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Kansas City, MO

AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2023

Project Category: Community Gardens

Description: The grant will turn a formerly blighted vacant lot into a community garden and interactive art installation.

Davis, WV

AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2023

Project Category: Community Gardens

Description: This project will turn an unused area into a community garden with 20 raised beds and four accessible benches. Gardeners will have the opportunity to grow food for their families and contribute produce to the local food bank.

North Las Vegas, NV

AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2023

Project Category: Community Gardens

Description: This project will revitalize a community garden, which is overdue for needed repairs, by creating wheelchair access and updating water lines.

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Newark, NJ

AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2023

Project Category: Community Gardens

Description: The project will install fencing around garden beds and provide supplies for older residents. Those residents will take over summer maintenance of a pilot garden project at a local elementary school.

Newark, NJ

AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2025

Project Category: Trails

Description: This project will engage Newarks 50-plus population through interactive events and storytelling sessions to gather input on trails and active transportation.

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