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2022 AARP Community Challenge Grantee
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Public places
└ Park enhancements
└ Park enhancements
This project installed ADA-compliant picnic tables, benches and bike racks at a new nature park frequented by older adults.
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Manchester, NH
AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2025
Project Category: Park enhancements
Description: This project will enhance bike security and safety by providing free locks, lights, and rechargeable sashes. It aims to benefit new riders, children, older adults, and low-income individuals, making cycling a safer option for all.
Omaha, NE
AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2022
Project Category: Park enhancements
Description: As part of efforts to revitalize a vacant building in Upland Park, this project made accessibility upgrades nearby. Project organizers installed a new walking path and accessible seating onsite. To beautify the space, volunteers worked to create public art. Additionally, this project replaced temporary garden beds with permanent raised-bed planters, which allow people to garden without having to squat down -- making the activity possible for people of all ages and abilities.
Crooks, SD
AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2025
Project Category: Park enhancements
Description: This project will transform a parcel of land into a vibrant Veterans Park with historical displays, colorful landscaping, and memorials honoring soldiers past and present.
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Aguila, AZ
AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2021
Project Category: Public space activation
Description: The Aguila Community Center in rural Aguila is a community hub for residents of all ages, despite its aging infrastructure, leaky roof and signs of wear and tear. To make the facility useable during the monsoon season, leaders at the center fixed the concrete floor with laminate plank flooring and weatherized the roof to make the facility fully functional. Since the improvements, the Aguila Community Center has hosted COVID-19 vaccine clinics, fitness classes, quincenearas and other community celebrations and events during all months of the year.
Camp Verde, AZ
AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2022
Project Category: Park enhancements
Description: This project aimed to make Heritage Pool more inviting and accessible to people of all ages and abilities. The City of Campe Verde added hard-surface area onsite, with shade structures to protect visitors from the sun's rays. They also picnic tables and launched recreational programming onsite, including exercise and Aqua Zumba classes.
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