AARP Wisconsin

A proposal to equip a fleet of piloted adaptive bicycles with an automated external defibrillator (AED) has been selected to receive this month’s AARP Wisconsin “Small Dollar, Big Impact” grant. The $1,000 grant will help River Valley Trails, Inc. fund the cost of purchasing an AED to make bicycling trips safer for those of all ages.

We are thrilled to announce that six projects in five cities throughout Wisconsin will receive a combined $84,300 in 2023 Community Challenge grants. Grants will be awarded to two projects in Milwaukee and one each in Altoona, La Crosse, River Falls and Stevens Point.

What's better than brats, burgers and baseball on a warm Wisconsin summer evening? Not much. We invite you to register now for a free picnic and free tickets to see the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers play the Quad Cities River Bandits at Neuroscience Group Field at Fox Cities Stadium, 2400 N. Casaloma Dr., Appleton, on Thursday, Aug. 24.

Scammers are attempting to steal personal information through efforts to “help” veterans gain benefits under the federal PACT Act.

When you’re a U.S. veteran with more than 40,000 organizations trying to help you, it can be tough to find the right information. AARP’s Veterans and Military Families initiative brings together free, valuable resources and programs to help navigate life’s transitions. In 2023, AARP Wisconsin will be increasing outreach efforts around the Veterans and Military Families initiative to bring these resources to more communities throughout the state. Read on for more information on the resources AARP offers, as well as the events we have planned so far. Check back for more information on events throughout the year.

A proposal submitted by the Tenney-Lapham Neighborhood Association (TLNA) in Madison to add benches and more fruit plants to its popular Reynolds Community Food Garden has been selected to receive this month’s AARP Wisconsin “Small Dollar, Big Impact” grant.

In the early 1900s, the Greenwood neighborhood of Tulsa, Oklahoma, now called "Black Wall Street," was a vibrant and prosperous community. Despite the challenges and racial injustices they faced, residents of this community built a thriving neighborhood filled with successful Black-owned businesses, attorneys, doctors, and real estate agents. Their achievements were nothing short of remarkable and served as a beacon of hope for Black Americans nationwide.

AARP volunteers will play an important role in pushing for policies to improve the lives of older Wisconsinites as lawmakers work to set the 2023–2024 state budget.

AARP research shows family caregivers in Wisconsin provided an estimated 540 million hours of unpaid care in 2021.

A proposal to double or possibly even triple the size of a small native plant garden exhibit on the grounds of the Thomas St. Angelo Public Library, 1305 2nd Ave., has been selected to receive an AARP Wisconsin “Small Dollar, Big Impact” grant.