Northwest Neighborhood Environmental Organization Inc. (NNEO) Print

star-24px 2018 AARP Community Challenge Grantee

Project Category

Public Spaces
This grant will enhance an existing community garden with raised beds, permanent benches and a picnic table, and seasonal portable toilet facilities to engage community members in healthier lifestyles, especially those from nearby senior living centers. The garden is also making the neighborhood safer and encouraging people to use outdoor spaces more.

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Installing raised garden beds.
Planting in the raised garden beds.
Learning to plant in the raised garden bed.

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Launched in 2017, the annual AARP Community Challenge provides small grants to local governments and nonprofits in order to fund quick-action, ready-to-implement projects that can help communities become more livable for people of all ages.

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