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Greenville, SC
AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2026
Project Category: Expansion and enhancement of transportation options
Description: This project will provide 300 door‑to‑door rides for adults age 50-plus who need transportation to medical appointments. The program will help older residents access care safely and on time, reduce missed visits and maintain independence.
Des Moines, IA
AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2022
Project Category: Expansion and enhancement of transportation options
Description: Older adults in central Iowa faced isolation and missed appointments because they lacked affordable, on-demand transportation. The project funded over 800 rides through a call-center program that let riders book ride-hailing trips without a smartphone. Trips included medical visits, grocery runs and social outings, helping participants stay connected and independent. One rider shared, "it makes us very happy to see each other!" after using the service to visit a lifelong friend in a care facility.
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Lahaina, HI
AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2026
Project Category: Expansion and enhancement of transportation options
Description: A ride-hailing dispatch service will coordinate trips for older adults without smartphones who have been impacted by wildfires. The transportation assistance will restore access to health care while collecting planning data.
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Wichita, KS
AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2026
Project Category: Digital navigation skills
Description: Group classes will teach computer basics, internet use, telehealth and online safety at community sites. Access to laptops and guided practice will help older adults use digital services more confidently and independently.
Wichita, KS
AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2019
Project Category: Access to high-speed internet
Description: Like many Americans living below the federal poverty level, many residents of Wichita had no easy way to access the internet. To solve this the City of Wichita launched the Wichita Hot Spot initiative. Older adults living in low-income areas can now check out a mobile connectivity device from a Neighborhood Resource Center and use it at home for up to two weeks. The hot spots -- small devices that provide a wireless internet connection -- are meant to be easy for older adults to activate, helping reduce social isolation and narrow the digital divide. Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, the hot spots continued to be popular, and the program's success led the City to request a Community Development Block Grant to purchase more devices.
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