Overview
By: Source: AARP.org Date Posted: 2006-05-31 10:38:33.698786-04:00
AARP Foundation programs and legal advocacy efforts address issues that affect people 50 and over on a daily basis, as well as emerging trends that will affect people more and more as they age. Taken together, these efforts help improve the economic security of older Americans, improve their health, and help create and maintain livable communities.
AARP Foundation Legal Advocacy defends and expands the rights of older Americans by representing them in significant court cases and by writing friend-of-the- court (amicus) briefs on behalf of AARP. It is involved in litigation before state and federal appellate courts, state supreme courts, and the U.S. Supreme Court. Legal issues include health and long term care, consumer protection including predatory lending, age and disability discrimination in employment, pensions and other retiree benefits.
AARP Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP) helps low income job seekers, age 55 and older, gain the skills and paid work experience necessary to transition to permanent, unsubsidized employment, while providing millions of hours of community service annually through local nonprofit agencies.
AARP Tax-Aide volunteers annually provide free tax assistance and preparation service to two million low and moderate-income taxpayers, with special attention to those age 60 and older. The program also offers electronic filing and on-line tax assistance.
AARP Reverse Mortgage Education Project offers reverse mortgage training to housing counselors, lenders and HUD staff nationwide. It is the nation's leading source of consumer information and counseling about reverse mortgages.
AARP National Legal Training Project trains lawyers and other advocates throughout the country in substantive law and advocacy skills to enhance their free and reduced fee services to older Americans, and conducts a training of trainers program to produce a cadre of elder law trainers who expand the reach of the program.
AARP Technical Support for Legal Hotlines Project provides technical assistance, training and materials to statewide legal hotlines that provide free and reduced fee legal advice and brief services by telephone to persons age 60 and over.
AARP Elder Watch Project fights financial exploitation of older Americans in the states of Colorado and West Virginia through extensive outreach and education, collection of data, and the provision of technical assistance.
AARP Money Management Program offers daily money management services through volunteers to help older or disabled people who have difficulty budgeting, paying bills and keeping track of financial matters and who have no family or friends able to help.
AARP Benefits Outreach offers assistance to people over age 55 with low or moderate incomes in determining eligibility for a number of public and private benefit programs that help pay for prescription drugs, doctor's bills, property taxes, groceries, heating bills, and more.
AARP Grandparent Information Center provides information, referral and outreach for grandparents, policy makers, corporations and direct service providers, with a special emphasis on support for grandparents who provide care for their grandchildren.
AARP Consumer Fraud Prevention engages peer volunteers in alerting older consumers nationwide to telemarketing and other types of fraud that endanger financial security.
AARP Partners for Independence is a collaborative partnership between the AARP Foundation, Faith in Action, and Rebuilding Together to engage baby boomer volunteers to provide critically needed services for seniors and others affected by hurricanes in Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas. Faith in Action volunteers, along with Faith in Action spokeswoman Della Reese, reach out to older Americans needing non-medical related assistance in and around the home.
The AARP Foundation, a non-profit 501 (c)(3) non-partisan organization, is the affiliated charity of AARP. AARP Foundation programs and services help the most vulnerable elderly in society. The Foundation raises money to support these programs through government grants and from individuals, corporations, foundations, and AARP.
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