AARP Community Challenge Impact Stories
Success stories about projects and programs funded by AARP quick-action grants
ARTICLES AND VIDEOS
The articles and videos listed below are about programs and projects that were funded by the annual AARP Community Challenge, a "quick-action" grant program to make communities more livable for people of all ages.
- Project Videos: Housing
- Project Videos: Transportation
- Project Videos: Public Spaces
- Project Videos: Other Categories
- Learn more by viewing or downloading AARP Community Challenge Stats and Facts
New articles and videos will be added to the following folders as they're created.
Articles will be added as they are created
California
- Los Angeles: Golden Age Park + video
Delaware
- Wilmington, Delaware: The Critical Ingredient to Creating a New Public Space? Community Engagement
Indiana
- Fort Wayne: Mount Vernon Park Improvements
Kansas
Massachusetts
Michigan
Mississippi
Oklahoma
Pennsylvania
Virgin Islands
- Christiansted: Installing a Connected Bike Trail Around Town (video)
Arizona
California
- West Sacramento: Offering More Ways for Older Adults to Get Around (video)
Florida
Georgia
Hawaii
- Honolulu: Promoting Paths to Parks (video)
Iowa
Kentucky
- Louisville: Creating Safer Streets and Spots to Sit (video)
Kentucky
Louisiana
- Baton Rouge: Connecting Neighbors to a Nearby Park (video)
Maine
Missouri
Nebraska
New Hampshire
- Manchester: Furnishing a Waterfront Park (video)
North Carolina
Ohio
Pennsylvania
- Philadelphia: Elders' Story Cafe + (video)
South Carolina
- Charleston: Creating Colorful Crosswalks (video)
Tennessee
A slideshow with examples from the 2018 AARP Community Challenge
ALASKA
- Fairbanks: Storm Drains that Send a Message
CALIFORNIA
- San Diego: 10 Questions from the Age-Friendly Game 'Boomer.rology'
- Santa Cruz: Helping Build an ADA-compliant ADU (video)
CONNECTICUT
- Hartford: Raised-Bed Gardening (video)
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
- Washington, DC: How a Party in the Streets Can Create a Community
GEORGIA
- Macon-Bibb: How Chess Can Reconnect a Community + (video)
HAWAII
IDAHO
INDIANA
- Fort Wayne: See an Example of a Complete Street + (video)
KANSAS
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
MICHIGAN
MISSISSIPPI
NEW HAMPSHIRE
- Statewide: New Hampshire Says Yes to ADUs
NEW YORK
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
SOUTH CAROLINA
- Camden: Activating an Alleyway + (video)
TEXAS
- Fort Worth: Improving Driver and Pedestrian Safety on a Residential Roadway (video)
- Fort Worth: Neighbors Provide Many Helping Hands
VIRGINIA
- Farmville: Repairing Homes in Disrepair (video)
WASHINGTON
WEST VIRGINIA
- Charleston/Kanawha Valley: Neighbors Provide Many Helping Hands (video)