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San Antonio, TX

AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2026

Project Category: Community Gardens

Description: An existing garden at a Senior Center will be repaired and improved with accessible raised beds, improved irrigation, shade and soil. The space will host gardening workshops and support regular use by older adults and neighbors.

Anchorage, AK

AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2025

Project Category: Community Gardens

Description: This project will add accessible garden beds, benches, and signage to its community gardens. This will support older adults with mobility challenges and provide education on food security and local food production.

Fargo, ND

AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2026

Project Category: Community Gardens

Description: ADA accessible raised garden beds will be installed at a local park so older adults and people with mobility challenges can participate in gardening. The project encourages visitors to be more involved in caring for the garden.

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Braddock, PA

AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2026

Project Category: Disaster Preparedness

Description: Three disaster-preparedness training sessions will focus on emergency care for elders. Participants will receive supplies and reference materials to support readiness.

Pittsburgh, PA

AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2019

Project Category: Community Gardens

Description: Grounded Strategies transformed a vacant lot in Pittsburgh's Central Hill District into a community garden. The organization relied on what is calls its ReClaim Ambassador model, which connects experts with vulnerable communities to repurpose vacant land and revitalize neighborhoods. To create the Peace, Love and Friendship Garden, the ambassador for this project worked with corporate donors, volunteers and nonprofit partners. Meant to offset the closure of a local grocery store, the garden features 72 raised beds where residents can grow vegetables. Grounded Strategies is now working with partner organization Grow Pittsburgh to create programming for the space.

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