Aarp Foundation

Volunteer programs provide support for teams of volunteers that help older adults with low income and bring a sense of purpose back into the lives of older adult volunteers. This includes aarp foundation tax-aide, which relies on more than 28,000 volunteers nationwide to provide free tax preparation and filing assistance, especially to older adults with low to moderate income. Tax-aide volunteers are trained and irs-certified annually and typically help taxpayers receive close to $1 billion in refunds and credits every year. Additional programs include experience corps, a community-based, program that engages highly trained volunteers over 50 as tutors and mentors to help k-3 students become better readers by the end of third grade.

Litigation programs engage in litigation to ensure that older adults have a voice and proper representation in the legal system. The foundation's attorneys file and support lawsuits that have a significant impact on senior poverty by reducing barriers to employment, increasing access to public and private benefits, and protecting consumers.

Financial wellbeing programs provide support to help older adults with low income maximize the public benefits for which they are eligible and thereby improve their financial wellbeing. This includes services that enable older adults to enroll in the supplemental nutrition assistance program (snap) for food assistance, as well as medicaid, medicare savings programs, and the low-income subsidy program to afford healthcare and prescription medications.

Other programs and services - the foundation achieves its goals through various other programmatic activities designed to assist older adults, including disaster response, grants to other not-for-profit organizations, as well as expenses associated with managing, developing, and evaluating the success and impact of programs.