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Port Orford, OR

AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2017

Project Category: Public space activation

Description: To revitalize Port Orford's downtown and make it more walkable, the City installed benches with built-in planters along Main Street. Sites chosen for the new benches included the local food co-op, a quilt shop and a Norwegian restaurant. A construction crew from a nearby correctional facility built four bench-planter combos. High school students made plaques to recognize the inmates for their work and AARP for funding the building supplies. After installation, the local arts council set up the community's traditional holiday crab-pot tree next to one of the benches and added festive decorations to its planter. Project organizers report downtown property owners are thrilled with the improvements and the City plans to continue adding seating to Main Street.

Elaine, AR

AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2025

Project Category: Public space activation

Description: This project will transform an unused pocket park into an ADA-compliant Rest and Recharge Station with solar charging stations, seating, and amenities.

Crenshaw, MS

AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2026

Project Category: Public space activation

Description: The town will create a new park and install welcome signs at key entrances. Residents age 50-plus will help plant flowers, helping create a more welcoming community space for residents to gather and enjoy outdoor activity.

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Tenafly, NJ

AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2026

Project Category: Digital navigation skills

Description: Free bilingual digital literacy classes will help immigrant adults age 50-plus learn basic technology skills. Training will focus on online safety, communication, telehealth and everyday digital tools.

Westwood, NJ

AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2019

Project Category: Public space activation

Description: To provide a safe and enjoyable gathering space, the Borough of Westwood created a parklet. Meant to sit in the footprint of a parking space, the parklet was designed to give people of all ages, ethnicities and socio-economic backgrounds a place to sit and relax in Westwood's central business district.

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