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Salt Lake City's Taylorsville neighborhood is home to refugee families from Syria, Myanmar and Afghanistan. Many new residents, however, struggle with social isolation. To help people feel connected, Salt Lake County created a community garden at the local senior center. Volunteers built four raised beds and the County provided ergonomic gardening equipment, seeds and starter plants. Project organizers say the opportunity to garden gives older adults -- who were often farmers and ranchers in their native countries -- a renewed sense of purpose. Gardening also allows them to form relationships with their neighbors.
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Duluth, MN
AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2023
Project Category: Community Gardens
Description: This project will engage older adult volunteers to help create an inclusive intergenerational space for social activities on the site of a former urban college farm.
Byhalia, MS
AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2023
Project Category: Community Gardens
Description: Funding will be used to purchase raised garden beds and repair the sidewalk around a community orchard and garden.
Bowdoinham, ME
AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2017
Project Category: Community Gardens
Description: The Town of Bowdoinham provided elevated planters to six residents who, because of disabilities, could not maintain traditional, in-the-ground gardens. Members of the local Masons Lodge constructed the raised beds and delivered soil to each recipient. To showcase the planters, the Town hosted a community meal featuring local produce, which included a presentation about the benefits of raised beds. In addition, the Town founded a garden club, which meets monthly.
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AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2022
Project Category: Bringing resident insight and volunteer power into local government
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AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2024
Project Category: Engaging people in transportation options/safety
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