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AARP-VI Installs Benches on St. Thomas and St. John as Part of Work to Make Virgin Islands Communities Livable

En Español | AARP in The Virgin Islands collaborated with the VI Department of Sports, Parks & Recreation to help create universally accessible outdoor spaces by installing park benches.

AARP Awards Grant to One Virgin Islands Organization as Part of its Nationwide Program to Make Communities More Livable

En Español | Today, June 30, 2023, AARP in The Virgin Islands announced one organization in the Territory will receive the 2023 Community Challenge Grant – part of the largest group of grantees to date, with $3.6 million awarded among 310 organizations nationwide. Grantees will implement quick-action projects that help communities become more livable by improving public places; transportation; housing; digital connections; diversity, equity, and inclusion; and more, with an emphasis on the needs of adults age 50 and older.

AARP in The Virgin Islands Announces Grant Opportunity for Quick-Action Community Improvement Projects

Applications are currently being accepted through March 15, 2023, 5:00 p.m. ET

AARP in The Virgin Islands to Participate in the “Ah Glow in Deh Park: Lights Galore on King Street” Fourth Annual Limpritch Park Tree Lighting Event

Organization Continues to Educate About its Livable Communities Work

AARP Opens Fitness Park in The Virgin Islands to Commemorate 60th Anniversary

Español | On November 16, 2022, AARP State Director Troy de Chabert-Schuster opened the AARP Sponsored Outdoor Fitness Park in The Virgin Islands. The Grand Opening was held at 11:00 am at the Altona Lagoon in Christiansted, St. Croix, VI. Due to COVID-19, a soft opening was announced in 2021. With 15 parks opened in 2019 and more nationwide between 2020 and 2022, AARP sponsored a fitness park in every state, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

Getting Fit, Having Fun in St. Croix Exercise Classes

By The AARP Bulletin, NOV 1, 2022

AARP Virgin Islands is urging residents to take advantage of outdoor fitness equipment and classes in Altona Lagoon in Christiansted, St. Croix.

AARP Invests in Communities Across The Virgin Islands through One Organization as Part of Nationwide Grant Program

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

Electronic Wills, Notarial Acts, Complete Streets Policy, and Government of the VI Retirees Return to Work Legislation Become Law in The Virgin Islands

Español | AARP in The Virgin Islands hit four home runs with the signing of four (4) significant pieces of legislation this month.

AARP in The Virgin Islands and the 2021 AARP Community Challenge Grant Grantee, VI Trail Alliance and Partners, Announce Opening of Windsor Farm Trails Network

Español | AARP in The Virgin Islands, alongside their 2021 AARP Community Challenge Grant Grantee, VI Trail Alliance and Partners, announce the opening of the Windsor Farm Trails Network, a project to reopen and improve the walking and biking trails at Windsor Farm, St. Croix, US Virgin Islands.

AARP in The Virgin Islands Applauds Governor Albert Bryan, Jr. on His Commitment to Older Adults in State of the Territory’s Address

Governor Pledges to ‘Ensure the Needs of Our Elders Are Properly Addressed’

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