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Frederick, MD

AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2024

Project Category: Park enhancements

Description: Falls are a leading cause of injury for older adults, yet Monocacy Village Park offered few ways to build balance and confidence. The city installed Kompan's Surface Challenge in the new SeniorScapes park, giving residents a safe space to practice walking on varied surfaces and improve stability. Older adults tested the equipment during a trial and learned about its benefits at a resource fair attended by hundreds. The permanent installation will anchor the park's grand opening and inspire similar projects, promoting mobility and social engagement for years to come.

Ferrum, VA

AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2025

Project Category: Park enhancements

Description: This project will create the first section of an ADA-accessible trail, accommodating residents of all mobility needs. This project aims to address older adult isolation by providing a safe, level trail for outdoor activity.

Dillingham, AK

AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2025

Project Category: Park enhancements

Description: This project will add benches, picnic tables, and bike racks to local parks, schools, and senior centers. It will create rest stops and gathering places, encouraging physical activity and community engagement for older adults.

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Inkom, ID

AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2025

Project Category: Park enhancements

Description: This project will build a pickleball court, providing a low-impact and accessible workout for people of all ages, especially those age 50 and over.

Pocatello, ID

AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2021

Project Category: Addressing community health

Description: Many low-income Pocatello residents have limited access to fresh fruit and vegetables. Growling Garden, a community-based organization that addresses food insecurity, worked to address this by providing families with raised garden box kits. Each family received a three-tiered garden box, seed packets, compost and trowels to help them plant a backyard garden. The project helped economically strapped families extend their food budgets and gain access to healthy produce.

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