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Ithaca, NY

AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2025

Project Category: Disaster Preparedness

Description: The project will conduct six disaster preparedness trainings for people age 50 or over. Four will be in-person at community centers and fire departments, while two will be offered virtually.

Bowling Green, KY

AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2025

Project Category: Disaster Preparedness

Description: This project will provide disaster preparedness training for low-income residents age 55-plus. Attendees will learn about tornadoes, floods, and fires, and receive emergency preparedness supplies.

Sagadahoc, ME

AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2025

Project Category: Disaster Preparedness

Description: This project will conduct six listening sessions to understand disaster preparedness needs. Older adults from six communities will share disaster stories, evaluate a sample preparedness kit, and receive training.

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Shelbyville, KY

AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2025

Project Category: Digital navigation skills

Description: High school students will teach adults age 50 and over technology skills through workshops and coaching. This project enhances digital literacy, combats social isolation, and promotes independence for older adults.

Louisville, KY

AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2020

Project Category: Public space activation

Description: This project made a series of placemaking improvements to the Woodlawn Avenue business district, located in the Beechmont neighborhood. First, the Center for Neighborhoods added pedestrian-level lighting along the street to improve safety. They also converted three parking spaces into an outdoor cafe space. Originally meant to be temporary, the picnic area's popularity spurred project organizers to create Louisville's first permanent parklet in the spot, which includes a deck, seating, a green wall and planter boxes. Beautification efforts also included activating a nearby alleyway. That included painting a mural for the space, which community members named Beechmont Alley. New, accessible parking spaces helped make the corridor more welcoming to people of all ability levels.

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