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December 21, 2024

Livable Communities Newsletter | AARP.org/Livable

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Parks for People and Pups of All Ages

Off-leash dog parks are the fastest-growing type of park in the United States. Well-designed, well‑maintained dog parks can be especially important for older people with pets — as well as for the pets themselves.

Dog Park Details and Design

Dog parks can be fun places for sociable dogs (like Daisy, pictured) as well as dog-friendly children (shown) and adults. But the enjoyability of a dog park for both people and their pets is greatly influenced by the quality of the park. Amenities matter.

MORE DOGS! Learn how an AARP Community Challenge grant helped create a Paw Park on the Prairie.

Livability News & Notes

The Healing Effects of Social Connections and Community — Among the solutions presented in the U.S. Surgeon General's report Our Epidemic of Loneliness and Isolation: strengthen social infrastructure in local communities by designing the built environment to promote social connections; establish and scale community connection programs; invest in local institutions that bring people together.
Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services‍ ►

Applications Open for 'Asphalt Art' — Funding is available for grants of up to $25,000 each to help cities use art and community engagement to improve street safety and revitalize public spaces through the creation of art on roadways, sidewalks, underpasses and more. Application deadline: June 12, 2023. Source: Bloomberg Philanthropies ►

May Is 'Older Americans Month' — When the month was so named in 1963, "only 17 million living Americans had reached their 65th birthday," reports a history about the commemoration. "About a third of older Americans lived in poverty and there were few programs to meet their needs." Today, there are nearly 56 million people age 65 or older in the U.S. Source: U.S. Census Bureau‍ ►

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