FAMILY
Tools
Driver Safety Program
Use your zip code to locate a classroom course near you or call toll-free, 888-AARP-NOW (227-7669). Or our Online Driver Safety Course is available any time, any place, at your convenience.
AARP Foundation Grandparent Program
This one-stop shop has reference materials and contact information for first-time grandparents and for those raising their grandchildren.
Eldercare Locator
Help for older adults and for caregivers is offered on this U.S. government-sponsored Web site, filled with relevant community resources.
Personal Ad Maker
Doing your own matchmaking? Use our interactive Personal Ad Maker to captivate suiters. It's free, fun, quick, and easy. Try it!
Livable Communities Quiz
Just how livable is your town? Take our quiz to find out how your area rates.
Find Your Family's Roots
We offer tips and resources for tracing your family tree. They are easy to use and are perfect for the budding genealogist.
Voices
How to Cope With Latecomers
Our resident psychologist-comedian tells one reader how to deal with the perpetual family gathering latecomer.
AARP Books
Caring for Your Parents
Coauthors and AARP experts Hugh Delehanty and Elinor Ginzler guide readers along an innovative, resourceful path to caregiving—one that deepens the intergenerational bond, transforming an undeniable duty into a journey of spiritual growth and personal discovery.
Our pets page is a doggone good resource for your four-legged family members.
International Adoption
How far would you go to be a parent? Find out why Americans are going global to bring a child home.
From the Online Community
Group: Single at 50+
What are your thoughts on traveling solo, roommates, and online dating?
Join Group
Group: Grief & Loss
Share words of support with others who are learning to cope.
Join Group
The Estrangement
Weary of her formidable mother’s bitter disapproval, an acclaimed writer makes a decision that drives them apart forever.
Coaxed Out of Your Home
Find out what happened to one lender who coaxed Catherine Meads into signing away her home.
What Women Want in a City
The needs of older females are increasingly on the minds of city planners. Professionals are reaching across disciplines to consider how this large segment of the urban population can be better served by changing the design of communities.
FEMA Puts the Freeze on Ice
Relief agency says ice is not a necessity for most disaster victims and will only provide it in case of emergencies.
