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Limestone, ME
AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2020
Project Category: Park enhancements
Description: Part of larger efforts to revitalize a public park, this project created a walking path. Volunteers installed the path, which winds around newly installed playground equipment, giving residents of all ages a space to exercise and socialize. Project organizers say they are considering ways to expand the pathway to more areas of the park in the future.
Cave Junction, OR
AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2026
Project Category: Park enhancements
Description: Outdated pavilion lighting will be replaced with energy-efficient fixtures to better illuminate gathering areas, exits and walkways. Improved lighting will make events easier to host and support safer movement after dark.
Haymarket, VA
AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2025
Project Category: Park enhancements
Description: A degraded stretch of trail at Leopold's Preserve lacked habitat value and offered no accessible seating, making it difficult for older adults and visitors with mobility challenges to rest while enjoying the area. The White House Farm Foundation restored the space by planting 83 native trees and shrubs with the help of volunteers and installing two recycled benches that provide scenic resting spots. As the plantings mature, the trail will attract more birds and wildlife, creating a more enjoyable experience for visitors. Volunteers, including older adults who supported the project, expressed enthusiasm about continuing restoration work, strengthening long-term stewardship at the Preserve.
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Pensacola, FL
AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2021
Project Category: Roadway/sidewalks/crosswalk improvement
Description: The Gonzalez Street Shareway in Pensacola is a wide, busy road dominated by cars. To demonstrate how the thoroughfare could accommodate both vehicles and pedestrians, Bike Pensacola conducted a one-day demonstration of traffic calming features. Bike Pensacola fabricated traffic circles and temporarily narrowed the roadway from four to two lanes. To test out the traffic control measures, about 300 bicyclists participated in a slow ride along the Shareway, cycling between three Pensacola parks. Additionally, Bike Pensacola partnered with local businesses and organizations to bring a local art market to the shareway including a sidewalk book sale, food trucks, self-guided walking tours and a scavenger hunt.
Pensacola, FL
AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2022
Project Category: Accessory dwelling units, tiny homes and manufactured housing
Description: Pensacola's housing shortage left older adults facing eviction or living in vehicles. To address this, the Council installed two tiny homes for older adults in crisis and partnered with carpentry students and Habitat volunteers for stairs, shelving and painting. Open houses and media coverage showcased tiny homes as a viable solution, sparking public and official support for future projects. One resident said, "The mobile home that I was living in, the walls fell out... My case worker called and said, 'I have you a house.' And God answered my prayers."
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