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AARP Wisconsin

Leading Positive Social Change for Wisconsinites Over 50
We know how impactful $1,000 can be. This is our way of extending some seed money to get these projects off the ground. Next deadline: September 27, 2025.
SEP 8, 2025
AARP wants Wisconsinites to be aware of the possible dangers of using cryptocurrency kiosks that are popping up all over the state, and will host two free Scam Jams in Madison and Green Bay this fall to raise awareness of this and other attempts to scam folks out of their hard-earned cash.
SEP 5, 2025
No matter where you are in the caregiver journey, these local agencies and organizations can help make the process easier
AARP WI is fighting to lower prescription drug costs, support family caregivers, and make it easier for workers to save for retirement. Get involved now!
SEP 1, 2025
Recent guidance from Wisconsin's Department of Financial Institutions on the state’s new money transmission law tightens oversight of Bitcoin teller machines, also known as BTMs, cryptocurrency ATMs or virtual currency kiosks. Operators of BTMs must limit transactions to $2,000 per day per user, among other requirements.
Nearly four dozen AARP Wisconsin volunteer advocates will be meeting face to face with state legislators at the State Capitol this week to stress the importance of three critical issues – supporting family caregivers, helping workers save for retirement, and preserving telephone landlines across Wisconsin.
Milwaukee area residents are invited to celebrate the 50 th anniversary of the Older Americans Act (OAA) with a free program and resource fair on Friday, Dec. 4, in Milwaukee.
In today’s world it’s hard enough to save for retirement and plan for your future.
The real heroes across Wisconsin are not making headlines for athletic achievements or political accomplishments. They’re family members who work behind the scenes to provide uncompensated in-home care for loved ones.
If you live in or within a short driving distance of five Wisconsin communities – including Tomah, Black River Falls, River Falls, Platteville, or Dodgeville – then we encourage you to stop by and visit us during our traveling “Listening Post Tour” in late July and early August.
Over the past few months, as the state's Joint Finance Committee (JFC) has been listening to public comments and making changes to Govenor Walker's proposed 2015-17 state budget, AARP Wisconsin's top priorties have been to protect SeniorCare and Family Care from major overhauls.
If you’ve ever thought of starting a new small business or expanding an existing one after age 50, you are not alone.
Thanks to incredible support from thousands of people all across the state, SeniorCare – Wisconsin’s popular and cost-efficient prescription drug assistance program – will continue unchanged in the 2015-17 state budget.
Here’s what we can’t figure out. Our state legislators acknowledge they are facing some gigantic holes as they continue to create the next biennial state budget, and they just received word from the Legislative Fiscal Bureau (LFB) that they won’t be able to fill those holes with new revenue growth, as they had hoped.
Our red-shirted AARP Wisconsin volunteer advocates made a huge impact at all four of the Joint Finance Committee’s state budget hearings across state last month. Our team was front and center, two rows deep, and among the first to testify at all four hearings.
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