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Omaha, NE
AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2025
Project Category: Innovative home maintenance repair and services
Description: Project Houseworks addressed safety and stability risks faced by low-income older adults living in aging homes where deferred repairs, mobility barriers and high energy costs threatened independence. Through its Aging in Place work, the organization delivered no-cost repairs and accessibility improvements, including grab bars, ramps, lighting upgrades and critical fixes to roofing, HVAC, plumbing and electrical systems. Weatherization and utility support helped reduce ongoing household costs. Follow-up showed most households remained safely housed months after service, with fewer hazards and lower energy strain. The work also strengthened partnerships and data tracking, supporting earlier interventions and future expansion. One homeowner described the impact of improved lighting and storage, saying it changed everything, making daily routines safer and calmer and allowing the household to remain at home with greater confidence.
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Elgin, IL
AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2025
Project Category: Innovative home maintenance repair and services
Description: Many older adults sought meaningful ways to stay active during winter and connect with others who enjoy gardening. The library stocked a Seed Library with donated seeds and hosted workshops on seed saving, winter herb gardening and pollinators along with lively plant swaps. One participant said the events became her social life, reflecting how the program created community. Strong engagement and recurring seed donations show the Seed Library is becoming a lasting resource.
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Maple Falls, WA
AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2025
Project Category: Innovative home maintenance repair and services
Description: This project will repair homes for low-income homeowners age 50-plus who cannot afford or physically manage the repairs. Repairs include roof fixes, wheelchair ramps, and yard cleanup.
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Shawnee, OK
AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2025
Project Category: HomeFit Modifications
Description: Many older adults in Authority housing faced preventable bathroom hazards that made daily routines risky and aging in place harder. Staff conducted in-home assessments, then supplied practical fixes such as grab bars, shower chairs, non-slip mats and adjustable shower heads. Using HomeFit guidance, they addressed immediate needs and explained the Reasonable Accommodation process for longer-term changes. The effort sharpened staff focus on older adult needs during rehab and construction. In one home, a tenant had used a kitchen chair to get in and out of the tub. Staff installed safer equipment, then helped pursue an accommodation that led to a walk-in shower. The project reduced risks and embedded age-friendly practices in ongoing operations.
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Shawnee, OK
AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2026
Project Category: Transportation Other
Description: The housing authority will extend walkways, add an accessible pavilion and install lighting, benches and driver warning signs in two neighborhoods. These changes will create safer routes, reduce conflicts with vehicles and support daily travel.
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