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Century, FL

AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2026

Project Category: Walk Audits

Description: Multiple walk audits will assess sidewalks, crossings and lighting along key town corridors. Community meetings will share results that can help guide prioritized improvements.

Belvidere, VT

AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2026

Project Category: Walk Audits

Description: Walk audits will evaluate pedestrian routes linking the central school, town forest and recreation field. Community review sessions will produce a walkability map that supports safer access to shared spaces.

Phoenix, AZ

AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2024

Project Category: Walk Audits

Description: A key Phoenix corridor lacked safe, walkable conditions, creating hazards for older adults who rely on it as a primary route. To address this, TigerMountain Foundation led a walk audit that identified broken sidewalks and poor crossings, engaged volunteers and added several hazards to the city's official repair list. The project educated residents on how to report issues and spurred interest among officials to prioritize fixes. TMF used the city's 311 system to escalate forgotten repairs, ensuring improvements move forward.

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Worcester, MA

AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2024

Project Category: Digital navigation skills

Description: Older adults in Worcester public housing lacked affordable internet and digital skills, leaving them isolated and unable to access telehealth or manage benefits. The Senior Tech Savvy Pilot Program installed computers and Wi-Fi in community rooms and offered 12 classes for 120 residents. Eighty percent reported confidence using email and browsing safely, and 75% could now navigate health portals. With permanent access to technology and plans for ongoing classes, residents gained independence and security online. One participant said that now she didn't feel the same frustration and was confident enough to practice at home.

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Worcester, MA

AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2025

Project Category: Pedestrian Safety

Description: This project will enhance safety and walkability along Pleasant Street by installing artistic crosswalks and wayfinding signage.

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