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New York, NY

AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2025

Project Category: Walk Audits

Description: The project will conduct five walk audits on a NYC Open Street to identify locations for road repair, sidewalk and crosswalk improvements, and better signage. Older community volunteers will participate.

Muskogee, OK

AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2025

Project Category: Walk Audits

Description: The project will conduct three walk audits to document issues faced by walkers, wheelchair users, and people using canes. Two community meetings will discuss audit results to inform future planning.

Berkley, MI

AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2024

Project Category: Walk Audits

Description: Walk audits in Berkley's downtown -- including one near age-restricted housing for older adults -- will identify possible walkability improvements. The organization will recruit older adult residents to take part.

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Jamestown, RI

AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2025

Project Category: HomeFit Modifications

Description: This project will improve home safety for people age 50 or over through home safety education sessions, home safety visits, and free easy-to-install safety items like night sensor lights and carpet tape.

East Providence, RI

AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2018

Project Category: Park enhancements

Description: The City of East Providence set out to support intergenerational activities in a dense residential neighborhood. To achieve this, they made improvements to a park frequented by residents of all ages. The City installed benches, ADA-accessible picnic tables and game tables in Central Avenue Park. The improvements allow grandparents to sit and watch their grandchildren play in the park's splash pad, older adults to engage youth in a game of checkers or chess and families to enjoy a picnic together. Organizers say the project helped East Providence realize the final elements of their recently completed parks master plan.

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