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Aledo, IL

AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2026

Project Category: Transportation Other

Description: The city will continue building sidewalks and a multi-use path to complete a walking circuit around town. Safer routes will help residents travel between neighborhoods and key destinations without using busy roadways.

Holland, MI

AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2025

Project Category: Transportation Other

Description: This project will install new benches along sidewalks in Holland, tripling the current number. This project aims to improve walkability and provide resting spots for people age 50 and older, enhancing community connections.

Croton-on-Hudson, NY

AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2026

Project Category: Transportation Other

Description: The village will install a rapid-flashing pedestrian beacon on a street with many older residents. This beacon will alert drivers when pedestrians are crossing, enhancing pedestrian safety in the area.

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Shawnee, OK

AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2025

Project Category: HomeFit Modifications

Description: Many older adults in Authority housing faced preventable bathroom hazards that made daily routines risky and aging in place harder. Staff conducted in-home assessments, then supplied practical fixes such as grab bars, shower chairs, non-slip mats and adjustable shower heads. Using HomeFit guidance, they addressed immediate needs and explained the Reasonable Accommodation process for longer-term changes. The effort sharpened staff focus on older adult needs during rehab and construction. In one home, a tenant had used a kitchen chair to get in and out of the tub. Staff installed safer equipment, then helped pursue an accommodation that led to a walk-in shower. The project reduced risks and embedded age-friendly practices in ongoing operations.

Project description was created using generative AI and then reviewed for accuracy.

Shawnee, OK

AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2026

Project Category: Disaster Preparedness

Description: Monthly meetings will provide disaster preparedness training for elders of The Absentee Shawnee Tribe at local community centers. The sessions will improve emergency readiness by offering transportation, weather radios and clear instructions on preparedness tools.

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