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At the trailhead kiosk, information and maps are written in braille and installed at wheelchair height. A rope-guided path contains braille markers, which feature recreational, educational and historical information. The theater later used its AARP Community Challenge grant to replace unstable railings and handrails with attractive,ADA-compliantones. The organization used its AARP Community Challenge grant to install 20ADA-compliantcurb ramps. The event programs are now also produced in braille. There is no elevator to the basement....

Gatherings, events and activities help a city, town or neighborhood become a community. That’s whyAARP Community Challengegrants can and have been be used to fund fun! An additional 100 bags were distributed at a local community center. The family pictured in the giant log appeared on the event’s announcement. The other pictured family posed with the activity bag goodies (pictured bottom left). Design students at Georgia State University developed the new identity....

Said one passenger: I have got to say,wow!Its incredibly enjoyable. Like a slow-moving amusement park ride through nature! Many struggle with hunger and housing, so rely on the churchs food pantry and bathing facilities. He used the fix-it station tools to attach a wagon to his bike for carrying his belongings. Said one cyclist: I cant believe I am riding a bike again at 83! I never thought this was something I could do anymore....

AARP Community Challengegrants have funded community gardens where residents are asked to plant, weed and water the plants. In return, the harvesters and the hungry can enjoy fresh produce. The nonprofitFriends of Refugeesstocked the pantries with 1,000 pounds of food. The raised-bed planters were installed in community gardens. (The community has two freeways cutting through it. In fact, the one-acre farm is located on top of a Caltrain tunnel. The areas poverty level was double the citywide average....

An AARP Community Challenge grant funded the installation of community gardens and internet-equipped conference rooms at several senior centers. The gardens are managed by local leaders, who organize group gardening sessions. When fully operational, the center will be able to serve more than 500 people at once. The cleanup involved installing signs, maps, picnic tables and benches along the Windsor Farm Trails.

In the decades following World War II, the typical U.S. household consisted of a married couple with children. As the following slideshow presents, unprecedented shifts in demographics are redefining who we are and how we live. Since then, unprecedented shifts in demographics and lifestyle have redefined who we are and how we live. Today, nuclear families account for just 20 percent of U.S. households. Additionally, there are more than twice as many two-bedroom units as there are studios and one-bedrooms combined....

The materials pictured below and the workshop videos are available on thecity’s website. Funds were also used to demonstrate the viability of “micro ADUS” of 200- to 500-square-feet. Cash prizes were given to the first, second and third place winners from each group. (See our article"New Hampshire Says Yes to ADUs.") Future residents also helped in the work. laundry facilities, a community kitchen, storage spaces).

(See the"Activities for All Ages"album for more about the event.) The 2020 AARP Community Challenge grant supported the creation of a mural on an adjacent building. Older artists from the community mentored volunteers and young artists in planning and painting the mural. (The latter is housed on the walls of a pedestrian underpass. Find it at 128 Elk Street. Painted in 2019, the mural was the community’s first. It has inspired additional murals since then....

Alleyways are generally perceived as sinister places where bad things happen and good people dont go. The truth is, an alley is whatever it’s used for. It was the show stopper of the project!" Visitors asked about the transformation happening before their eyes. Famous faces connected to the town make an appearance. (Comedy star Tina Fey was raised in Upper Darby.) Benches and planters were later added to turn the space into an elegant outdoor gathering place....

635 North Carolina Avenue SE, Washington, D.C. “There’s sidewalks zig-zagging everywhere throughout the piece,” artist Brian Holderman told thePittsburgh-Post Gazettein 2006. “That’s kind of an homage to the oldest form of transportation, which is your feet.”

In many cases, AARP grant funds were used to both demonstrate and implement a solution for safer streets. Learn more below and hit the images to “visit” each community. Northfield, Vermont The pedestrians arrived soon after the purple paint dried. The instantaneous use was the clearest indicator that our project was successful." The results informed where a walk-bike lane would be the most useful for and appreciated by residents. “Our community has loved this project and have asked for us to do more in the future....

In 2012, Little Free Library became a nonprofit, and the idea grew into a global movement. Interested donors can help place Little Free Libraries where they’re needed most by donating to the nonprofit’sImpact Fund.

Will She Make It? Crossing lanes of traffic on foot is a challenge, even with a crosswalk and signal. Let’s hope this woman walksreallyfast. Complete Versus Incomplete Streets Can you find the man trying to cross the road? (Hint: He’s stuck in the middle.) Complete Streets serve all users, be they drivers, bicyclists or pedestrians. This is an “Incomplete Street.” Versions of this road exist throughout the United States. Ready, Set, Go?...