Livable Communities

AARP Arizona offers tips to manage high summer bills

In North Dakota four organizations received 2022 Community Challenge grants totaling $52,000. 

The article provides context to issues older adults have securing affordable housing

Communities across The Virgin Islands are working to become more livable for residents of all ages.

In October, Maryland will mark its eighth annual Walktober, a monthlong series of activities and online “walkinars” to promote walking and to highlight pedestrian safety.

In a state familiar with drought, extreme heat, wildfires and earthquakes, preparing for natural disasters is critical. An upcoming AARP Idaho telephone town hall will provide information on how to do so.

Housing costs across the state are skyrocketing. AARP New Jersey is working to help ease the burden on those affected.

AARP Maryland is awarding five Baltimore City non-profits a combined $85,650 in funding as winners of AARP 2022 Community Challenge Grants. Now in its sixth year, the program supports quick-action projects that spark change and improve communities in key livability areas of public spaces, transportation, housing, civic engagement, coronavirus recovery, diversity and inclusion, plus other innovative projects.

Quick-action projects are helping make communities more livable for people of all ages in Kentucky.

AARP Washington announced four organizations throughout the state will receive 2022 Community Challenge grants – part of the largest group of grantees to date with $3.4 million awarded among 260 organizations nationwide. Grantees will implement quick-action projects that help communities become more livable in the long-term by improving public places; transportation; housing; diversity, equity, and inclusion; digital access; and civic engagement, with an emphasis on the needs of adults age 50 and over.