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Sugar Land, TX
AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2025
Project Category: HomeFit Modifications
Description: This project will conduct five educational trainings on making homes safer and more comfortable for all ages, focusing on older adults and their families.
Fort Wayne, IN
AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2026
Project Category: HomeFit Modifications
Description: Workshops will install basic home safety equipment and share prevention information with older residents. The effort will improve awareness and access to home modification services.
Fort Lauderdale, FL
AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2024
Project Category: HomeFit Modifications
Description: Unsafe homes left many older adults at risk of falls and fire hazards. The group upgraded 20 homes with grab bars, stair railings, smoke detectors and motion-sensor lighting, while also adding adaptive showerheads and replacing unsafe outlets. These changes improved safety and independence for residents. One recipient said that the grab bars installed after his stroke made him feel secure and mobile again. Another home received railings after a fall, preventing future accidents and ensuring peace of mind for the family.
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Nashville, TN
AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2026
Project Category: Innovative home maintenance, repair and support services
Description: Home repair and fall‑prevention improvements will be completed for dozens of adults age 50-plus. The work will include urgent fixes that make homes safer and more livable.
Nashville, TN
AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2024
Project Category: Digital navigation skills
Description: Older adults in North Nashville faced digital barriers that limited access to health care, financial tools and social connection. The YMCA launched a Digital Connectivity Pilot with 23 computer lab sessions staffed by local HBCU students. It also hosted three Lunch and Learn workshops on telehealth, estate planning and financial literacy. These efforts helped participants gain confidence using technology. One member said the program's telehealth training made them less scared to seek care remotely. Others learned to prevent scams and manage retirement accounts. The YMCA plans to expand this model across its six-county service area.
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