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2023 AARP Community Challenge Grantee
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Community Health and Economic Empowerment
└ Addressing community health
└ Addressing community health
This project will provide four nutrition education workshops, as well as educational materials focused on healthy eating and chronic illness prevention.
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Jackson, TN
AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2022
Project Category: Addressing community health
Description: This project installed two blessing boxes -- standalone refrigerators housed wooden frames -- outside a local church and a substance abuse treatment facility. The refrigerators help combat food insecurity by offering free perishable goods to families in need. The City initially supplied food for the refrigerators, but community donation have since kept them well stocked.
Lincoln County, ID
AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2021
Project Category: Addressing community health
Description: When the Lincoln County Youth Center opened in 2021, children would run laps around the building's wide, circular hallway. To allow visitors to exercise, the Lincoln County Youth Commission created an indoor fitness track in the hall. With the track, the Lincoln County Youth Commission hoped to make the Center a welcoming space for residents of all ages. The rural community lacks sidewalks, making walking outdoors difficult for the community's older adults. The Lincoln Loop is ADA-accessible and offers a climate-controlled environment for people to exercise all year round. The path also includes stations where people can perform stretches and warm-up exercises.
Heber Springs, AR
AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2024
Project Category: Addressing community health
Description: This project will replace broken heating and air conditioning unit in a community dining room, creating a comfortable space for the patrons to enjoy a free meal.
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North Augusta, SC
AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2024
Project Category: Digital Connectivity for Disasters
Description: This project will install satellite internet at municipal centers to improve access to telehealth appointments, online learning and social opportunities. The city hopes high-speed internet access will support community events, workshops, emergency coordination and daily communication with residents.
North Augusta, SC
AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2024
Project Category: Digital Connectivity for Disasters
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