Downtown Schenectady Improvement Corporation Print

star-24px 2022 AARP Community Challenge Grantee

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Public places
An empty lot downtown will be enlivened with murals, ADA-compliant benches, lighting and tables featuring game boards.

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Launched in 2017, the annual AARP Community Challenge provides small grants to local governments and nonprofits in order to fund quick-action, ready-to-implement projects that can help communities become more livable for people of all ages.

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