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HARRISBURG, PA — AARP has awarded $182,610 in grants to 14 organizations across Pennsylvania to fund projects aimed at improving transportation, housing, digital access, public spaces and community connections for …
AARP Awards $182,610 to Pennsylvania Projects Focused on Aging in Place Read More
HARRISBURG, PA — AARP is holding fraud prevention events across Pennsylvania throughout April as part of its national Fraud Prevention Month campaign aimed at helping residents identify and avoid scams.
AARP Hosts Fraud Prevention Events Across Pennsylvania Read More
HARRISBURG, PA — Family caregivers in Pennsylvania provide an estimated $40 billion in unpaid labor each year, contributing 2.1 billion hours of care, according to a new report released March …
AARP Report Values Pennsylvania Caregiving at $40 Billion Annually Read More
HARRISBURG, PA — The cost of home care and assisted living has risen nearly 50 percent nationwide since 2019, outpacing income growth for older adults and making long-term care increasingly …
AARP Report Finds Long-Term Care Costs Outpacing Income Read More
HARRISBURG, PA — Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday, on Wednesday, joined AARP to warn older residents about the rising threat of identity theft and fraud, outlining how scammers operated in …
Scam Losses Surge as AG Warns Seniors During Identity Theft Awareness Week Read More
HARRISBURG, PA — As the new year gets underway, AARP Pennsylvania is urging residents to stay on high alert, warning that scammers are refining old schemes and deploying new tactics …
AARP Warns of Five Scams Poised to Hit Older Pennsylvanians in 2026 Read More HARRISBURG, PA — AARP Pennsylvania is opening the door to a new wave of community investment, inviting nonprofits and local governments to apply for the 2026 AARP Community Challenge grant …
AARP Rolls Out $8 Million Grant Push to Reshape Communities Across Pennsylvania Read More HARRISBURG, PA — AARP Pennsylvania is urging caregivers across the state to take advantage of a new free video training series from the Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts (AOPC) that …
New Guardianship Training Push Aims to Support Pennsylvania’s Growing Caregiver Crisis Read More
HARRISBURG, PA — Nearly one in four adults in Pennsylvania—more than two million people—are unpaid family caregivers, according to new data from AARP’s Caregiving in the U.S. 2025: Caring Across …
AARP Report: Two Million Pennsylvanians Shoulder Unpaid Caregiving Burden Read More
HARRISBURG, PA — AARP Pennsylvania is alerting residents to a surge in scams targeting recipients of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), where criminals use skimming devices to steal Electronic …
AARP Warns Pennsylvania SNAP Recipients of Growing EBT Skimming Scam Read More