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North Adams, MA
AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2026
Project Category: Community Gardens
Description: Accessibility upgrades will improve paths, seating and gathering areas in a small neighborhood park. Student led construction will help create a safer place to rest, walk and meet neighbors close to home.
Albany, GA
AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2025
Project Category: Community Gardens
Description: 360 Albany set out to improve access to fresh food, outdoor activity and digital skills for older adults who lacked inclusive garden spaces and support using technology. The team installed raised beds, added ADA-compliant seating and hosted gardening workshops that taught older adults how to grow produce and stay active. Digital literacy sessions helped participants learn how to navigate health portals, manage online tasks and connect with family. One participant said the garden changed her days completely after planting for the first time in years and learning to video chat with her granddaughter. The improvements strengthened social ties, increased food access and created lasting opportunities for older adults to garden, learn and stay connected.
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Kansas City, MO
AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2026
Project Category: Community Gardens
Description: An underused green space will be improved with raised garden beds, benches, tables and a shade structure. These updates will make it easier for neighbors, especially adults age 50-plus, to garden, rest and gather comfortably outdoors.
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Boston, MA
AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2020
Project Category: Developing projects based on residents' priorities
Description: The Dudley Street Neighborhood Initiative, which serves residents in Boston's low-income Roxbury and North Dorchester neighborhoods, created virtual spaces for intergenerational dialogue on community issues. To do this, the organization hosted a series of workshops, forums and support groups where residents could see one another and share their experiences. Because the area is home to many Cape Verdean and Latino families, DSNI provided interpretation services. They also provided technical support to those who needed it. One highlight was an in-person listening session held at one of Roxbury's last remaining vacant lots, where DSNI recorded residents talking about their needs and concerns. The organization has since added other virtual programming, including a monthly book club.
Boston, MA
AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2026
Project Category: Transportation Other
Description: The project will install temporary pedestrian and bicycle safety treatments at high-injury intersections near housing and services. These changes will help people cross more confidently while informing future permanent safety improvements.
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