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star-24px 2019 AARP Community Challenge Grantee

Project Category

Public Spaces

Project Description

This project will improve access to fresh food in South Providence Rhode Island by developing a volunteer managed garden. Food harvested from this project will be prepared and served in the local Soup Kitchen which provides over 130,000 meals to community members each year.

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Nearby AARP Community Challenge Grantees

City of Central Falls, Rhode Island

Central Falls, RI

AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2020

Project Category: Public Spaces

Description: Five much-needed shade structures will be installed at the popular Veterans Memorial Park to help eventually support additional programming for older adults.

City of East Providence

East Providence, RI

AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2018

Project Category: Public Spaces

Description: This grant will engage residents of all ages in intergenerational activities by providing ADA accessible benches, picnic tables, and game/chess tables in a frequently used urban park. These design improvements will enhance existing features of the park by providing places of rest and social interaction.

ABOUT THE AARP COMMUNITY CHALLENGE

Launched in 2017, the annual AARP Community Challenge provides small grants to local governments and nonprofits in order to fund quick-action, ready-to-implement projects that can help communities become more livable for people of all ages.

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AARP has offices in all 50 states as well as in the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

AARP Rhode Island State Office

10 Orms Street
Suite 200
Providence, RI 02904
United States

Phone: 866-542-8170
Fax: 401-272-0876
Email: [email protected]