Roanoke River Rails to Trails (2023) Print

star-24px 2023 AARP Community Challenge Grantee

Project Category

Walkability
This project will conduct walk audits along the Tobacco Heritage Trail branch in Boydton, with the goal of finding ways to increase safety so more people can enjoy it.

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Farmville Area Habitat for Humanity

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AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2017

Project Category: Housing

Description: The funding supported a mobile repair trailer for storing and transporting tools used to make safety improvements in homes that, in many cases, have been in families for generations and are in need of significant repair.

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