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Marshall, NC
AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2024
Project Category: Park enhancements
Description: The county will install outdoor exercise equipment and create a community space geared toward older adult residents. The county currently has no gyms or fitness centers with adult exercise equipment.
Naknek, AK
AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2018
Project Category: Park enhancements
Description: To keep residents of all ages active, this project set out to update outdoor fitness trails, providing space for people of all ages to engage with each other. Camai Community Center developed a summer walking path and winter ski trail. To offer the community an intergenerational activity, the organization created a story walk, which features pages of a storybook displayed in succession along the pathway. They then hosted invited local elders groups to walk the path with preschool children and read to them.
New Bedford, MA
AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2024
Project Category: Park enhancements
Description: This project will install benches along a walking path in a popular park to improve accessibility for people of all ages and abilities.
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Ada County, ID
AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2021
Project Category: Expansion and enhancement of transportation options
Description: Ada County lacks transportation options for many of its residents. To help local employers provide transportation for their employees, the Ada County Highway Department expanded its Commuteride program, which provides grants to small organizations and businesses -- many of whom are nonprofits or working directly with underserved populations -- to provide facility or mobility enhancements. The program provided shared bikes, bike racks, employee transit passes, bike repair stations, bike helmets, telework resources and breakroom amenities such as lockers and showers.
Boise, ID
AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2023
Project Category: Supporting family caregivers
Description: This project will develop video content that addresses the needs of caregivers and people with disabilities to foster inclusion, improved quality of life and greater self-reliance.
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