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Sandoval, NM
AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2025
Project Category: HomeFit Modifications
Description: Rebuilding Together targeted home safety hazards that keep older adults from feeling secure at home. Crews improved safety in 10 homes by installing packages with smoke detectors, carbon monoxide detectors and fire extinguishers. Residents reported greater confidence and now know how to ask for future health and safety repairs. One rural resident living on a fixed income said new alarms and an extinguisher eased fears about delayed emergency response. They organization will seek funding to continue free repairs, including critical systems and mobility upgrades such as ramps.
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West Reading, PA
AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2025
Project Category: HomeFit Modifications
Description: Reading Hospital addressed a common gap in care for older adults returning home after a fall or injury, when safety risks are often identified too late during discharge. The project strengthened referral pathways that connected high-risk patients to coordinated in-home support, including visits from an occupational therapist, a registered nurse and a handyman. Hospital staff across multiple departments were trained to identify eligible patients earlier and make timely referrals. For participants who enrolled, the visits helped address home hazards and improve confidence. The effort improved continuity from hospital to home and embedded fall prevention support into discharge planning.
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Oak Harbor, OH
AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2026
Project Category: HomeFit Modifications
Description: Four in-person trainings and outreach displays will introduce Universal Design and home safety concepts. Older adults and caregivers will learn low-cost ways to improve accessibility and reduce fall risks.
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Chapel Hill, NC
AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2023
Project Category: Transportation Systems Change
Description: Frequent crashes on high-injury corridors put pedestrians, especially older adults, at risk when walking to transit or community centers. To address this, the town piloted traffic calming measures including modular refuge islands, a traffic circle and a chicane near key locations. It also hosted a Vision Zero Community Safety Festival and outreach events to educate residents and gather input. These efforts improved safety and accessibility, energized community engagement and accelerated adoption of an updated Traffic Calming Policy, laying the foundation for broader Vision Zero initiatives.
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Chapel Hill, NC
AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2026
Project Category: Pedestrian Safety
Description: The town will install a marked crosswalk with flashing signals, lighting and ADA-compliant curb ramps. The improvements will support safer access to nearby housing and transit stops.
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