POPE HARTFORD DESIGNATED FUND INC Print

star-24px 2020 AARP Community Challenge Grantee

Project Category

Public Spaces

Project Description

This project will expand the accessibility of a new community garden in Pope Park so older adults and people of all abilities as well as expand the community garden site.

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Citizen's Advisory Committee (CAC) & Town of Stafford

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ABOUT THE AARP COMMUNITY CHALLENGE

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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