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Flint, MI

AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2022

Project Category: Community Gardens

Description: The project recruited volunteers and installed raised beds at community gardens located at food banks and centers for older adults.

Superior, AZ

AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2025

Project Category: Community Gardens

Description: This project will enhance a community garden by providing supplies and building a ramada for year-round outdoor programming. It aims to increase access to green space, free organic food, and learning opportunities.

Juncos, PR

AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2023

Project Category: Community Gardens

Description: LTRG conducted workshops designed to improve the community's disaster preparedness. Topics included first aid, communication, preparing for earthquakes and hurricanes and gardening and food preservation. Additionally, residents participated in rescue simulations and certified first response team training. With a community garden at its center, the project provided infrastructure, including solar-powered lighting and a water storage tank, for use following disasters. Organizers say the improvements will allow their site to provide shelter during emergencies, as well as a place for community members to access meals and a place to shower.

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Hialeah, FL

AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2025

Project Category: Pedestrian Safety

Description: This project will improve crosswalks along Palm Avenue with domino-themed designs to enhance pedestrian safety and visibility.

Surfside, FL

AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2024

Project Category: Accessibility of amenities

Description: The town will install ADA-compliant beach mats, which provide a nonslip, semi-rigid walking surface for people with mobility challenges. The mats will help residents cross the beach to access the water and nearby shaded areas.

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