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Cheyenne, WY

AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2024

Project Category: Supporting family caregivers

Description: This project will replicate a successful pilot program which provides presentations on how family caregivers can assist their loved ones. Catholic parishes throughout the region will host the workshops.

Sterling Heights, MI

AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2023

Project Category: Supporting family caregivers

Description: This project will provide classes for caregivers with limited English skills to teach them about financial literacy and self-care, as well as provide budget-friendly cooking tips.

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Chattanooga, TN

AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2020

Project Category: Digital navigation skills

Description: To help combat social isolation, the City of Chattanooga's Department of Youth and Family Development provided older adults with Chromebooks, mouses and hotspots to allow them to connect to the internet. Additionally, the City offered digital skills classes at several locations to help them use the devices. Project organizers say the COVID-19 pandemic limited opportunities for social interaction for many residents. This project provided vulnerable residents with internet access and know-how, allowing them to build and maintain interpersonal relationships.

Chattanooga, TN

AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2023

Project Category: Community Gardens

Description: The project will turn an unused space into a community garden with raised beds to accommodate older gardeners, as well as allow for monthly gardening events there.

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