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Coral Bay, VI
AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2026
Project Category: Disaster Resilience Other
Description: Community meetings will be held to help older adults prepare for hurricanes by providing guidance on emergency preparedness, telehealth and storm mitigation. The meetings will also foster neighborly ties that are vital during severe weather.
Brunswick, GA
AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2026
Project Category: Disaster Resilience Other
Description: On-site preparedness visits will help older adults enroll in emergency alerts and complete simple safety plans. Kits and buddy check-ins will improve confidence and communication during storms.
Middlesex, NJ
AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2026
Project Category: Disaster Resilience Other
Description: The borough will distribute emergency readiness kits to residents age 50-plus through the local Senior Center. Kits include basic supplies and guidance to help older adults prepare for severe weather, power outages and other emergencies.
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Sandoval, NM
AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2025
Project Category: HomeFit Modifications
Description: Rebuilding Together targeted home safety hazards that keep older adults from feeling secure at home. Crews improved safety in 10 homes by installing packages with smoke detectors, carbon monoxide detectors and fire extinguishers. Residents reported greater confidence and now know how to ask for future health and safety repairs. One rural resident living on a fixed income said new alarms and an extinguisher eased fears about delayed emergency response. They organization will seek funding to continue free repairs, including critical systems and mobility upgrades such as ramps.
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Bernalillo, NM
AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2026
Project Category: HomeFit Modifications
Description: The disability modification program will complete essential home-safety upgrades for 10 homeowners. These changes will support safer mobility and independence.
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