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2022 AARP Community Challenge Grantee
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Public places
└ Community Gardens
└ Community Gardens
This project enhanced three community gardens, two of which are used exclusively to feedundernourished residents, as well a program that provides supplemental heating assistance and home repairs to older adults.
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Germantown, MD
AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2024
Project Category: Community Gardens
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Windsor Locks, CT
AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2023
Project Category: Community Gardens
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Findlay, OH
AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2025
Project Category: Community Gardens
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AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2023
Project Category: Trails
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AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2024
Project Category: Innovative home maintenance, repair and support services
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