Boys & Girls Clubs of Stoneham and Wakefield Print
2017 AARP Community Challenge Grantee
Project Category
Public Spaces
Project Description
Grant funds were used to build an intergenerational community garden.
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Beverly, MA
AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2020
Project Category: Public Spaces
Description: Fifty senior residents will have raised garden beds installed and planted with flowers and vegetable plants in front of their homes. To combat social isolation, theyll be matched with local families who will visit and assist with the gardening.
Lynn, MA
AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2019
Project Category: Public Spaces
Description: This project will construct and activate a custom parklet program, creating public space platforms that convert curbside parking spaces and other elements of the streetscape into vibrant community spaces.
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