Find out how “quick-action“ projects benefit local communities
August 7, 2019
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Making a Local Impact
Parklets, colorful murals, bountiful gardens! More than 300 communities have benefitted from AARP Community Challenge grants since the program began three years ago. Watch a slideshow of completed “quick-action” projects from our past grantees.
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See Change in Action!
We’ve posted videos of several projects — including one from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, home to the superhero pictured here.
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NEW!
Check out the
2019 AARP Community Challenge
winning grantees.
Not Only a City Issue
— One in three rural Americans say homelessness is a concern in their community.
Source:
NPR
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Keep Cool
— Four in five Americans live in a city, which means that during heatwaves, most Americans are at risk from the “heat-island effect.”
Source:
The Economist
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The Family Home
— One in five Americans live in a multigenerational home, and more millennials are opting for this housing arrangement, mainly for financial reasons.
Source:
Parade
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JUST ONE MORE
Speaking of extended family housing, read
Two Houses in One For a Home Within a Home
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