed at making communities more livable.
JUL 31, 2025
A new AARP survey, released in conjunction with Social Security’s 90th anniversary, confirms that Americans highly value Social Security, and even more so than five years ago. The vast majority of Americans – 95% of Republicans, 98% of Democrats, and 93% of Independents – consider Social Security vital to the financial security of all Americans, and 67% believe it is even more important for retirees than it was five years ago.
Four AARP state offices in northern New England are partnering this month to co-sponsor the online program Living Histories: New England LGBTQ+ Voices from the Outwords Archive, hosted by the Outwords Archive (OUTWORDS) via Zoom on Friday, October 28 at noon Eastern. The event is free but registration is required.
Bethel Better Block Final Report
About 40,000 taxpayers who rely on Social Security will no longer pay state taxes on those benefits, thanks to the advocacy of AARP and its volunteers.
Linda Bowden of Burlington has been has been appointed State President of AARP Vermont, a volunteer position working closely with both staff and volunteers throughout the state to help AARP achieve its mission in Vermont. Her responsibilities include serving as a volunteer spokesperson, chairing the AARP Vermont Advisory Council, building networks and community partnerships, and recruiting volunteers.
The Vermont Retired Educators Association is seeking retired teachers and other school staff as new members.
A Sept. 22 walking tour of Burlington's South End will spotlight "Missing Middle Housing" examples and explore ways to encourage this form of residential development.
In 2020 AARP purchased and installed an outdoor fitness park in Burlington's New North End, and we are finally able to gather there to use it! Join us for an intro of the FitLot to show you how to use each station. Refreshments will be served!
Older Vermonters will now get a break on the skyrocketing costs of Rx drugs -- thanks in part to extensive AARP campaigns pressing Congress to address the issue. Read a letter from our CEO outlining the success.
AARP Vermont is teaming with the Vermont Lake Monsters to offer movie nights at the ballpark! From mid-August through September, we will host four family-friendly movie nights under the stars at Centennial Field.
$54,000 in grants were awarded to quick-action projects that help VT communities become more livable in the long-term by improving public places; transportation; housing; diversity, equity and inclusion; digital access; and civic engagement, with an emphasis on the needs of adults age 50 and over.
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