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Chattanooga, TN
AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2023
Project Category: Supporting family caregivers
Description: The project will support student caregivers and their families to grow their own food and access healthier food options.
Union, SC
AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2022
Project Category: Community Gardens
Description: This project provided stipends to residents over age 50 who work in a community garden and FoodShare boxes to residents in need of services.
Wells, NV
AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2022
Project Category: Digital navigation skills
Description: Two centers for older adults received laptops and tablets. To help people navigate the new technology, high school-aged volunteers provided instruction how to use the devices.
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Augusta, GA
AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2022
Project Category: Bikeability
Description: Augusta Urban Ministries provided free bikes and equipment, along with safety training, to 25 older adults. Additionally, the organization will offer bike inspections and repairs on an ongoing basis. To build interest in cycling, they also hosted a community bike ride along the Augusta Canal Trail.
Augusta, ME
AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2020
Project Category: Roadway/sidewalks/crosswalk improvement
Description: To increase safety for pedestrians and cyclists, the Bicycle Coalition of Maine held a series of short-term traffic calming demonstrations in Bangor, North Yarmouth and Bangor. The pop-up installations increased the visibility of crosswalks and shortened crossing distances with simple, cost-effective tools. The Coalition deployed flexible lane delineators and pedestrian-crossing signs. They also painted pedestrian landings at crosswalks and added shared-lane markings -- called sharrows -- to street pavement. To gage the effectiveness of these activities, the organization collected survey responses and traffic data, which showed that traffic speeds decreased and pedestrians appreciated it. Project organizers say the demonstrations helped prove to municipal leaders that streets are for people -- not just people in cars -- and improving safety is possible without complex, expensive road construction.
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