September 27, 2022

What is AARP?:What is AARP affiliates

What is AARP?:What is AARP affiliates

What is AARP?

The American Association of Retired Persons is now known exclusively by its acronym, AARP. This is because membership is not limited to those who are retired and, as is often the case, many people over the age of 50 continue to work. The AARP defines itself as a non-profit, non-partisan group for people over the age of 50, but has been plagued by allegations of lobbying for legislation, such as the Medicare Prescription Act of 2003, which may not always be in the interest of all its members. There are over 30 million members of the AARP, making it one of the largest nonprofit membership organizations in the United States.The foundation of the AARP was inspired by the National Retired Teachers Association (NRTA), founded in 1947 by Dr. Ethel Percy Andrus. With the NRTA, Andrus sought to address some of the problems faced by retired teachers, particularly concerns about health insurance and the tendency of retirees to feel displaced after leaving their jobs. Andrus had numerous theories of productive aging and was particularly concerned about the small pensions awarded to teachers. The NRTA and its large group of members have enabled Andrus to get closer to large health insurance companies and ultimately find companies willing to cover retired teachers at a minimal cost.In the 1950s, Andrus began to realize that pension and health insurance issues weren’t unique to teachers. Having small pensions has tested many workers in many fields, making life very difficult. Thus the AARP was created to accommodate retirees of all occupations, as long as they were 50 or older, and at the turn of the 20th century, the AARP welcomed any American over the age of 50, retired or less.

The AARP has received some significant criticism and investigation into its nonprofit status. Some critics have argued that AARP had become no better than a broker for various insurance companies. Such allegations were sufficient to justify a government investigation into the state of the organization in the 1990s. These investigations did not reveal enough evidence to change the organization, and as the AARP is classified as a 501c4 nonprofit organization, lobbying is permitted under federal law.

In addition to offering or approving certain insurance plans for retirees, the AARP has proven particularly beneficial to its members by negotiating discounts for seniors or its members. Reduced fares for travel, flights, hotel stays, and discounts at retail stores, restaurants, and theaters can help a retiree with a lower income still participate fully in leisure activities. The AARP also publishes a bimonthly magazine, called AARP: The Magazine, which tends to address the problems common to over 50s and offers social or political advice to its members.

AARP affiliates

There are several AARP affiliated organizations and they include the following:

  • The AARP Foundation is a non-profit charity that assists people over the age of 50 who may be at economic and social risk. Within the foundation operates AARP Experience Corps., Which encourages mentoring and mentoring of children, and AARP Institute, which holds its annuity funds for donations.
  • AARP services develop and manage new products and services and are for profit.
  • The Senior Legal Advisor is a non-profit organization that provides legal services for the elderly in Washington, DC
  • AARP Financial Services owns AARP real estate and is for profit.
  • The AARP insurance plan manages some AARP group insurance plans.

AARP also has many other initiatives, including promoting driver safety (AARP Driver Safety), producing television programs aimed at seniors, and engaging in sponsorships to support social causes, such as raising awareness and fighting hunger in America.

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