Agency Details:

AARP NH

AARP's mission is to enhance the quality of life for all as we age. We lead positive social change and deliver value to our members through information, advocacy and community service.

Description:
Our vision is that we have a society in which everyone ages with dignity and purpose, and in which AARP helps people fulfill their goals and dreams.

In NH, AARP State Office is dedicated to following legislative issues that have implications on our members at the federal and state level. With a core group of volunteers, we attend hearings, call legislators, write letters to the editor and so much more to advocate for our members.

AARP NH Create the Good is leading efforts with other organizations to celebrate and promote volunteerism to address local needs. Our family of volunteers are involved in a variety of projects from educating residents about the importance of completing medication records to providing free tax preparation throughout the state. There are so many ways to Create the Good.

History:
AARP was founded in 1958 by Ethel Percy Andrus. We are a non-profit, nonpartisan membership organization for 50+ and have over 39 members nationally and nearly 241,000 members in NH.

AARP has offices in 50 states, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.AARP is governed by a 21-member volunteer Board of Directors.
Each state office has works on both federal and state-level issues and is governed by a volunteer state President and Executive Council.

Governed by a 21-member volunteer Board of Directors.

Contact people:

Deborah Sprague, Volunteer Manager, (phone), (email) Mary Callahan, Administrative Assistant, (phone), (email)

Main office number: (866) 542-8168
Office fax number: (603) 629-0066

Address:

900 Elm Street Suite 702 Manchester, NH 03101 (See a map)

Web Site: http://www.aarp.org/nh

Directions:

AARP NH is located directly next to Manchester City Hall and across the street from the Manchester Chamber of Commerce.

Last updated on October 18, 2009