Stanton, Iowa Print

Joined the AARP Age-Friendly Network:
12/3/2020

Lead Agency: Department of Community and Economic Development

Government Agency

Action Plan Download

Stanton developed its action plan with the goal of becoming a welcoming community that protects, maintains, and enhances a sense of place while preserving qualities and values. The age-friendly initiative has the goals of promoting and improving quality of life, enhancing a sense of community, preserving the integrity of the community's small-town heritage.

Action Plan Highlights

  1. Outdoor Spaces

    Develop downtown buildings, businesses, and streetscapes to make the central business district more desirable to older adults.

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Nearby AARP Community Challenge Grantees

Avoca Public Library

Avoca, IA

AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2018

Project Category: Public Spaces

Description: This grant, allowing purchase of outdoor musical instruments, helped to enhance library green space, and create a gathering place for folks of all ages and abilities

City of Afton

Afton, IA

AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2020

Project Category: Public Spaces

Description: This grant will develop a portable parklet that can be moved to support social events at various locations and allow more opportunities for people of all ages to engage with each other while shopping, dining, watching parades, and enjoying popular Lawn Chair Nights.

ABOUT THE AARP COMMUNITY CHALLENGE

Launched in 2017, the annual AARP Community Challenge provides small grants to local governments and nonprofits in order to fund quick-action, ready-to-implement projects that can help communities become more livable for people of all ages.

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