Coffeyville's Reawakening Neighborhood Initiative Print

star-24px 2020 AARP Community Challenge Grantee

Project Category

Housing
This Porchology project will impact the way residents think about using their porches to improve their lives, homes, and neighborhoods by rebuilding four neglected dwellings with railings, trim, safe steps, porch swings, hanging plants, a birdhouse, and more.

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Birdhouse with decorated with AARP and Rawakening logos.
Winning house of the Porchology contest.
Sign for Porchology contest winner.

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