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Duluth, MN
AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2026
Project Category: Digital navigation skills
Description: A community hub will host hands-on technology classes and peer support for adults age 50-plus. Participants will practice basic computer skills and learn how to use online tools for daily tasks and services.
Portland, OR
AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2025
Project Category: Digital navigation skills
Description: Many older adults face barriers to using computers and the internet, limiting access to housing searches, job applications and everyday communication. Friendly House expanded shared computer access and offered hands-on technical help so residents could complete essential online tasks with support. The project added equipment to a community internet center, hosted digital skills classes and provided drop-in, one-on-one assistance. That personalized approach mattered. One participant said the tech helper was very patient and helpful, easing anxiety about asking for assistance. By reducing practical and emotional barriers to technology, the project strengthened ongoing capacity at the center. This helped older adults stay connected to resources, services and relationships that reduce isolation.
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Wells, NV
AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2022
Project Category: Digital navigation skills
Description: In rural Nevada, many older adults struggled with isolation and limited digital access, leaving them cut off from family and health care providers. To bridge this divide, the foundation installed laptops and tablets at centers in Wells and Carlin. It recruited local high school students to teach older residents how to use email, video calls and the internet safely. The sessions drew growing interest, with many reporting newfound confidence and eagerness to keep learning. The project not only built digital skills but also lasting connections between generations and within the community. One participant, after learning to use video chat for the first time, tearfully said she was "so happy" to finally see her granddaughter again.
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Washington, DC
AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2025
Project Category: Walk Audits
Description: This project will launch a community walkability and safety initiative to assess and improve pedestrian infrastructure. It aims to enhance mobility by identifying needed sidewalk and crosswalk improvements.
Washington, DC
AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2021
Project Category: Engaging residents in vibrant public places
Description: Organizers with Vida Senior Center were looking for ways to combat social isolation and create community cohesion during the COVID-19 pandemic. Many D.C. residents were practicing strict social distancing and remaining detached from their peers. To help people feel less isolated, Vida created Anos Dorados, a choir comprised of Spanish-speaking older adults. The choir performed virtually every Friday at the Center's weekly party. They also held eight free, in-person community concerts at events around the greater metropolitan area. Additionally, the choir produced a recording, which features seven songs reflecting Hispanic heritage.
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