AARP Foundation creates and advances effective solutions to reduce poverty for and with older adults. We fight systemic injustice, and we help older adults with low income seize opportunities to re-enter the workforce, bolster their budgets, and give back to their communities.

But we don’t do it alone. Our donors, partners, volunteers, board and staff are united in a single purpose: to ensure that vulnerable older adults move from merely surviving to thriving.

Together, we make a difference.

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Our Mission

AARP Foundation, a charitable affiliate of AARP, creates and advances effective solutions to reduce poverty for and with older adults.

Our Focus

We're tackling senior poverty by sparking bold, innovative solutions that help vulnerable older adults increase their economic opportunity — fostering resilience, strengthening communities, and restoring hope.

Our History

For more than 60 years, we've helped older adults with low income increase their economic opportunity. As AARP's charitable affiliate, we serve AARP members and nonmembers alike.

Our Approach

We address our goals of increasing income and decreasing expenditures by helping older adults with low income secure the essentials, including good jobs, eligible benefits, crucial refunds, and sustaining social connections.