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Bensenville, IL
AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2026
Project Category: Transportation Other
Description: This project will enhance pedestrian safety at busy intersections by adding warning surfaces, clearer crosswalks and benches. This will make it easier and safer for older adults and those with mobility or vision challenges to cross.
Emmett, ID
AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2025
Project Category: Transportation Other
Description: This project will widen sidewalks and install head-out angled parking in historic downtown Emmett. These upgrades will enhance safety and walkability, benefiting older adults and strengthening the local economy.
Port Chester, NY
AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2026
Project Category: Transportation Other
Description: The project will improve downtown pedestrian safety by rebuilding sidewalks and curbs, adding accessible ramps and installing a crosswalk, lighting and a bench. These changes will make it easier and safer for older adults to navigate 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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