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star-24px 2021 AARP Community Challenge Grantee

Project Category

Public places

Project Description

This project will revitalize an underutilized parking lot in the downtown arts district of San Jos with a demonstration garden, farm stand, dog park, a mobile food vending hub, and artistic murals.

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Nearby AARP Community Challenge Grantees

City of Salinas

Salinas, CA

AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2021

Project Category: Housing

Description: A bilingual ADU educational campaign will make the process of building an ADU more accessible with several informative pamphlets and workshops.

City of San Leandro

San Leandro, CA

AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2020

Project Category: Civic Participation

Description: Through a design charrette this project will engage students, residents, older adults and community groups on the creation of an ADA-compliant public space for gardening, education, and exploring the San Leandro Creek ecosystem.

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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