AARP Foundation Tax-Aide, the nation's largest free, volunteer-run tax preparation and assistance service, is seeking volunteers across the country to help taxpayers who are seeking assistance preparing and filing their 2011 tax returns. Volunteers do not need to be an AARP member or retiree to participate.

AARP Foundation Tax-Aide volunteers receive free tax training and are reimbursed on a limited basis for qualified program-related expenses. They help taxpayers at sites around the state, learning new skills while giving back to countless communities.

"Since 1968, we've assisted nearly 50 million people in preparing and filing their tax returns," said AARP Foundation Vice President Bonnie Speedy. "We could not do it without our hundreds of volunteers, who make an indelible mark on the communities they help."

Last year, tens of thousands of AARP Foundation Tax-Aide volunteers helped over 2.5 million taxpayers across the country.

For more information on how you can join the AARP Foundation Tax-Aide team, visit our Web site at www.aarp.org/tavolunteer8 or call our toll-free number, 1-888-OUR-AARP      (1-888-687-2277). Deadline for application is December 15, 2011.

AARP Foundation Tax-Aide is a program of AARP Foundation, offered in conjunction with the IRS.

AARP Foundation is AARP's affiliated charity. The Foundation is dedicated to serving vulnerable people 50+ by creating solutions that help them secure the essentials and achieve their best life. AARP Foundation focuses on: hunger, housing, income and isolation as our key mission areas. The Foundation envisions: 'a country free of poverty where no older person feels vulnerable.' Foundation programs are funded by grants, tax-deductible contributions and AARP. For more information about AARP Foundation, please log on to www.aarpfoundation.org.