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star-24px 2018 AARP Community Challenge Grantee

Project Category

Public Spaces
Grant funding will help to expand a staple outdoor community market with the purchase of tables, chairs and more.

Project Results

The weekly La Familia Growers Market in the Dolores Huerta Gateway Park provides South Valley residents with access to locally grown produce and other products. In October 2018, more than 500 people attended the one-day La Familia Growers Market Harvest Festival, where the activities included cooking lessons, food stands, face painting, arts-n-crafts, vendors and free musical and dance performances.

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Festival event.
Roasting chiles at event.
Making parched corn at event.

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Nearby AARP Community Challenge Grantees

Barelas Community Coalition

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AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2019

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Mid-region Council of Governments

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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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