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Reno, NV

AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2024

Project Category: Park enhancements

Description: Paradise Park became unsafe and underused after the pandemic, leaving nearby older adults without a welcoming space for exercise and social connection. The project built full-size bocce ball and shuffleboard courts, added benches and stools in the community garden and hosted a grand opening to showcase improvements. These upgrades revitalized the park, drawing older residents back for outdoor games and gardening. Attendees expressed excitement about forming bocce teams and using the shuffleboard court, signaling renewed community activity and plans for future programs.

Houston, AK

AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2025

Project Category: Park enhancements

Description: This project will create accessible walking trails, a picnic area, and a handicap-accessible parking lot. This project will enhance outdoor recreation, social engagement, and wellness activities for older adults.

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.

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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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