AARP Foundation Tax-Aide Opens Nationwide - MediaRoom
Feb 6, 2024 · WASHINGTON — AARP Foundation Tax-Aide is providing free in-person and virtual tax assistance and preparation now through April 15. The nation’s largest free, volunteer-based tax assistance and preparation program helped secure more than $1.1 billion in refunds for more than 1.5 million taxpayers last year. Tax-Aide is offered in conjunction ...
New U.S. Workforce Report: Nearly 70% of Family Caregivers …
May 16, 2024 · WASHINGTON, DC, and NEW YORK — New analysis of a survey conducted in 2023 by AARP and S&P Global shows that the unpredictable nature of caregiving for an adult is among the biggest stressors that caregivers face: 67% of family caregivers have difficulty balancing their jobs with caregiving duties. 27% of working caregivers have shifted from full-time to part-time work or have reduced hours ...
AARP Unveils New Brand Campaign That Speaks to the
Apr 23, 2021 · AARP is unveiling a new brand campaign, entitled “Wise Friend and Fierce Defender,” aimed at creating a greater emotional connection with Gen X and Young Boomer audiences. The first new brand campaign in three years was specifically designed to introduce and position AARP as the friend and advocate people need to help them ensure their money, health and happiness live as long as they do.
New AARP Survey: 1 in 5 Americans Ages 50+ Have No
Apr 24, 2024 · WASHINGTON—A new AARP survey finds that 20% of adults ages 50+ have no retirement savings, and more than half (61%) are worried they will not have enough money to support them in retirement. The findings also reveal a decline in overall sense of financial security among men, 42% of whom describe their financial situation as “fair” or “poor,” up from 34% in the beginning of 2022.
AARP CEO Jo Ann Jenkins Announces Decision to Step Down at …
Mar 21, 2024 · WASHINGTON— AARP Chief Executive Officer Jo Ann Jenkins announced her decision to step down when her contract expires at the end of the year. Jenkins has served as CEO for the past decade. She has been part of AARP since 2004, when she joined the AARP Services, Inc. (ASI) Board of Directors, where she served as Chair of the Board from 2009 ...
AARP Foundation Joins Class Action Lawsuit Against Reverse …
Dec 7, 2023 · AARP Foundation attorneys have joined a proposed class action lawsuit against Compu-Link (Celink), the largest reverse mortgage subservicer in the U.S., and Reverse Mortgage Funding (RMF), formerly the largest reverse mortgage servicer nationwide. The suit alleges the two companies added various types of unlawful loan servicing fees that violate reverse mortgage contracts and federal and state ...
AARP Now Accepting 2024 Community Challenge Grant Applications
Jan 10, 2024 · WASHINGTON—Beginning today through March 6, 2024, at 5:00 p.m. Eastern, AARP invites local eligible non-profit organizations and governments across the country to apply for the 2024 AARP Community Challenge grant program. AARP Community Challenge grants fund quick-action projects that help communities become more livable by improving public places, transportation, housing, digital ...
AARP Statement Following Announcement of First Medicare
Aug 15, 2024 · WASHINGTON—Today, AARP Executive Vice President and Chief Advocacy and Engagement Officer Nancy LeaMond issued the following statement in response to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announcement of the first Medicare negotiated drug prices as part of the 2022 prescription drug law: “Today’s announcement marks a significant step forward in our long-standing efforts to ...
New Study Reveals Number of Unpaid Caregivers in America
May 14, 2020 · A new study from the National Alliance for Caregiving (NAC) and AARP finds that the number of family caregivers in the United States increased by 9.5 million from 2015 to 2020 and now encompasses more than one in five Americans. Caregiving in the U.S. 2020 also reveals that family caregivers are in worse health compared to five years ago.
AARP Foundation Announces Relief Fund to Support Victims of
Sep 30, 2022 · For further information: Madison Daniels, [email protected], 202-531-9026, @AARPMedia. AARP Foundation today announced a relief fund to support victims of Hurricanes Ian and Fiona. AARP Foundation and AARP will match contributions, dollar for dollar, up to $1,000,000. One hundred percent of all funds will be directed to organizations providing ...