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star-24px 2021 AARP Community Challenge Grantee

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Public places
An alley connecting senior apartments to the rest of the community will be transformed into a vibrant and comfortable area for senior residents to enjoy with benches, picnic tables, games, gardens, and artistic touches.

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Robertsons Alley parklet.
Robertsons Alley parklet

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Active Living Indiana

Fort Wayne, IN

AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2017

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Description: The grant funding a pilot project working with Team Better Block, which resulted in the installation of a traffic calming plaza as well as an event promoting active communities. Good results but different from what the grant was originally intended to accomplish.

Anchor House, Inc.

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Project Category: DE&I

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ABOUT THE AARP COMMUNITY CHALLENGE

Launched in 2017, the annual AARP Community Challenge provides small grants to local governments and nonprofits in order to fund quick-action, ready-to-implement projects that can help communities become more livable for people of all ages.

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