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Video: Demonstrating the Need for ADUs

Learn about a 2020 AARP Community Challenge project in Des Moines, Iowa

LOCATION: Des Moines, Iowa

GRANTEE: Home Opportunities Made Easy, Inc. (HOME, Inc.)

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Older adults who want to age in place have limited affordable, accessible options nearby. HOME, Inc., used its AARP grant to build a model accessory dwelling unit (ADU) in Des Moines. The demonstration project showed how small homes can work for people of every age, including older residents.

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