2022 AARP Community Challenge

CALIFORNIA San Francisco: “Pop-up” Events Help Older Adults Get Online (video) FLORIDA Miami: ‘My Transit, My City’ Program (video) Pensacola: Tiny Houses Can Help Reduce a Huge Affordable-Housing Shortage (article) GEORGIA Atlanta: Legacy Resident Retention in Atlanta (video) HAWAII Hau'ula: A Walking Path at a Community Gathering Space (video) Kaunakakai: DKapuna (Elders) Learn About Computers From Teens (video) Lihu'e: Expanding An Urban Garden Expands Community Integration (video) Lihu'e: Bus Stop Murals Mirrors The Beauty Of Kilauea (video) IDAHO Boise: A Cargo Bike Brings Games To Play (video) Emmett: Self-Service Locker Opens The Library To Patrons At All Hours (video) INDIANA Seymour: A Food Pantry Provides Shelter From the Weather (article) KENTUCKY Hazard: A Community Is Enabled Through the Reuse of Walkers, Wheelchairs and More (article) MAINE Portland: Recognizing Age-Friendly Businesses, Arts and Culture in Portland, Maine (article) MARYLAND Baltimore: Helping Older Adults Keep Their Medical Appointments (video) MONTANA Cut Bank: A Paw Park on the Prairie (article) NEW JERSEY Jersey City: Closing the Digital Divide, Together (article) NORTH CAROLINA Greenville: Teaching Pedestrian Safety in a Traffic Garden (video) Brevard: Growing A Community Space in a Garden (video) Ansonville: Joining the Technology Age With a Little Help (video) OHIO Cleveland: Repairs to Age in Place (video) PENNSYLVANIA Philadelphia: West Philadelphia Garden Grows Sense of Community (article) RHODE ISLAND Central Falls: Transforming A Corner Into A Garden For Neighbors (video) Providence: A Temporary Bike Lane Starts Safety Conversations (video) Providence: A Cookbook Connects Elders And Teens (video) Woonsocket: New Opportunities to Exercise And Socialize Outside (video) TENNESSEE Jackson: Community Refrigerators Are Stocked By and For Residents (article)

2021 AARP Community Challenge

CONNECTICUT Bridgeport: Hitting the Ground Walking (video) FLORIDA Miami: A Celebration of LGBTQ+ 'Legacy Couples' (article) Orlando: Tables of Connection 'Connect' Residents (video) GEORGIA Athens: Advancing African-American History in Athens (video) HAWAII Hilo: A Theatre-On-Wheels Comes To You (video) O'ahu: Habitat Restoration Reconnects the Community to Nature (video) IDAHO Ada County: Helping Boise Businesses Support Biking (video) Blaine County: Celebrate Spring With Thousands Of Daffodils (video) Hidden Springs: Improving The Hidden Valley Trail For All Seasons (video) Lincoln County: An Indoor Walking Loop Leads to Intergenerational Fitness (video) Pocatello: Small Gardens Benefit Families In Large Ways (video) Potlatch: Historic Railroad Building’s Restoration Returns The Building To The Community (video) KENTUCKY Louisville: Increasing ADU Awareness in Louisville (video) Whitesburg: A Trail (with AARP Benches) Enables People of All Ages to Walk to Town (video) NORTH CAROLINA Southport: Honoring Those Buried in a Historic Cemetery (video) Statewide: Boosting Local Economies by Promoting Main Street Communities (video) OREGON Medford: Transforming a Hotel Into Accessible, Temporary Housing (video) Tigard: AARP Community Challenge Grantee Interview About the 'Launch Pod' (video) RHODE ISLAND Providence: Growing Food in Providence, Rhode Island (video)

2020 AARP Community Challenge

DELAWARE New Castle County: Connecting Neighbors to COVID Resources (video) IDAHO Cascade: Connecting Walking Trails in Cascade (video) Glenns Ferry: A Rural Park For All Ages And Abilities (video) West Gooding: Library’s Seating Area Becomes The Community’s Gathering Place (video) MAINE Millinocket: Age-Friendly Winter Event Brings Joy (video) MINNESOTA Falcon Heights: A Place of Peace for Community Healing (video) NEW YORK Buffalo: Neighborhood Discovery Pays Dividends (video) NORTH CAROLINA Chatham County: A Community Center Goes Virtual (video) SOUTH CAROLINA Myrtle Beach: Using Art to Inform About Street Safety and More (video) TEXAS Houston: A Transportation "Pop-Up" Tool Kit Leads to Permanent Change (video)

2019 AARP Community Challenge

CALIFORNIA Los Angeles: Golden Age Park (article) and (video) DELAWARE Wilmington: The Critical Ingredient to Creating a New Public Space? Community Engagement (article) IDAHO Driggs: Outdoor Games (video) Victor: Valley of the Tetons Library (video) INDIANA Fort Wayne: Mount Vernon Park Improvements (article) KANSAS Wichita: Increasing Internet Access by Lending "Hotspot" Devices (video) MASSACHUSETTS Boston: Installing Benches for an Age-Friendlier City (video) MICHIGAN Detroit: Autonomous Passenger Shuttles Take Seniors Where They Need to Go (video) MISSISSIPPI Jackson: "Activating" Public Spaces with Murals and Crosswalks (video) OKLAHOMA Anadarko: Planting A Garden for Healthier Living (video) PENNSYLVANIA Philadelphia: Helping Mediate Landlord-Tenant Disputes (video) VERMONT Bennington: Revitalizing a Park Using Community Input (video) VIRGIN ISLANDS Christiansted: Installing a Connected Bike Trail Around Town (video)

2018 AARP Community Challenge

ARIZONA Tempe: Helping the City Become Dementia-Friendly (video) CALIFORNIA West Sacramento: Offering More Ways for Older Adults to Get Around (video) FLORIDA Miami: Providing a Place to Sit While Waiting for a Bus (video) GEORGIA Atlanta: Educating a Community About ADUs (video) HAWAII Honolulu: Promoting Paths to Parks (video) IOWA Avoca: Providing Musical Instruments All Can Play (video) KENTUCKY Lexington: Advancing a Policy to Support Accessory Dwelling Units (article) Louisville: Creating Safer Streets and Spots to Sit (video) LOUISIANA Baton Rouge: Connecting Neighbors to a Nearby Park (video) MAINE Saco: Unrolling an Accessible Solution for Beachgoers (video) MISSOURI Kansas City: A Temporary Mobility Lane Helps Jump-Start Permanent Change (article) NEBRASKA Omaha: Turning a Vacant Lot into a Public Space (video) NEW HAMPSHIRE Manchester: Furnishing a Waterfront Park (video) NORTH CAROLINA Charlotte: Making it Fun to Wait for a Bus (video) OHIO Findlay: Turning Tennis Courts into Pickleball Courts (video) PENNSYLVANIA Philadelphia: Elders' Story Cafe (article) + (video) SOUTH CAROLINA Charleston: Creating Colorful Crosswalks (video) TENNESSEE Memphis: Fixing Streets and Sidewalks for Safer Strolling (video)

2017 AARP Community Challenge

CALIFORNIA San Diego: 10 Questions from the Age-Friendly Game 'Boomer.rology' (article) Santa Cruz: Helping Build an ADA-compliant ADU (video) CONNECTICUT Hartford: Raised-Bed Gardening (article) DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Washington, DC: How a Party in the Streets Can Create a Community (article) GEORGIA Macon-Bibb: How Chess Can Reconnect a Community (article) and (video) HAWAII Honolulu: 10 Tips for Making Businesses Friendlier to Kupuna (article) IDAHO Kuna: Rethinking an Empty Parking Lot (video) INDIANA Fort Wayne: See an Example of a Complete Stree (article) and (video) KANSAS Wichita: Creating a Walking Tour Through History (video) KENTUCKY Lexington: Adding Planters and Places to Sit (video) LOUISIANA New Orleans: Helping Older Adults Get and Stay Fit (video) MAINE Bowdoinham: Raised-Bed Gardening (article) MICHIGAN Wayne: Turning a Barren Alley Into a Gathering Space (video) MISSISSIPPI Gulfport: Transforming a Floodplain Into a Dog Park (video) MISSOURI St. Louis: Using Pop-up Demonstrations to Imagine Improved Public Transit Spaces (video) NEW HAMPSHIRE Statewide: New Hampshire Says Yes to ADUs (article) NEW YORK Buffalo: Creating a Community Space from a Vacant Lot (video) NORTH DAKOTA Bismarck: Installing a Walk-Bike Trail (video) PENNSYLVANIA Harrisburg: Transforming Abandoned Plots into Community Places (video) Philadelphia: Encouraging Neighbors to Meet and Mingle (video) RHODE ISLAND Jamestown: Growing Food So a Neighbor Can Eat (article) SOUTH CAROLINA Camden: Activating an Alleyway (article) and (video) TENNESSEE Nashville: Implementing Community Engagement and Public Space Projects (video) TEXAS Fort Worth: Improving Driver and Pedestrian Safety on a Residential Roadway (video) Fort Worth: Neighbors Provide Many Helping Hands (article) UTAH Salt Lake City: A Walking Path Connects a Community (article) VIRGINIA Farmville: Repairing Homes in Disrepair (video) WASHINGTON Seattle: Hosting a Hackathon to Develop Aging-Friendly Solutions (video) WEST VIRGINIA Charleston/Kanawha Valley: Neighbors Provide Many Helping Hands (video)

2023 AARP Community Challenge

ALABAMA Dora: Shelving and Shopping Carts Deliver Food to the Community (article) ARIZONA Tuscon: Hosting a ‘Casita’ Competition in Tucson (video) COLORADO Fort Collins: Repair Workshops for Residents of Mobile Home Parks (article) CALIFORNIA Long Beach: A Taxi Service Enables Older Adults To Get Where They Need To Go (video) Sonoma County: 'Farmacy Carts' Provide Fresh Produce (article) MASSACHUSETTS Springfield: Training Residents to Conduct Walk Audits (video) Chelsea: La Plazita is the Place for Games and Services (video) NEW HAMPSHIRE Bethlehem: Making Bike Maps Easier on the Eyes (video) NORTH CAROLINA Banner Elk: Youth Groups Build Wheelchair Ramps at Summer Camp (video) Brevard: Sowing Seeds of Intergenerational Connectivity Through Gardening (video) Navassa: Telling the History of the Gullah Geechee and the United States (video) NORTH DAKOTA Munich: A Self-Serve Market Serves Munich, North Dakota (article) OHIO Alliance: A Nonprofit Grocery Store Opens in a Food Desert (article) OKLAHOMA Johnston: Telehealth Booths Make Doctor Visits Easier (article) RHODE ISLAND Newport: Scenic Cycling for Veterans (video) Providence: Strawbale Gardening Can Be Anywhere (video) Providence: Keeping In Touch With Family and Friends Online (video) TEXAS Houston: Walking Together in Houston (video)