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Washington, DC
AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2026
Project Category: Disaster Resilience Other
Description: Free smoke alarms and home safety education will be delivered through in-home visits across the community. Earlier warning and preparedness will reduce fire risks for older adults.
Coral Bay, VI
AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2026
Project Category: Disaster Resilience Other
Description: Community meetings will be held to help older adults prepare for hurricanes by providing guidance on emergency preparedness, telehealth and storm mitigation. The meetings will also foster neighborly ties that are vital during severe weather.
Middlesex, NJ
AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2026
Project Category: Disaster Resilience Other
Description: The borough will distribute emergency readiness kits to residents age 50-plus through the local Senior Center. Kits include basic supplies and guidance to help older adults prepare for severe weather, power outages and other emergencies.
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Amherst, MA
AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2025
Project Category: Public space activation
Description: This project will add seating, lighting, and greenery to create a safer, more accessible, and inviting plaza. This revitalized area near senior housing and a community center will foster social connections for older adults.
Greenfield, MA
AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2020
Project Category: Public space activation
Description: The City of Greenfield removed 250-square-feet of asphalt from a downtown parking lot, converting it to a pocket park -- a space for people instead of cars. The Fiske Avenue Pocket Park features benches, a chess table, a bike repair station, a pollinator garden and a quirky bee sculpture. Project organizers say the new, centrally located green space supportz a central goal of the city's Sustainable Master Plan: to create a vibrant, walkable downtown. Additionally, removing the asphalt supported efforts to mitigate stormwater runoff. The project's success also helped the City secure a 200,000 grant from the state Department of Transportation.
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