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Oct 14, 2015Scholarship winner to receive $10,000 for service to older adults
WASHINGTON, D.C.—AARP Foundation has announced a call for entries for its first-ever competitive Mentor Up Scholarship. The scholarship award will provide educational funds to a young adult with...
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Oct 13, 2015Competition to identify non-profit organizations for grants to implement interventions that help mitigate isolation among older adults
Washington, DC—AARP Foundation is announcing a grant competition to identify organizations across the United States that are dedicated to combatting senior isolation. Selected organizations will...
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Oct 8, 2015Initiative to invest in critical services and programs for struggling adults 50-plus
Washington DC – AARP Foundation today announced the launch of Age Strong™, an innovative social investment initiative that will lend a total of $70 million to enterprises that provide critical...
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Sep 22, 2015Grant competition to identify three community colleges to receive three-year grants to implement Back to Work 50+ program
Washington, DC—AARP Foundation, a grantee of the Social Innovation Fund (SIF), is announcing a second grant competition to identify three community colleges across the United States to receive...
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Sep 11, 2015
VIDEO: 1 Million-Plus Meals Being Packed on the National Mall What: Just across the river from where a plane hit the Pentagon on September 11, 2001, some 5,000 volunteers, including AARP staff,...
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Sep 2, 20155,000 volunteers will pack over one million meals on the National Mall For Area’s Struggling Seniors
WASHINGTON, DC—AARP Foundation presents the largest meal pack to be held on the National Mall on Friday, September 11th. More than 5,000 volunteers will pack 1.2 million nutritious meals for...
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Aug 6, 2015AARP Foundation Experience Corps supported by the Social Innovation Fund will continue to strengthen the successful program and investigate expansion of small group tutoring model
WASHINGTON, DC — AARP Foundation today announced that it will receive $3 million in investments from the Corporation for National and Community Service’s (CNCS) Social Innovation Fund (SIF) to...
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Jul 9, 2015New Study by Feeding America Documents Struggles of Americans Age 50 to 64
CHICAGO—More than eight million Baby Boomers age 50 to 64 are turning to charitable food assistance to make ends meet, according to a new report released today by Feeding America® made possible...
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Jun 26, 2015The Hartford invests $1.4 million to help older adults gain the skills to develop microenterprises
Hartford, Conn., June 26, 2015 – The Hartford has committed $1.4 million to AARP Foundation to extend the Foundation’s Back to Work 50+ initiative to help low-income older adults assess...
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Jun 23, 2015Special AARP Member Advantages Paint Scheme to be Featured in Six Sprint Cup Races
WASHINGTON, D.C.—AARP Member Advantages will sponsor four-time NASCAR Cup Series champion Jeff Gordon’s No. 24 Chevrolet SS to spread awareness about the many benefits available to AARP...
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