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Brunswick, GA

AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2022

Project Category: Park enhancements

Description: Part of larger plans to revitalize Goodyear Park, this project improved landscaping around the park's new labyrinth. To give visitors a place to rest and reflect as they navigate the contemplative walking path, volunteers also installed ADA-accessible benches onsite.

Waycross, GA

AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2024

Project Category: Park enhancements

Description: To provide shade and create a comfortable gathering space, this project will add a covered gazebo and benches to a park, which is located near housing for older adults.

Crossville, TN

AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2022

Project Category: Park enhancements

Description: This project transformed an Obed River Park shelter into an outdoor classroom. Among other uses, Cumberland County Soil Conservation District held classes there on plant and pollinator identification and monarch butterfly gardening.

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East Providence, RI

AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2025

Project Category: Community Gardens

Description: This project will create an accessible community garden at the East Providence Senior Center. It will provide fresh produce to older adults, offer on-site cooking classes, and culminate in a community Thanksgiving meal.

Providence, RI

AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2025

Project Category: Walk Audits

Description: The project will conduct four walk audits to identify pedestrian safety challenges. Findings will be presented at community meetings and forwarded to the Department of Planning and Development.

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