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Atlanta, GA
AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2025
Project Category: Reconnect Communities
Description: This project will archive older adult oral histories from Black neighborhoods in Atlanta, sharing stories through workshops, recordings, and public exhibits. The goal is to educate and connect communities, inspiring inclusive infrastructure that unites divided areas.
Atlanta, GA
AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2024
Project Category: Reconnect Communities
Description: When Interstate 20 opened, the new highway displaced residents in Atlanta's Westview neighborhood. In the decades since, the area experienced disinvestment, with pedestrian infrastructure lagging behind other areas of the city. This sparked a legacy of advocacy, as residents formed neighborhood association to advocate for better sidewalks. To document the neighborhood's story, the Ke'nekt Cooperative launched an oral history project. Community outreach sessions focused on the historical impact of highway construction, as well as genealogy workshops. Participants said these event empowered them to engage in local advocacy to address ongoing impacts. Additionally, neighbors built intergenerational connections, with older adults sharing experiences and younger residents introducing modern research methods. Organizers say the project laid the groundwork for future efforts, including a local archive, which they hope will be a catalyst for ongoing community engagement.
St. Paul, MN
AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2024
Project Category: Reconnect Communities
Description: This project will create a virtual reality production depicting life in the Rondo neighborhood before, during and after a 1960s Interstate highway project split the community in two. Organizers will ask older residents to contribute their stories.
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New Haven, CT
AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2023
Project Category: Public space activation
Description: This project will create welcoming, accessible outdoor spaces by installing benches at three senior centers and nearby parks.
Stratford, CT
AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2022
Project Category: Trails
Description: To increase walkability, this project updated and digitized maps of 12 walking routes and installed four benches along the routes. The town hosted a kickoff event to encourage people of all ages to walk more often.
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