July 17, 2024

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A scene from the film Unhoused shows a man who uses a wheelchair living out of a tent.

The Graying Homeless of America

Join AARP Tennessee and Nashville Public Television for an exclusive online screening of Unhoused: The Graying Homeless of America, a powerful, 26-minute documentary about elder homelessness. A panel discussion follows the free July 30 event.

Transforming a Motel Into Housing

When a vacant motel in Medford, Oregon, was remodeled into apartments for people in need of transitional housing, an AARP Community Challenge grant was used to create ADA-compliant floor plans and convert a ground floor unit into an accessible space.

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A woman stands in the doorway of her new tiny house

How Tiny Houses Can Reduce a Huge Affordable-Housing Shortage

A Florida nonprofit used its AARP Community Challenge grant to build a pair of tiny houses for a demonstration project — and helped two women in need of affordable, safe housing.

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The next issue of the AARP Livable Communities e-Newsletter will be published on August 7, 2024.

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