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Portland, OR
AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2026
Project Category: Disaster Resilience Other
Description: Emergency preparedness kits will be distributed to low-income, homebound older adults. The kits and instructions will help recipients better prepare for emergencies at no additional cost.
New Orleans, LA
AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2026
Project Category: Disaster Resilience Other
Description: The organization will prepare and deliver 150 hurricane readiness boxes with food, water and essential supplies. These kits will help older adults stay safer at home before, during and after severe storms.
Newport, RI
AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2026
Project Category: Disaster Resilience Other
Description: The project will host pop‑up events to help older residents enroll in the city’s emergency registry, learn the basics of preparedness and receive starter emergency kits. The project will help people prepare for storms and power outages.
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Auburn Hills, MI
AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2026
Project Category: Disaster Preparedness
Description: Classes will teach residents how to prepare emergency plans, shelter safely and evacuate during fires. The program will increase household readiness through practical instruction.
Rochester Hills, MI
AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2018
Project Category: Park enhancements
Description: This grant set out to create an intergenerational exercise space in Bloomer Park. Equipment for the space includes apparatuses for building core muscles, improving posture and working the upper and lower body. Additionally, the space features a water fountain and benches.
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