Your AARP
20 WINS IN 2024
Asa heated election loomed, AARP helped educate voters while continuing to focus on the needs of Americans 50-plus, working every day to help improve your lives. Here are just a few of the things we accomplished in 2024 that we hope make you proud to be part of the AARP family.
1 Our election guides for every U.S. state and territory helped you know when and where to vote.
2 AARP fought hard for the first minimum staffing levels for nursing homes that receive Medicare and Medicaid funds.
3 Wish of a Lifetime from AARP helped nearly 300 older adults fulfill their long-deferred dreams.
4 AARP successfully fought against a budget bill provision that would have established a “fast-track” commission to explore Social Security and Medicare cuts.
5 AARP Rewards users have saved over $30 million this year alone.
6 We supported 500,000 family caregivers through the 211 Caregiver Outreach Program from AARP.
7 AARP state and local teams connected more than 1.3 million people to over 10,000 fun and informative live and online events.
8 Our Fraud Watch Network Helpline volunteers assisted an average of 500 people daily with scam-related issues.
9 A new Members Edition digital site with exclusive content launched July 1, with nearly 2 million visits from members in its 1st month.
10 AARP Foundation Tax-Aide delivered $623 million in refunds and credits to people 50-plus with low incomes.
11 The award-winning publications AARP The Magazine and the AARP Bulletin remain the two most-read periodicals in the U.S.
12 Older adults participated in Senior Planet’s classes and programs more than 600,000 times.
13 Award-winning videos produced by AARP Studios were viewed more than 187 million times on Facebook, YouTube and elsewhere.
14 AARP’s sponsorship of the Rolling Stones’ 17-city North American tour helped highlight the positive effects of music on the brain.
15 The Ethel Circle, a closed Facebook group where women connect, doubled in size to nearly 90,000.
16 AARP Foundation worked with nearly 28,000 volunteers nationwide and 68 community organizations to reduce poverty among people over 50.
17 Membership in The Girlfriend Book Club, where women are united by a love of all things literary, reached nearly 100,000.
18 AARP’s Movies for Grownups held more than 450 free in-person movie screenings across the country.
19 An AARP-backed rule will make sure financial advisers act in your best interest when giving retirement advice.
20 The “Veterans and Military Families Home Modification Benefits Guide” was viewed by more than 66,000 visitors.