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Salem, VA

AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2024

Project Category: HomeFit Modifications

Description: Several workshops will educate older adults about low-cost home safety improvements and other safety aids. The library will also create a community display featuring typical modifications and provide residents with copies of the AARP HomeFit Guide.

Gary, IN

AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2024

Project Category: HomeFit Modifications

Description: This project will provide rug rippers and copies of the AARP HomeFit Guide to people with chronic medical conditions who participate in the All Food is Medicine meal distribution service. The organization will hold weekly sessions to review the guide.

Fort Lauderdale, FL

AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2024

Project Category: HomeFit Modifications

Description: This project will enhance safety for older adults by installing grab bars, lighting and smoke and carbon monoxide detectors in their homes. This will help residents navigate their living spaces independently.

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Bowling Green, KY

AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2017

Project Category: Public art installations

Description: The Western Kentucky Center for Gerontology planned a mural. The Center reached out to alumni of the Over Fifty Academy -- a group within the local Age-Friendly Bowling Green initiative -- and Companions of Respected Elders, a student group, to create the artwork.

Glasgow, KY

AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2023

Project Category: Public space improvements to support recovery after extreme weather events

Description: This project will fund the purchase of 15 portable generators for qualifying residents with healthcare needs to use during power outages.

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