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Bell County, KY

AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2023

Project Category: Digital navigation skills

Description: In this intergenerational project, high school students will build leadership skills by teaching basic computer skills to older rural residents.

Florence, SC

AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2023

Project Category: Digital navigation skills

Description: This project will conduct a series of computer workshops and training classes that will teach older residents how to use computers and navigate the internet safely.

Houston, TX

AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2023

Project Category: Digital navigation skills

Description: This project will provide residents aged 50 with tablet computers, along with tutorials from university student volunteers on how to use them.

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Prineville, OR

AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2018

Project Category: Park enhancements

Description: When organizers with Crook County on the Move asked older adults what they would like to see in Ochoco Creek Park, they overwhelmingly asked for more places to sit along the park's 1.5-mile pathway. So to increase accessibility, the organization installed 12 park benches at 300 foot intervals along the walkway. Each bench has a 4-foot space surrounding it to accommodate wheelchair users and give people a space to park walkers and strollers. Organizers hope the benches inspire older adults and people with mobility challenges to visit the park and reap the benefits of outdoor exercise. Spurred by the success of this project, Crook County on the Move fundraised to install an additional 12 benches along the path. Organizers say they are now looking to install benches in other parks around Crook County.

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