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star-24px 2022 AARP Community Challenge Grantee

Project Category

Public places
A popular local trail will be modified to accommodate wheelchair and stroller users as well as other visitors who have limited or different mobility abilities.

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Bench in the snow with AARP sign.
Person sitting on bench along trail.
Trailhead with new landscaping and kiosk

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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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