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Rockledge, FL
AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2024
Project Category: HomeFit Modifications
Description: Older adults in Rockledge faced trip hazards, poor lighting and hard-to-use fixtures, making daily life unsafe and independence difficult. Specialists assessed homes and completed modifications for 17 participants, installing grab bars, high-rise toilets, non-skid rugs and improved lighting. Outreach reached 68 residents and raised awareness of home safety. These changes helped older adults remain in their homes with confidence and spurred plans for a long-term program. One woman said her home feels "much safer" after upgrades like a deadbolt lock and task lighting, showing how small fixes can transform security and usability.
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Memphis, TN
AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2025
Project Category: HomeFit Modifications
Description: Older adults faced heightened safety risks at home, especially related to fire prevention and emergency preparedness. Many residents lacked clear plans, equipment and practical guidance on how to shelter in place during emergencies. The Center addressed this gap by hosting a community safety and preparedness event designed specifically for residents age 50 and over. Participants received hands on education about fire risks, exit planning and the safe use of alternative heat sources, along with fire extinguishers and safety materials to use at home. The event emphasized practical steps older adults could take immediately to reduce risk. One participant, who had experienced a house fire earlier in the year, shared how panic and injury underscored the importance of knowing exits and planning ahead, noting that receiving a fire extinguisher changed how she prepares for emergencies.
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Bowdoinham, ME
AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2026
Project Category: HomeFit Modifications
Description: Home assessments will help residents identify safety concerns using a structured interview and checklist. Simple repairs and referrals will support safer living at home.
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Saint Paul, MN
AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2020
Project Category: Resources about housing options, safety and services
Description: To support its efforts advocating for housing justice in St. Paul's East Side, the East Side Freedom Library hired a program director, expanded its volunteer base and recruited and trained interns. The organization also hosted events focused on tenants' rights -- as well as a local housing summit -- and conducted a survey of older adults' housing needs. Project organizers say these actions helped increase community support for the Library's advocacy and allowed it to expand its policy work.
Saint Paul, MN
AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2026
Project Category: Engaging people in transportation options/safety
Description: Along Arcade Street, the council will add standing planters, benches and bike racks to improve comfort, mobility and access to shops, health care and transit.
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