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Galena, OH
AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2023
Project Category: Supporting family caregivers
Description: The project will support older adults and family caregivers with enhanced digital and in-person programs to alleviate isolation.
Warren, OH
AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2023
Project Category: Public space activation
Description: This project will convert a vacant property the site of a demolished former hospital into a greenspace for older adults by installing trees, landscaping, a walking path and lighting.
Middleburgh, NY
AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2017
Project Category: Public space activation
Description: To make its parks and business district more accessible to a wide range of people, the Village of Middleburgh installed six benches and two multi-use tables. Village staff report those benches and tables proved useful during the COVID-19 pandemic when they provided older adults with a place for safe, outdoor activities. The project also attracted additional private and nonprofit donations for future improvements in Middleburgh and inspired plans for other accessibility projects, such as adding a wheelchair lift to the village hall.
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Salem, OR
AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2022
Project Category: Public space activation
Description: This project turned an unused outdoor area between two historical glass greenhouses into an accessible space for educational programs on sustainability, multigenerational gardening and social engagement.
Woodburn, OR
AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2022
Project Category: Public space activation
Description: This project created a public community gathering space in the heart of one of Oregon's largest older adult communities.
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