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Memphis, TN
AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2024
Project Category: Entrepreneurship and improved economic resilience
Description: This project will provide free personal will and estate planning services to older adults unable to afford private attorneys. The goal is to ensure participants' homes and assets are passed down to the intended recipients.
Little Rock, AR
AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2023
Project Category: Entrepreneurship and improved economic resilience
Description: This project will support socially-disadvantaged small farmers aged 50 in a rural area by installing a greenhouse, sharing germinated plants and providing a prep station with equipment to clean and package produce.
San Juan, PR
AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2019
Project Category: Entrepreneurship and improved economic resilience
Description: The Sila M. Calderon Foundation hosted 16 workshops with local entrepreneurs with the goal of strengthening small businesses, fostering job creation and increasing wages. The Foundation also offered technical assistance, hosted community outreach events and provided other resources. Thirty-five older adults completed the program and participating entrepreneurs received 119 hours of training from experts. Working with historically marginalized and underserved communities, the Foundation's mission is to achieve a more just and productive society in Puerto Rico by combatting poverty and inequality. Since 2018, the Foundation has helped create and support more than 650 small businesses and more than 1,000 new jobs.
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Portland, OR
AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2024
Project Category: HomeFit Modifications
Description: This project will educate older adults about home modifications during outreach events at Portland-area senior centers, with a focus on residents who speak little or no English. ReFIT will also install grab bars in homes.
Portland, OR
AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2024
Project Category: Trails
Description: This project will replace missing wayfinding signs along a 46-mile trail network. The trails offer safe routes for older adults who don't wish to drive or enjoy walking for recreation.
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