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Wayne, NJ
AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2026
Project Category: Innovative home maintenance, repair and support services
Description: The program will improve unsafe front-yard walkways for older adults by removing hazards, clearing paths and adding simple visibility features. These changes will help residents travel safely between their homes and neighborhood services.
Mobridge, SD
AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2026
Project Category: Innovative home maintenance, repair and support services
Description: Home safety upgrades, such as grab bars, ramps and guardrails, will be installed for older adults and people with mobility challenges. These upgrades reduce fall risk and support safe aging at home.
Bluffton, SC
AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2026
Project Category: Innovative home maintenance, repair and support services
Description: Wheelchair ramps and safer home entryways will be built for low‑income homeowners age 50-plus. These improvements will reduce fall risk and help residents safely enter and exit their homes.
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Lakeland, FL
AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2023
Project Category: Trails
Description: Lakeland's Dixieland neighborhood lacked a safe route for older adults to reach Drane Park and nearby shops. The Hillcrest Street Connection added ADA ramps, striped crosswalks, speed humps and flashing beacons at key intersections. They also installed wayfinding signs linking three major walking and biking routes. These upgrades slowed traffic and improved safety, making it easier for residents to walk and connect with the broader trail network. As one neighborhood leader said, "The two speed bumps and the new crosswalk improvements have made this safer for both motorists and pedestrians."
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Lakeland, FL
AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2026
Project Category: Transportation Other
Description: The city will improve pedestrian safety along a busy boulevard by installing crosswalk signage, pavement striping and a speed table. These upgrades will create a safer, more walkable connection between nearby housing and activity centers.
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