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New York, NY
AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2026
Project Category: Disaster Resilience Other
Description: Residents of public housing developments will participate in disaster‑preparedness workshops. The project will help buildings develop shared emergency plans and provide households with tools to prepare for emergencies.
Olympia, WA
AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2026
Project Category: Disaster Resilience Other
Description: The city will launch a pilot program providing portable heat pumps and air filters to low-income homebound older adults. The project will reduce health risks from extreme heat and wildfire smoke, and provide education on heat- and air-quality safety.
Port Murray, NJ
AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2026
Project Category: Disaster Resilience Other
Description: Firefighters will visit the homes of older residents to check for fire risks, improve alarm placement and create simple escape plans. The program focuses on prevention and on helping older adults safely remain in their homes.
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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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