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San Gabriel, CA

AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2026

Project Category: HomeFit Modifications

Description: Home safety presentations will introduce a home improvement guide at a recreation center. Participants will receive guides and simple devices that support safer living.

Philadelphia, PA

AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2024

Project Category: HomeFit Modifications

Description: Older adults in Philadelphia faced home safety hazards that threatened independence and increased fall risk. To address this, the program hosted three workshops led by health professionals, teaching practical strategies for aging in place. Participants received tailored products like shower chairs and collapsible tubs, installed to improve safety. Eighteen older adults now live more confidently at home, and many reported immediate habit changes. One client said that these improvements made her routine safer and more comfortable, and the project fostered increased safety and independence.

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Englewood, OH

AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2026

Project Category: HomeFit Modifications

Description: A fire department program will purchase tools and equipment needed to launch a home safety modification service.

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Cortland, NY

AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2026

Project Category: Walk Audits

Description: Walk audits will examine connections between sidewalks and bus routes used by residents age 50 and older. The findings will help identify locations for safer crossings and improved pedestrian access.

Dryden, NY

AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2018

Project Category: Trails

Description: To encourage people to use the Dryden Rail Trail, the Town of Dryden set out to provide resting places and information along the trail. They installed seven benches and three kiosks along the 2.9-mile path, which connects the villages of Dryden and Freeville. The kiosks display maps, trail rules and more. Today, the Town Recreation Department offers intergenerational programming on the trail, including fitness walks, bike outings and community running events.

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