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Evanston, IL
AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2025
Project Category: Digital navigation skills
Description: For many older adults, limited access to technology can cut off communication with family, online services and civic life. Without training or a reliable device, everyday tasks like video calls or accessing information can feel out of reach. Levy Senior Center responded by offering a series of hands-on workshops focused on practical skills, from email and video calls to online safety and using tablets for daily life. The sessions created a supportive space where participants could learn at their own pace and ask questions without pressure. Older adults who attended multiple sessions received a tablet, allowing them to keep practicing at home. One participant said the device felt like a long-awaited gift and finally made it possible to connect with a grandchild. The program also brought new faces into the center, sparking social connections and demand for continued tech learning.
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St. Paul, NE
AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2026
Project Category: Digital navigation skills
Description: New laptops, tablets and shared equipment will support hands-on technology lessons for adults 50-plus. Participants will learn basic device use, printing and screen sharing to better access services and stay connected.
Madison, MN
AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2023
Project Category: Digital navigation skills
Description: The Madison Mercantile launched a Digital Literacy Lab to close a critical gap for older residents in a rural county where most services are online. Without digital skills, many struggled to access health care, counseling and even family connections. The lab now offers computers, teleconference equipment and a wheelchair-accessible desk, with staff and volunteers guiding users. A soundproof room enables private telemedicine visits, and partnerships with tech support groups ensure devices work properly. By replacing a discontinued mobile computer program, the lab provides lasting digital access and strengthens community ties.
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Lincoln, NE
AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2023
Project Category: Walkability
Description: Residents along Lincoln's 11th Street faced unsafe crossings and heavy traffic, leaving older adults and families vulnerable. Civic Nebraska organized six walk audits covering eight intersections, surveyed residents and hosted an open house with city staff to spotlight hazards. Volunteers, including older adults, gathered feedback that shaped the 11th Street Corridor Improvement plan. The effort forged a partnership with Lincoln Transportation & Utilities, ensuring future projects reflect lived experience and giving residents a stronger voice in street safety.
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Lincoln, NE
AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2026
Project Category: Transportation Other
Description: Crews will build a permanent pedestrian refuge island within an existing crosswalk. The island will allow people to cross in stages, improve driver visibility and make crossing the busy roadway safer.
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