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Madison, MN

AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2023

Project Category: Digital navigation skills

Description: This project will provide access to digital devices, including training and troubleshooting, to ensure older adults living in the rural community maximize their digital literacy.

Bismarck, ND

AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2025

Project Category: Digital navigation skills

Description: This project will offer interactive STEM activities and hands-on technology workshops to promote digital literacy for individuals age 50-plus.

Honolulu, HI

AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2025

Project Category: Digital navigation skills

Description: This project will expand U.S.VETS Career Center to a new satellite office on the Wai'anae Coast. Upgrades include new computers, transportation vouchers, and partnerships with local employers.

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San Juan, PR

AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2022

Project Category: Public space improvements to support recovery after extreme weather events

Description: This project provided emergency supplies, including a water tank, cots and first aid kits for the Tortugo community/barrio.

San Juan, PR

AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2019

Project Category: Entrepreneurship and improved economic resilience

Description: The Sila M. Calderon Foundation hosted 16 workshops with local entrepreneurs with the goal of strengthening small businesses, fostering job creation and increasing wages. The Foundation also offered technical assistance, hosted community outreach events and provided other resources. Thirty-five older adults completed the program and participating entrepreneurs received 119 hours of training from experts. Working with historically marginalized and underserved communities, the Foundation's mission is to achieve a more just and productive society in Puerto Rico by combatting poverty and inequality. Since 2018, the Foundation has helped create and support more than 650 small businesses and more than 1,000 new jobs.

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