You know how AARP helps you, but did you know how much AARP helps others who are less fortunate?
When you donate to the AARP Foundation, you make a life-changing difference in the lives of others. Here are some examples:
* You’ll help seniors looking for jobs by providing job information, online and community-based training, resume building, and referrals to employers with available jobs. This is life- changing help for people who are dangerously close to, or living in, poverty and need a regular paycheck to make ends meet.
* You’ll help assist seniors in finding and applying for crucial benefits programs and services that help pay for, or defray the cost of, prescription drugs, health care, utilities and other necessities for living.
* You’ll help older seniors who are preyed upon by unscrupulous telemarketers, loan sharks and scam artists. The AARP Foundation's litigation team fights to get the law on their side and protect them.
* You’ll help the AARP Foundation offer the nation’ s largest, free, volunteer-run tax assistance and preparation service to low- and moderate-income individuals. Since 1968, AARP Tax-Aide volunteers have helped over 47.7 million people. Last tax season, individuals received over $186 million in earned income tax credits as a result of our AARP Tax-Aide Program, which is only partially funded by the government.
The AARP Foundation is the charitable arm of AARP. We have launched an over $16 million campaign to help seniors improve the quality of their lives through our programs and services. Demand for our programs and services has increased substantially due to the economic crisis. And we’re counting on AARP members like you to help raise these urgently needed funds.
Will you support the AARP Foundation today and make a contribution of $25, $35 or even $50? Whatever amount you can afford today is vitally needed and will be greatly appreciated.
With your support today, more seniors will be able to lead better and more fulfilling lives. On their behalf, let me be the first to say “thank you.”
So please support the AARP Foundation with a tax- deductible gift. Any amount you can send is urgently needed and will be greatly appreciated.