“I was embarrassed and
ashamed that I couldn’t
make it without help. I was
someone who did for others.
I gave food to the local food
banks, I collected clothing
for the homeless, donated
to the kettles at Christmas
and bought toys for children
on the angel tree. Now I
couldn’t even put food on my
own table.”
Women’s Scholarship
Program Expands
For the 200 promising women who
received Women’s Scholarship Awards
from AARP Foundation in 2010, we
hope they will remember it as the year
they got a fresh start on a more secure
future.
Nearly $500,000 in educational scholarships was awarded through the program, which is made possible by AARP
Foundation with generous support
from the Wal-Mart Foundation and
AARP.
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Benefits Outreach
Highlights
77,734 people
received direct assistance
Priority was given to women who have
been:
•;Raising the children of another
family member;
169,439 people
were educated about benefits
103,701 people
accessed information about benefits
Since 2007, AARP Foundation Women’s
Scholarships have helped women age
40+ make the second half of their lives
more financially secure and more ful-
filling. A widow found hope and oppor-
tunity through education. A recovering
addict achieved her dream of gradu-
ating from college. A grandmother got
the training she needs to ensure a more
secure future for the grandchildren she
is raising.
