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Is Your Garage a Danger Zone?

Posted on 11/19/24

A garage isn’t just a place to park your car or store rarely-used items. It can be one of the most dangerous areas of a home. After all, it’s where we often store yard and power tools, and hazardous…

Free Walkability Tool Kit from AARP

Posted on 10/15/24

In too many communities across Minnesota, people can’t safely walk to where they need or want to go due to a lack sidewalks, crosswalks or other safety features that make streets safe for pedestrians…

Age-Friendly Minnesota Community Grants

Posted on 10/03/24

Do you have an idea to make your community more age-friendly? The Age-Friendly Minnesota Council announced its second round of Community Grants, offering up to $80,000, in support of projects that…

AARP Minnesota Age-Friendly Hub

Posted on 10/02/24

AARP Network of Age-Friendly States and Communities…

Is Your Outdoor Space An Enjoyable Haven or Lurking With Hazards?

Posted on 09/10/24

Ever since the pandemic, Americans have placed a higher priority on their outdoor living spaces. Whether it’s a deck, a yard, a garden, balcony or the front porch of a house, we’re spending more time…

Parks for People and Pups of All Ages

Posted on 08/14/24 - By Amy Lennard Goehner

Off-leash dog parks are the fastest-growing type of park in the United States…

Wabasha-Kellogg Age-Friendly Collaborative

Posted on 08/13/24

Community Call to Action: Help make Wabasha-Kellogg a more livable place for people of all ages! Wabasha-Kellogg is enrolled in the AARP Network of Age-Friendly Communities, and the local committee…

AARP Invests in Five Minnesota Communities

Posted on 06/26/24

Five communities across Minnesota are getting a boost in their work to become more livable for residents of all ages through the AARP Community Challenge Grants.…