Oceanside, CA

AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2026

Project Category: Park enhancements

Description: Outdoor exercise equipment accessible to older adults will be added at Libby Lake Park. The upgrades will encourage strength training, inclusion and social activity.

Holy Cross, IA

AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2025

Project Category: Park enhancements

Description: In a very rural community with no nearby recreation options, many older adults lacked a free, low-impact way to stay active without traveling long distances. The Committee led a volunteer-driven renovation of an aging tennis court and added accessible pickleball courts with seating. Residents worked side by side to complete the project, turning construction days into a shared community effort. The courts were used daily once completed, with volunteers seeing grandparents playing pickleball with grandchildren and visitors being directed to the courts by family members. By creating a no-cost activity close to home, the project encouraged regular movement, strengthened social ties and reestablished the park as a central gathering place older adults can rely on.

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Etowah, AR

AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2026

Project Category: Park enhancements

Description: A new pickleball court will be built within the existing city park using a shared-use surface and equipment. The court will offer a low-impact way for older residents to exercise and socialize.