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Philadelphia, PA
AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2024
Project Category: Housing Choice Design Competitions
Description: This project will develop tiny houses and accessory dwelling unit prototypes, with a focus on designs that are cost-efficient, meet regulatory requirements and can be easily reproduced. Community workshops will engage people facing housing instability and older adults hoping to age in place.
Omaha, NE
AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2024
Project Category: Housing Choice Design Competitions
Description: This design competition will invite participants to create designs for duplexes, which can provide an affordable and accessible housing option. One main goal of the event is to overcome negative public perceptions of duplexes.
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Anderson, SC
AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2019
Project Category: Community Gardens
Description: To expose locals to art and grow food for people in need, Anderson Arts Center beautified its campus by creating a new mural and community garden. The first mural in Anderson, it depicts a rabbit alongside a colorful fruit and vegetables. Since its completion, it has inspired other local organizations to create their own murals around town. Project organizers say within the garden's first year, the Center taught nearly 500 children about growing fresh vegetables. The Arts Center, which celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2022, hosts gallery exhibitions featuring regional, national and international artists, orchestrates downtown public arts projects and is home to a summer arts camp and arts school for children and adults.
Anderson, SC
AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2023
Project Category: Walkability
Description: This project will conduct three walk audits to identify potential safe walking routes, including needed sidewalk and crosswalk improvements. It will also bring together residents, business owners and local officials to discuss the improvements.
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