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2023 AARP Community Challenge Grantee
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Digital Connections
└ Digital navigation skills
└ Digital navigation skills
In this intergenerational project, high school students will build leadership skills by teaching basic computer skills to older rural residents.
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Little Rock, AR
AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2023
Project Category: Digital navigation skills
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AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2024
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AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2023
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