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Fairbanks Community Food Bank (2024) Print
2024 AARP Community Challenge Grantee
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Community Health and Economic Empowerment
└ Addressing community health
└ Addressing community health
This project will provide pots, soil and plants to older adults, allowing them to grow produce at their homes. The food bank will then share produce grown with local families in need.
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