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.
Vermont legislators recently passed a bill to extend a moratorium on new cryptocurrency ATMs in the state and require refunds for certain fraud victims who lose money through the machines.
AARP Vermont is ramping up its advocacy for legislation that would require employers to offer paid family and medical leave to support the state’s unpaid family caregivers.
AARP is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization that empowers people to choose how they live as they age. We advocate on issues that affect residents at the local, state, and national levels.
For the first time since AARP began publishing the Scorecard in 2011, more than half of Medicaid long-term care dollars nationwide for older adults and people with physical disabilities went to home- and community-based services instead of nursing homes and other institutions.
The fourteen local advocates who completed the 2023 Vermont State Walking College, in collaboration with AARP Vermont, have announced their Walk Action Plans for their communities.
November is National Family Caregivers Month, which seeks to shine a bright light on the more than 48 million American heroes, including 70,000 here in Vermont, helping care for their loved ones independently at home – where they want to be.