AARP

March 3, 2021

Livable Communities Newsletter | AARP.org/Livable

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Publications & Resources

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Quick-Action Projects Can Create Great Public Spaces

The Project for Public Spaces is hosting an informational webinar on March 9 at 2 p.m. ET about using AARP Community Challenge grant funds to activate or refurbish a community space. (Pictured: A grantee-improved location in 2018.) Representatives from local governments and nonprofits are encouraged to attend this free event.

REGISTER TODAY — AND
SPREAD THE WORD

Great Public Spaces Can Be Found Close to Home

Just weeks before being diagnosed with a terminal illness, livability writer and world traveler Jay Walljasper wrote this essay about finding joy, comfort and wonder in and around his community and home.

READ HIS ‘LUVET’ LIST —
AND CREATE YOUR OWN

Applications for the AARP Community
Challenge are due by April 14. Find details
at AARP.org/CommunityChallenge.

Livability News & Notes

The Planner’s Playbook — That’s the title of a new, free guide about developing a community-centered approach to improving health and equity. Source: Change Lab Solutions ►

The Seed Grant Program — Resident-driven groups in small cities and towns (with populations of 2,500 to 30,000) are invited to apply for $10,000 in matching grant funds
for local community improvement and engagement efforts.
Source: Community Heart & Soul ►

The Design Workshop — Rural communities with fewer than 50,000 residents are eligible for design assistance to address specific community challenges. Deadline: March 12. Source: Citizens' Institute on Rural Design ►

NEWS YOUR COMMUNITY CAN USE

Tax Tip! — AARP Foundation Tax-Aide is providing free tax assistance and preparation, including low-contact and virtual services to protect against COVID-19. The nation's largest free, volunteer-based tax assistance and preparation program, Tax-Aide is offered in conjunction with the IRS. AARP membership is not required.
Learn more: TaxAide.AARPFoundation.org