📋 Communities Aim to Improve Life for Older Adults (AARP Article,Advocacy)

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📋 Communities Aim to Improve Life for Older Adults (AARP Article,Advocacy)

FROM THE ARTICLE.

Hundreds of Communities Aim to Improve Life for Older Adults with AARP Support.

We gave out $4.2 million in grants for projects that promote accessible housing, social connections, safety and more.

By Molly Snow, AARP. Published July 09, 2025.

Older residents in Marion County, Ohio, often struggled to find transportation to and from hospitals for appointments and procedures. Specialty medical clinics were also out of range of local transit, leaving older adults without a ride unless friends or family were available.

Cassie Gregory, director of the Marion County Council on Aging (MCCOA) thought her agency could do something about that. The organization partnered with the Marion Senior Center to arrange out-of-county rides to medical appointments using vans specially designed with extra space and lifts to support residents with mobility limitations.

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https://www.aarp.org/advocacy/community-challenge-grants-2025/

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