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AARP Vermont Advocacy Hub
Posted on 04/04/23
by Laura McDonough
Making Your Voice Heard
Advocating for what is important to our members and giving you a voice at the state and federal levels is a priority for AARP Vermont. Your voice matters. We work with local organizations and town and city officials on making our communities more livable and greater places to age with dignity and purpose.
2025 Legislative Priorities.mp4
Survey Shows Vermonters Want Affordable Housing, Reliable Care, and Support for Family Caregivers
November is National Family Caregivers Month, a chance to recognize the contributions, commitment, and sacrifices made by America’s 63 million family caregivers every single day.
A quick look at AARP Vermont's priorities in 2025
Starting May 14, AARP is launching Countdown to 90 Years—a recognition and call to action leading up to the 90th anniversary of Social Security on August 14, 2025. For nine decades, Social Security has been a stable and reliable foundation of retirement security for millions of Americans—and we believe it must remain that way for generations to come.
Tune in on July 8 for a Telephone Town Hall Event
On April 16, AARP Vermont Associate State Director of Advocacy Colin Hilliard presented testimony to the Vermont House Ways and Means Committee in support of S.51. This bill would provide individuals who provide uncompensated care a refundable credit against their personal income tax liability valued up to $1,000 if certain income, familial, and time requirements are met.
We’re giving Congress 100+ reasons to prioritize a tax credit for family caregivers in the first 100 days of the new presidency. Add your reason to the list. We’ll share your reasons with Congress so that they understand what family caregivers experience day-in and day-out as they care for their loved ones.
AARP Vermont Supports the T4VT Petition
Few things are as deeply woven into the fabric of our nation as Social Security. For over eight decades, this bedrock program has offered economic security and dignity to millions of retirees, people with disabilities, and surviving spouses and children. It is a sacred promise between the government and the American people who pay in and earn their Social Security over a lifetime of hard work.
We’re giving Congress 100+ reasons to prioritize a tax credit for family caregivers in the first 100 days of the new presidency. Add your reason to the list. We’ll share your reasons with Congress so that they understand what family caregivers experience day-in and day-out as they care for their loved ones.
AARP Vermont announces their 2025 legislative priorities
AARP Data Shows Vermonters 50+ Made Up the Majority of the Electorate in 2020
Join AARP Vermont & the Vermont Secretary of State for a Telephone Town Hall Event
Savings Possible Thanks to the Prescription Drug Law Championed by AARP
The AARP Vermont State Office is pleased to welcome a new member to their team, Colin Hilliard, who will serve in the position of Associate State Director for Advocacy and Outreach. As part of AARP Vermont, Hilliard will work on advocacy and outreach initiatives designed to enhance awareness and community relationships, while identifying and engaging volunteers in grassroots advocacy campaigns that support AARP’s policy goals. AARP Vermont strives to develop a presence in communities statewide through strengthening visibility, media presence, volunteer capacity, building community partnerships, delivering social impact programs, events, and activities and outreach to AARP members and their families.
Find upcoming election dates, registration deadlines and options for voting in Vermont, such as voting by mail, early voting or voting with a disability.
As we mark the 89th anniversary of Social Security, it’s a good time to reflect on its profound impact on American society since its creation in 1935. Signed into law during the Great Depression, Social Security emerged as a foundation of hope and stability for millions of Americans facing economic uncertainty. Today, over 65 million Americans receive the money they've earned over a lifetime of hard work.
In the fabric of society, few programs have woven themselves as deeply into the American culture as Social Security. The economic devastation of the Great Depression further exposed society's vulnerabilities, with millions of older Americans in poverty and many more at risk of financial ruin. In response, the Social Security Act was signed into law to better ensure a measure of income security for older Americans in retirement.
Vermont lawmakers and advocates worked tirelessly to address the many challenges facing our communities.
AARP Vermont will host a conversation with Representative Becca Balint for a TeleTown Hall at 4:00 p.m. on June 18. We will discuss several issues including Social Security, caregiver support, broadband expansion, housing, and more. Representative Balint will take your questions live to learn more about what’s on the minds of older Vermonters.
Find upcoming election dates, registration deadlines and options for voting in Vermont, such as voting by mail, early voting or voting with a disability.
Tune in to a live telephone town hall event with AARP Vermont and Senator Sanders to ask your questions and get your voice heard.
AARP Vermont is proud to announce its highly anticipated Lobby Day scheduled for March 20, 2024, at the state Capitol in Montpelier. This event promises to be a powerful demonstration of civic engagement and community advocacy.
Vermonters Need a Strong Paid Family & Medical Leave Program
The financial and emotional strain of unpaid family caregiving is pressing down hard on many Vermont residents, according to new research released today by AARP Vermont. The study finds that Vermont family caregivers often struggle to provide timely quality care to their loved ones without sacrificing their own health and financial security. The research also shows strong support for a paid family and medical leave program across political parties and income levels in Vermont.
AARP is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization that empowers people to choose how they live as they age. We advocate on issues that affect residents at the local, state, and national levels.
AARP Vermont is ramping up its advocacy for legislation that would require employers to offer paid family and medical leave to support the state’s unpaid family caregivers.
Add Your Name to the Petition Today
AARP Vermont Celebrates Successes and Continued Advocacy
With bipartisan support, VTSaves is headed to the Governor’s desk
The last several years have shown us the importance of being prepared for an uncertain future, and that includes having savings to depend on. Unfortunately, thousands of Vermonters who work for themselves or small businesses have no retirement benefits at work. The truth is that many small businesses want to be able to provide a workplace retirement savings option, but can’t because of how expensive and time consuming it is.
Become a neighborhood leader as part of Vermont's 2023 Walking College
The AARP Vermont State Office is pleased to welcome a new member to their team, Charlie Gliserman, who will serve in the position of Associate State Director for Advocacy and Outreach. As part of AARP Vermont, Gliserman will work on advocacy and outreach initiatives designed to enhance awareness and community relationships, while identifying and engaging volunteers in grassroots advocacy campaigns that support AARP’s policy goals. AARP Vermont strives to develop a presence in communities statewide through strengthening visibility, media presence, volunteer capacity, building community partnerships, delivering social impact programs, events, and activities and outreach to AARP members and their families.
Vermont will hold its state primary on Tuesday, Aug. 13, to choose nominees for U.S. Senate, U.S. House, governor and other statewide positions. Also on the ballot: candidates for the state legislature and other local offices.
AARP has a long history of nonpartisan voter engagement. As a nonpartisan organization, we don’t support or contribute to political candidates, parties or campaigns — and never have.
