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Sheridan, WY

AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2024

Project Category: Community Gardens

Description: This project will enhance a victory garden for older veterans, adding ADA-compliant paths, shade structures and irrigation improvements. The upgrades will increase residents' access to fresh fruits and vegetables, which are grown onsite.

Kihei, HI

AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2025

Project Category: Community Gardens

Description: This project will plant 30 fruit trees and native Hawaiian plants, creating a shaded area for older adults. The project will also include educational signage and workshops on sustainable farming practices.

Baltimore, MD

AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2022

Project Category: Community Gardens

Description: This project upgraded and made accessibility improvements to a community garden in a low-income neighborhood. It created a rain garden and installed a permeable paver path, picnic table, lighting and a canopy.

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East Providence, RI

AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2018

Project Category: Park enhancements

Description: The City of East Providence set out to support intergenerational activities in a dense residential neighborhood. To achieve this, they made improvements to a park frequented by residents of all ages. The City installed benches, ADA-accessible picnic tables and game tables in Central Avenue Park. The improvements allow grandparents to sit and watch their grandchildren play in the park's splash pad, older adults to engage youth in a game of checkers or chess and families to enjoy a picnic together. Organizers say the project helped East Providence realize the final elements of their recently completed parks master plan.

Providence, RI

AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2025

Project Category: Walk Audits

Description: The project will conduct four walk audits to identify pedestrian safety challenges. Findings will be presented at community meetings and forwarded to the Department of Planning and Development.

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