AARP Community Challenge 2022 Grantees

• Boise: Wassmuth Center for Human Rights
  A loudspeaker system for concerts and events will be installed at the outdoors Idaho Anne Frank Human Rights Memorial.

• Boise: Downtown Boise Association
  Seven "pop-up placemaking" events will enliven the downtown with outdoor games and activities. State Video

• Emmett: Emmett Public Library
  A digital locker system will be installed outside the library so patrons can pick up and drop off materials when the building is closed. State Video

ILLINOIS

• Chicago and surrounds: The SafeLIGHT Foundation
  A new program will provide taxi and ride-sharing services to older adults in need of transportation assistance.

• Mounds: City of Mounds
  Improvements at City Park will make the restrooms ADA-compliant, add a ramp to the gazebo, and install benches and umbrella-shaded picnic tables.

• Rockford: City of Rockford
  Repairs will be done to ramps, stairs, railings and porches — and connections to needed resources made — at homes in six areas with high ratios of residents age 65-plus. Other work, such as pot-hole repair, street-sign replacement and street sweeping will be done where needed.

• Woodstock: City of Woodstock
  A wide pathway of crushed limestone will be built through the deep woods in Emricson Park. Seating areas will be created along the pathway.

INDIANA

• Evansville: Dream Center Evansville
  The intersection of North Main and West Michigan streets will be painted to improve visibility, and sidewalks and curbs on nearby streets — an area with a high percentage of older adults — will be repaired.

• Floyd County: Blue River Services, Inc.
  Grant funds will help expand on-demand transportation services for older adults and people with disabilities.

• Fort Wayne: Health By Design
  Three crossing areas at the southern end of the Wells Street corridor will be enhanced to improve safety. New lighting, seating and planters, events and more will draw attention to the area.

• Lebanon: The Heart of Lebanon
  To help older adults attend the dozens of events The Heart of Lebanon stages downtown each year, seating and personal umbrellas (including ones that can be used as a cane) will be provided on-site.

• Seymour: Anchor House, Inc.
  An extended awning will be built outside the Anchor House food pantry/emergency shelter and a mural painted on the side of its building. The outdoor space for vendors offering supportive services will be increased.

IOWA

• Greeley: City of Greeley
  Decorative light poles will be installed along State Highway 38 as part of the city’s effort to create a downtown corridor.

• Perry: Heart of Iowa Regional Transit Agency (HIRTA)
  ADA-compliant benches will be installed at city bus stops, and improved signage (including bilingual signs at designated stops) will be instituted throughout the system. Free rides will be given to passengers who are participating in a local health study.

• Polk County: Aging Resources
  Older adults without a smartphone will be able to order an Uber or Lyft ride by phoning a call center. Older passengers will be provided up to eight free rides per month.

• Toledo: Tama/Toledo Healthy Hometown Committee
  Two crosswalks, one helping connect Toledo and Tama, will be installed. Flashing yield signs and new connecting sidewalks will link the crosswalks to other walkways.

KANSAS

• Barber County: Medicine Lodge Peace Treaty Association
  A paved path will be built at the Five Tribes Outdoor Museum Trail, connecting the parking area to trail features.

• Blue Rapids: Blue Rapids Community Action Team 
  A basketball court at City Park will be turned into two pickleball courts, and an event introducing attendees to the sport will be staged.

• Dodge City: Dodge City Public Art Advisory Committee
  Murals will be created in the downtown district reflecting the area’s history and diversity.

• Iola: Thrive
  A musical playground featuring outdoor, mounted instruments will be built in a flower garden on the grounds of Allen County Regional Hospital.

• Newton: Kansas Alliance for Wetlands and Streams
  ADA-compliant benches and educational signage will be installed at a future wetlands park located one mile from a large retirement community. Safety warnings and pavement markings will also be created.

• Topeka: The Gil Carter Initiative, Inc.
  Grant funds will be used to build a greenhouse, install ADA-compliant benches and host health and wellness events featuring medical professionals and nutritionists.

KENTUCKY

• Beaver Dam: City of Beaver Dam
  As part of a downtown renaissance, old wooden doors will be turned into artworks illustrating the city’s history and will then be mounted on the outer walls of existing buildings.

• Florence: Florence Christian Church
  A bicycle rack and bicycle repair station will be installed in the church parking lot for use by food pantry guests, users of the church’s free shower service and all city residents. Photo Album

• Hazard: University of Kentucky Research Foundation
  Workbenches, a 3-D printer, pipe benders and a drill press will be among the equipment purchased to bolster a program in which volunteers refurbish used medical equipment and adapt toys to aid people with disabilities. Article

• Highland Heights: Campbell County Senior Center
  Two raised-bed planters will be built and developed, and workshops will be held to teach older adults about gardening.

• Lexington: Prevent Child Abuse Kentucky
  To strengthen relations between grandparents and grandchildren, events at which attendees can plant trees and flower bulbs or build free mini libraries (or both) will be staged across the state.

• Louisville: Parks Alliance of Louisville
  A new public park in a neighborhood with high rates of poor health will receive three fitness stations.

LOUISIANA 

• Baton Rouge: The Recreation and Park Commission for the Parish of East Baton Rouge (BREC)
  Wayfinding signage will be added to a bike and walking trail on Scotlandville Parkway, along with art that represents the area’s history and the contributions of African Americans and local veterans.

• Bunkie: The Center for Planning Excellence
  Plans will be drawn to convert two vacant, city-owned lots into pocket parks and at least one will be developed through the use of AARP Community Challenge funds.

• New Orleans: Algiers Economic Development Foundation
  Six bike racks, decorative lighting and a bicycle repair station will be added along a three-block section of Kabel Drive, a commercial corridor in the Algiers neighborhood.

• New Orleans: Bethlehem Lutheran Church
  Funds will be used for installing a wheelchair lift.

• New Orleans: Dillard University Community Relations
  A community garden with 20 raised-bed garden boxes will be created, and six healthy-cooking demonstrations and four health fairs will be held.

• Thibodaux: City of Thibodaux
  Benches and bicycle racks will be installed downtown and along the Menard Pedestrian Bike Trail.

MAINE

• Bath: Age-Friendly Communities of the Lower Kennebec
  A multimedia package informing recipients about accessory dwelling units will be produced.

• Bangor: Bangor Livable Communities Committee
  The safety and functionality of the Kenduskeag Stream Trail will be improved by widening the trail, installing ADA-compliant benches and improving signage. A structural assessment of one bridge will be conducted.

• Bath: Kennebec Estuary Land Trust
  The Whiskeag Trail will be widened and stabilized; bridges will be widened, with ramps added; ADA-compliant benches will be installed; and an emergency system will be updated.

• Central Maine: Marti Stevens Interactive Improvisational Theater
  Theatrical performances about challenges experienced by older adults will be staged at venues across central Maine. (Read an AARP.org/Livable article about interactive theater and this grantee.)

• Danforth: Danforth Livable Communities
  The city’s Livable Communities Center will be brought up to ADA standards with a new front walkway and entryway and a renovation of its stairwell.

• Portland: Age Friendly Portland
  Purchasing portable ramps will improve accessibility to town gathering spaces, services and amenities for residents and visitors with mobility challenges. Video and Photo Album

• Rangeley: United Way of the Tri-Valley Area
  A program providing free rides to people are 50 or older in this rural community will be maintained and expanded, partly with the addition of seven volunteer drivers.

• Scarborough: Project GRACE
  Three community gardens, two of which are used exclusively to feed  undernourished residents, will gain funding, as will a program that provides supplemental heating assistance and home repairs to older adults.

• Searsmont: Georges River Land Trust
  A portion of an existing riverfront trail will receive new seating, trailhead kiosks with information about the area and new accessible parking spots.

• South Portland: Age Friendly South Portland
  A walk audit will be conducted to identify ways to improve safety on the Green Belt Trail. Signage will also be installed, and a program on the correct use of the trail will be produced for Access TV.

• Surry: Town of Surry
  Signage will be added along Route 172 to slow speeding traffic by drivers who are often unaware of the small town’s presence as they shuttle between Ellsworth and Blue Hill.

MARYLAND

• Baltimore: Adopt-A-Block, Inc 
  An abandoned home will be renovated and given away, mortgage free, to someone 50 or older who has never owned a home.

• Baltimore: Art with a Heart Inc. 
  A mosaic of glass and ceramic will be created by city residents at a series of workshops, then displayed outside the University of Maryland Medical Center Midtown Campus.

• Baltimore: North Ave Mission 
  A community garden in a low-income neighborhood will be upgraded and made more accessible with the creation of a rain garden and installation of a permeable paver path, a picnic table, lighting and a canopy.

• Baltimore: Saint Agnes Foundation 
  New volunteers and older-adult participants will be recruited for a program begun in 2020 in which the former accompany the latter to medical appointments.

• Baltimore: The Urban Oasis 
  A two-story structure will be built to house equipment at a community garden and provide gathering space for a program in which teens remove trash, mow lawns, plant trees and tend other gardens.

MASSACHUSETTS

• Boston: The Trustees of Reservations 
  A hazardous walkway will be repaired at Southwest Corridor Community Farm, and four raised-bed gardens will be built for disabled gardeners at Savin & Maywood Community Garden.

• Chelmsford: Chelmsford Public Library
  Indigenous people’s contributions to the area’s development will be acknowledged with 11 informational kiosks and five freestanding mini libraries, plus programs focusing on the arts and history.

• South Dennis: Dennis Center for Active Living 
  In a corner on the Center for Active Living grounds, six raised-bed gardens and two ADA-compliant benches will be places on a new concrete surface.

• Westport: Westport Council on Aging 
  A fixed-route transportation service for older adults will be established, operating one day per week between common shopping, banking and medical destinations in this rural community.

• Worcester: MassBike
  Bicycling will be encouraged by pairing 20 teenaged cyclists with 20 older recipients in an ongoing program that awards free e-bikes. There will also be five bicycle workshops as well as group rides.

MICHIGAN

• Detroit: Arboretum Detroit
  An ADA-compliant boardwalk plus a deck with benches will be installed near Mission Point, a nursing and rehabilitation facility.
  

• Detroit: Road to Freedom
  An abandoned apartment complex with be rehabilitated by recent parolees and adults over 50, teaching them construction and social skills.

• Genesee County: Greater Flint Health Coalition
  The project will recruit volunteers and install raised-beds at community gardens at food banks and centers for older adults.

• Lansing: City of Lansing
  The roundabout at Harding and Pershing avenues will gain traffic delineators, and the sidewalk at its perimeter will be painted. Two bike racks will be installed nearby.

• Mason County: Sable Points Lighthouse Keepers Assocation
  Picnic tables will be installed on the grounds of Big Sable Lighthouse to provide a place for visitors to rest.

MINNESOTA

• Duluth: Duluth Age-Friendly and Ecolibrium3
  Teams of participants will design solutions that will make the city more age friendly. Areas of focus will include housing, transportation and more.

• McLeod County: Mid-Minnesota Development Commission
  Transit tokens will be distributed to older adults and disabled people in residential facilities, and childcare providers will receive passes allowing them to take children in their care to such facilities, promoting intergenerational contact.

• Minneapolis: City of Minneapolis
  The network of “mobility hubs” — spots around town that aid travelers — will be bolstered with improved signage and seating, and local ambassadors will be hired to educate residents about their use.

• Minneapolis: Mill City Church and IMBY MN Project
  A showcase accessory dwelling unit will be built and a multimedia campaign explaining the benefits of this compact housing type will be produced.

• Princeton: City of Princeton
  The Bike Assist Program will offer an electric hybrid cargo bike to families for a wider variety of transportation opportunities.

• Twin Cities region: Hearts & Hammers
  Homes of low-income owners will be rehabbed, including weatherstripping; the construction of accessibility ramps, stairs and walkways; and landscaping or yard renewal.

• Vergas: Veterans Memorial Park
  Three-quarters of an acre of city-owned land will be turned into a veterans memorial with full ADA compliance.

MISSISSIPPI

• Hattiesburg: Hattiesburg Landmark Preservation
  At a public school/park, AARP funds will contribute to improvements in the basketball court, the addition of four age-friendly benches at a walking track and two murals.

• Jackson: Jackson Heart Foundation — Museum Trail
  The Museum Trail will be upgraded with the addition of two gathering places, a mural, seating and lighting.

• Macon: Noxubee County Historical Society
  The Macon Welcome Center will become a fully functional community center with the addition of computers, food prep equipment, audio video equipment and the hiring of several staff members.

• Waynesboro: Waynesboro — Wayne County Library
  The library will purchase 11 GrandPads, a tablet designed for older adults; they will then be available for checking out, just like books. Computer classes will also be offered, and a special staff member will provide tech support.

MISSOURI

• St. Louis: East Loop CID
  Funding will help build and creatively paint two crosswalks on a prominent boulevard where there are long stretches with no designated pedestrian crossings.

• St. Louis County: Citizens for Modern Transit
  Accessible seating, a UV-protective shade and a mural examining local history will be installed at the North Hanley Transit Center.

• St. Louis: Good Journey
  Two areas designed for peaceful reflection will be built within a community garden — one with a wooden arbor and vining fruit, the other with a fountain and Zimbabwean sculpture. Both will include seating.

• Webb City: Joplin Trails Coalition
  A cement ramp leading to the Frisco Trail will be built along with infrastructure to help people of all abilities enjoy the trail and cross the adjacent road. 

MONTANA

• Cut Bank: City of Cut Bank
  An underused dog park will receive a walking path, ADA-compliant benches and two shade structures. Article

• Flathead Indian Reservation: Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Nation (CSKT)
  A greenhouse and adjacent garden will be created and supplied with soil, cultivation materials and other necessities. The resulting produce will be given to meal programs and individual families.

• Ravalli County: Cultivating Connections Montana
  Older adults will serve as hosts of community gardens in their own yards or elsewhere. Teen volunteers will maintain the gardens, with hosts doing the watering and receiving a share of the produce. The rest will be donated.

• Virginia City: Friends of the Thompson-Hickman Madison County Library
  Public meetings will be held and a survey conducted to determine needs to improve accessibility at the library. 

NEBRASKA

• Grand Island: Grow Grand Island
  A packet will be produced, containing the book The Art of Neighboring and information about a neighborhood meet-and-greet, and then distributed to participants in a new local segment of an international leadership forum conducted via satellite.

• Haigler: Haigler Community Foundation
  An abandoned set of basketball and tennis courts will be revitalized, with one of the latter turned into a pickleball court. ADA-compliant benches will also be added and light poles repaired.

• Lincoln: Heartland Bike Share and BikeLNK 
  Monthly events to promote bike sharing will be staged and will include group rides that include certified biking ambassadors. Courses will be offered to train others to be ambassadors.

• Omaha: Canopy South
  As part of the revitalization of a vacant building in Upland Park, land around it will gain a walking path, accessible seating, public art and permanent raised-bed gardens to replace current temporary ones.

• Omaha: University of Nebraska Foundation
  Tests will be conducted on new and recent innovations meant to improve bathrooms for wheelchair-bound people living in restricted quarters such as accessory dwelling units. Among the items: automated faucets and voice-activated showers.

• South Sioux City: Siouxland Freedom Park
  Siouxland Freedom Park, a veterans memorial park honoring all past and present members of the armed forces, will construct trails to increase accessibility between park amenities.

NEVADA

• Elko County: Community Health Development Foundation
  Two centers for older adults will receive laptops and tablets, and high school–age volunteers will provide instruction on their use.

• Henderson: City of Henderson
  Thirty artistically designed bicycle racks will be created and installed downtown along with a mural or statue and a bike education class that includes a community ride will be held.

NEW HAMPSHIRE

• Center Ossipee: Friends of Constitution Park Ossipee 
  A covered pavilion with benches will be built to provide shade and a gathering place.

• Hillsborough: Hillsborough Community Center
  A covered bench will be installed downtown, with raised-bed gardens alongside it. 

• Lebanon: Friends of the Northern Rail Trail
  An electric rickshaw will be purchased and used to provide rides to older adults, operated by volunteer cyclists. Photo Album

• Newport: Town of Newport
  A vacant lot will be turned into a dog park and community garden, both fully ADA-accessible, with walkways, benches and raised-bed gardens.

NEW JERSEY

• Belleville: Town of Belleville
  A new walking trail will connect two streets previously divided by an oddly placed fence. Along the path will be one garden honoring COVID-19 victims and another containing produce the public will be welcome to pick.

• Belvidere: Town of Belvidere
  A colorful bike lane will be created along a busy downtown street to slow traffic and improve livability. Along with it will come two bike racks, two repair stations and five benches.

• Camden: Camden Community Partnership
  Various safety solutions will be tested around the entrance to Cramer Waterfront Park. Among them are switching the bike and parking lanes to move bicyclists away from traffic. Crosswalks and temporary curb ramps will also be added.

• Closter: Borough of Closter
  A barren alley downtown will be turned into a pocket park that will connect commuter and shopper parking to a lively commercial street.

• Elizabeth: Kean University Foundation
  Six murals will be created based on a series of COVID-19 stories recorded during the pandemic and told by housing authority residents.

• Jersey City: Jersey City Housing Authority
  This project will provide Wi-Fi-enabled tablets to seniors in a public housing development and college students will offer one-on-one digital literacy training.

• Metuchen: Metuchen Downtown Alliance
  In a downtown parking lot downtown located near the city’s center for older adults, two parking spaces will transformed into a "parklet" gathering spot with planters, seating and a table decorated with a mosaic.
  

• Perth Amboy: City of Perth Amboy
  Two pillars of the bridge connecting Perth Amboy to New York’s Staten Island will be beautified with murals.

NEW MEXICO

• Carlsbad: Carlsbad MainStreet Project
  Downtown crosswalks will be repainted with thermoplastic materials that can withstand the New Mexico sun and improve safety.

• El Rito: El Rito Library
  The area around the library will be upgraded by clearly separating parking from other areas with stanchions; adding a sandbox, benches and a bicycle repair station, and holding flea markets. 

• La Union: La Union Helping Hands
  A covered bus stop will be built at a central location in the town, and a gazebo with benches will be installed outside the community center.

• Silver City: Silver City MainStreet Project
  Large photos depicting historic flooding in the area will be posted downtown and a game area will be established nearby.

NEW YORK

• Buffalo: Dorothy J Collier Community Center
  Jazz Night the Community Center will enhance cultural activities, create a sense of belonging, encourage multigenerational interaction, beautify the neighborhood and provide an outlet for disenfranchised community members.

• Chautauqua: Chautauqua Institution
  Two tennis courts will be added at Chautauqua Institution, one of which can be converted to two pickleball courts as needed.

• Long Island: Regional Plan Association
  The benefits of accessory dwelling units (ADUs) will be addressed in a series of video interviews with older adults who live in ADUs or might benefit from doing so. The interviews will be disseminated through social and traditional media.

• New York City: NYC Department for the Aging
  To foster intergenerational interaction, a series of workshops providing instruction in the arts, including salsa and African dance, mosaic creation and storytelling, will be expanded to four additional sites.

• North Elba: John Brown Lives!
  An ongoing series of stories about social justice and activism will be bolstered by a new website and the Story Booth at the John Brown Farm State Historic Site, where stories can be recorded and shared.

• Schenectady: Downtown Schenectady Improvement Corporation
  An empty lot downtown will be enlivened with murals, ADA-compliant benches, lighting and tables featuring game boards.

NORTH CAROLINA

• Ansonville: The Caraway Foundation
  People 50-plus will receive instructions in technology from volunteers. Each participant will receive a tablet and laptop that can be taken home. The tablets will be theirs to keep after the six-week program.

• Brevard: City of Brevard
  Raised-bed gardens will be created in the city’s new community garden. Benches will be added there and in the nearby skate park and along the adjoining Estatoe Trail.

• Craven County: Wash Away Unemployment
  The project will build one unit as a model for socially conscious and environmentally-friendly homelessness reduction for returning citizens and those with high barriers to employment.
  

• Greenville: BikeWalkNC
  The Greenville Traffic Garden, a simulated roadway where drivers, bicyclists and pedestrians can learn safety practices, will be developed. Photo Album

NORTH DAKOTA

• Bismarck, Lincoln and Mandan: Bis-Man Transit Board
  Videos to teach local residents about the transit system, including fixed-route service, will be produced and used during transit workshops.

• Devils Lake: Devils Lake Park District
  An existing pond in Ruger Park will be expanded and stocked with fish. A pier, parking, a sidewalk, benches and landscaping will be added.

• Hazen: Hazen Public Library
  Two chairlifts will be installed at the library, making the basement, where there is a meeting room, more accessible. Photo Album

• New Rockford: New Rockford Park District
  With the move of the city’s outdoor skating rink to All Veterans Park, a new prefab, more accessible building for dressing, getting warm, etc., will be bought and installed. Lighting for security and benches will also be added.

OHIO

• Cleveland: Union Miles Development Corporation
  Free home-repair services will be provided to older adults in the Union-Miles neighborhood. State Video

• Columbus: Franklin County Master Gardener Volunteers
  An outdoor meeting space will be created where refugee families can congregate.

• Delaware: City of Delaware Parks and Natural Resources
  Unity Park will be upgraded with fitness equipment, ADA-compliant benches, lighting and landscaping.

• Franklin County: Bhutanese Community of Central Ohio
  Bhutanese refugee women will be taught how to access libraries, parks and public transportation.

• Toledo: CommunityCare Clinics (CCC)
  A bus stop near the clinic will be upgraded with a bench and shelter. Ride-sharing arrangements will also be improved with a new partnership, and bike racks will be installed at the clinic.

• Youngstown: Boulevard Park Block Watch
  A vacant space will be converted to a pocket park, with benches, porch-type swings, a flagpole and picnic tables.

OKLAHOMA

• Cheyenne: The Rook
  This project will install railings and a ramp to improve accessibility within the 1940's theatre. Photo Album

• McAlester: City of McAlester
  A tennis court at William P. Mullen Park will be converted to two pickleball courts with the help of local players.

• Nowata: Nowata CAN, Inc.
  An alleyway previously adorned with several murals will receive further enhancement with ADA-compliant benches, tables, lighting, planters and a small stage.

• Wellston: Town of Wellston
  AARP funding will contribute to the upgrading of the park area, which will gain a walking trail, tables and benches, games, and improved paviliion restrooms.

OREGON

• Klamath Falls: Healthy Klamath
  This project will revive alleyways that are currently run down and increase public art displays.

• Moro: City of Moro
  As Moro updates its zoning ordinances, allowing a broader range of home types, two sets of pre-approved plans for accessory dwelling units will be provided at no cost to citizens of Moro and its neighbor Condon.

• Mosier: City of Mosier
  AARP funding will help develop a commercial kitchen in the community center. The kitchen will provide free weekly meals, a food pantry and space for nutritional-product development.

• Portland: Lloyd EcoDistrict
  Workshops will be held to train older adults to prepare for emergencies. Participants will also be supplied with appropriate materials.

• Salem: Sustainable Living Center 
  An unused outdoor area between two historical glass greenhouses will be turned into an accessible space for educational programs on sustainability, multigenerational gardening and social engagement.
  

• Woodburn: City of Woodburn
  This project will provide a public community gathering space directly in the heart of one of the largest 55-plus communities in Oregon.

PENNSYLVANIA

• Philadelphia: Center in the Park
  A cafe with free Wi-Fi will be created in a center for older adults.

• Philadelphia: Clean Air Council
  Two informational kiosks promoting Cobb Creek Trail will be installed along or near the trail, and two entertainment programs featuring content geared toward older adults will be staged at an environmental center.

• Philadelphia: Philadelphia Chinatown Development Corporation
  To help reconnect Chinatown neighborhoods divided by the creation of the Vine Street Expressway, the organization will hold a pop up event to reimagine the public space and older residents’ input will be sought.

• Philadelphia: Thomas Jefferson University
  Four themed gardens — Edible, Sanctuary, etc. — will be created at the LandHealth Institute’s nursery. Article

• Philadelphia: Utility Emergency Services Fund
  Transportation via rideshare and public transit will be provided to older adults going to Oak Street Health locations.

• Pittsburgh: Lawrenceville United
  Older town residents will be interviewed about Lawrenceville’s history and their own experiences there. Those stories will be made available on a history website and honored with public art displays.

• West Chester: West Chester Public Library
  ADA-compliant seating and tables, plus a security camera, will be added to an underused terrace outside the library.

PUERTO RICO

• Lajas: Surcando La Historia
  The continued availability of power, drinking water and communication outlets in Lajas will be ensured through improved technology.

• San Juan: Ponce NHS
  Emergency supplies — including a water tank, cots and first aid kits — will be purchased to benefit the Tortugo community/barrio.

RHODE ISLAND

• Central Falls: Groundwork Rhode Island
  A green space will be transformed into a resource for all ages through the installation of amenities such as seating and tables for dominoes and chess. State Video

• Providence: Providence Streets Coalition & Thriving Places Collaborative
  A parking lane will be turned into a temporary urban trail to assess safety, build community support and affect the permanent redesign of Hope Street. State Video

• Providence: Southside Community Land Trust
  Young people will grow herbs and vegetables that will be given to older adults. They will also help create a second cookbook that preserves the older adults’ recipes and stories. State Video

• Woonsocket: Downtown Woonsocket Collaborative
  The area outside the Aging Well older-adult center will be transformed into a safe, inviting space for outdoor exercise as well as a gathering place. State Video

SOUTH CAROLINA

• Columbia: Transitions Homeless Center 
  Various equipment and services at the center’s new physical location will be purchased with funding, including a laptop for processing applications; beds, desks and dressers; and open houses for eligible people and their families.

• Fort Lawn: Fort Lawn Community Center 
  ADA-compliant picnic tables and a gazebo with porch-type swings will be purchased for the town’s mini park and benches for its walking track. Concrete walking paths will be created at both.

• Greenville: Mill Community Ministries 
  At a local bike shop, six workbenches will be set up, complete with tools, to allow riders to do their own repairs. Videos will be created or found on YouTube to aid the amateur mechanics. Photo Album

• Union County: The RobinHood Group 
  Stipends will be provided to residents over 50 who work in a community gardens, and FoodShare boxes will be given to residents in need of services.

SOUTH DAKOTA

• Canistota: City of Canistota 
  Accessible picnic tables, benches and a water fountain will be installed to turn an undeveloped park into a safe gathering space.

• Hill City: Community Lutheran Church Community Garden 
  Cisterns to collect rainwater will be installed at the church’s community garden, increasing the number of plots and, hence, the number food distribution sites it serves. Workshops on gardening and the use of fresh produce will also be held.

• Milbank: Milbank Area Retired Teachers Association
  Bike racks, benches, signage, water fountains and playground equipment will be installed at the city’s parks.

• Spearfish: City of Spearfish Parks, Recreation, and Forestry Department 
  Signage and crosswalks will be improved. Curb-access disparities in areas frequented by older adults will be mitigated.

TENNESSEE

• Clarksville: Montgomery County 
  A community garden will be created at the Wade Bourne Nature Center.

• Crossville: Cumberland County 
  An Obed River Park shelter will be transformed into an outdoor classroom. Among other uses, Cumberland County Soil Conservation District will hold classes there on plant and pollinator identification and monarch butterfly gardening.

• Jackson: City of Jackson
  Two “blessing boxes” — stand-alone refrigerators in wooden frames — will be positioned outside a local church and a substance-abuse facility. They will initially be stocked by the city, later by donations.

• Memphis: For the Kingdom
  The Exodus Marketplace will be created and subsequently host a monthly farmers market, a book club and more.

• Nashville: Neighbor 2 Neighbor 
  Leadership skills will be cultivated among people 50 or older at a series of “lunch and learn” events, helping them become more actively engaged in their neighborhoods.

TEXAS

• Dallas: City of Dallas — Office of Community Care 
  ADA-compliant benches and playground signage will be installed at the West Dallas Multipurpose Center.

• Fort Worth: Lancaster District Historic, Inc. 
  Tripping hazards will be eliminated in the Al Hayne Memorial Park.

• Middle Rio Grande Region: Southwest Area Regional Transit District  
  Training in how to become mobile and independent will be offered to older adults and disabled people.

• Presidio: Presidio Municipal Development Distric 
  Barbecue grills, ADA-compliant picnic tables and park benches, exercise equipment, and outdoor musical instruments will be installed at Daly Park.

• San Antonio: Alamo Colleges Foundation
  Exercise equipment will be installed along a walking trail at Palomino Park. There will also be free on-site and online fitness activities.

UTAH

• Cedar City: Cedar City Corporation
  Bus shelters, benches and bike racks will be installed downtown and picnic tables will be installed at the farmers market.

• Grand County: Youth Garden Project 
  Funds will allow the Youth Garden Project to purchase 25 kneepads to aid it 250 volunteers.

• Salt Lake City: Glendale Neighborhood Council
  A transportation committee will be established within the Glendale Neighborhood Council to plot a course on issues related to transportation in Glendale and more.

VERMONT

• Greensboro: Greensboro Nursing Home
  A nature trail will be built, and a deck will be added to the town’s pond.

• Hinesburg: Cathedral Square
  A flashing beacon light will be installed at a village center crosswalk near Kelley’s Field, an affordable housing community for older adults.

• Montpelier: City of Montpelier — Parks and Trees Department
  A pop-up produce stand will be created to distribute affordable food from the city’s farm. It will also transform the front of the older-adult center into a weekly outdoor gathering space.

• North Hero: North Hero Public Library
  A “word garden” with words etched into rocks will be installed and will complement raised-bed gardens already in place.

• Royalton: South Royalton Underpass Art Project 
  Public art and new lighting will help revitalize a train underpass that forms a vital connection point in the bisected village.

VIRGIN ISLANDS

• Frederiksted: The St. Croix Orchid Society, Inc
  Damage to the historic Orchid House at the Garden will be repaired. That will include replacing the ridgepole and rafters, shade cloth, and grillwork on the front of the building. There will also be irrigation system updates.

VIRGINIA

• Blacksburg: Blacksburg Regional Art Association 
  A mural highlighting the area’s natural environment and history will beautify a busy pedestrian streetscape.

• Chesapeake: Healthy Chesapeake 
  Various equipment and features, including raised-bed boxes, planter benches, a modular trellis system, an outdoor sink and a rain barrel, will complete a community garden in a low-income neighborhood.

• Gloucester: Gloucester Mathews Care Clinic 
  A food pantry and vegetable garden will be created at the clinic, affording patients better access to healthy foods.

• New River Valley Region: Literacy Volunteers of the New River Valley 
  The Mobile Literacy Lab will provide technical resources and literacy education to adult learners.

• Richmond: Union Presbyterian Seminary 
  Picnic tables, benches and signage, plus improvements in the trail system, will be added to an urban eco-park.

WASHINGTON

• Bainbridge Island: Bainbridge Island Senior/Community Center 
  This will test the value of a collaborative transportation web, blending volunteer and contracted drivers, to create an effective system for older adults and the community at large.

• Cosmopolis: Friends of Highland Park and Parks of Cosmopolis
  An underutilized park will be upgraded with ADA-compliant benches, a covered area, ramps, picnic tables and more.

• Cusick: Kalispel Tribe of Indians 

• Quilcene: Count Me In for Quilcene 
  A trail linking the town’s natural wonders, activity centers and businesses will be built, featuring kiosks honoring local artworks and Quilcene’s history in photos and stories.

WEST VIRGINIA

• Durbin: Town of Durbin 
  Dim orange streetlights will be replaced by attractive, bright-white ones and sidewalks will be repaired and new ones installed alongside a busy highway.

• Grafton: City of Grafton
  An unofficial walking trail will be enhanced with additional benches and directional signage to make it safer and more accessible.

• Wellsburg: Wellsburg Lions Club
  Pickleball is king in Wellsburg, where two new courts will be resurfaced, all courts will be enclosed in a new fence, paddle racks will be installed and a bulletin board to post tournament results will be hung.

• Wellsburg: Wellsburg Urban Renewal Authority 
  Town Square will be revitalized by leveling brick pavers, plus the addition of tables, chair, umbrellas and trash cans and the addition of murals on the walls and colorful paint on area crosswalks.

WISCONSIN

• Bayfield: Friends of the North Pikes Creek Wetlands
  A bike parking facility will be built at Beaver Hollow, a popular community nature preserve.

• La Crosse: La Crosse Public Library
  Library patrons will now have the opportunity to check out home improvement and gardening tools.

• Milwaukee: Milwaukee Turners 
  Walking tours will be conducted for older adults in three neighborhoods, culminating in cooking demonstrations using ingredients found in those neighborhoods, with the goal of encouraging healthy movement and eating.

• Milwaukee: Neighborhood Improvement Development Corporation 
  Vacant lots will be turned into “healing spaces” by mowing grass, removing debris and holding yoga sessions, health workshops and more in them.

• Viroqua: McIntosh Memorial Library
  A portion of the library will be turned into an aviary and classes on bird-watching will be conducted there and at other sites, including Side Hollow Park.

WYOMING

• Casper: Casper Legion
  A memorial is being created that will include the names of every Wyoming citizen who died defending freedom since the area became a state.

• Cheyenne: Children’s Museum of Cheyenne 
  Five ADA-compliant benches will be installed for pedestrians and bicyclists on the Greater Cheyenne Greenway.

• Cheyenne: Veterans’ Rock 
  Diverse forms of transportation will be supplied to all veterans and their families.

• Sheridan: Powder River Basin Resource Council 
  Safe, accessible seating and lighting will be provided. in an established food forest.