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Aurora, IL
AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2026
Project Category: Digital navigation skills
Description: Weekly computer readiness sessions will teach older adults how to use phones, computers and online services. These skills will help participants stay connected and manage health care and daily needs.
Honolulu, HI
AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2025
Project Category: Digital navigation skills
Description: U.S. VETS expanded its Career Center to reach older veterans and other residents who struggle to translate skills, use online tools and navigate language barriers. The team purchased computers for public use, offered workshops on networking profiles, online certifications and skills translation. They provided bus passes and kept classes running at the current site. It promoted the effort at career events, organized a clothing drive and planned employer-led mock interviews as partnerships are finalized. As building is being finalized, services continue, expanding outreach and positioning older adults to access training, devices and employer connections when doors open.
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Honolulu, HI
AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2024
Project Category: Digital navigation skills
Description: As SNAP benefits dropped and food prices soared, many older adults in Honolulu struggled to afford groceries. They also faced barriers volunteering at The Pantry's eCommerce food distribution program due to limited digital skills. The project trained more than 375 older adults on basic computer navigation, teaching account setup and ordering across laptops and tablets. This enabled volunteers to assist others and order food themselves, impacting nearly 2,000 older adults. One participant now orders for her assisted living facility, saying the training helped her meet cultural preferences and support neighbors.
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Whitefish, MT
AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2024
Project Category: Housing Design Competitions
Description: Whitefish's housing shortage forces many older adults to remain in homes that no longer meet their needs, or to leave the area entirely. Shelter WF launched a design competition during the city's Growth Policy Update, drawing 11 submissions and over 120 public votes. The project produced educational materials and a magazine shared with city leaders, sparking conversations about zoning reforms and gentle density. Two board members joined a city review panel, and designs focused on aging in place are now influencing policy discussions to expand affordable housing options.
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