AARP Rural Lab
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Facebook Twitter A farm field, house and barn in rural Maryland. Photo by Melissa Stanton, AARP
Launched in 2019, AARP Rural Lab reaches more than 225 communities in 36 states — from small towns with 139 residents to regions of nearly 200,000 residents — that are invited by AARP state
offices to participate.
Despite the difference in location and size, rural and remote towns, counties, small cities and regions are united by a strong connection to place, a history of leveraging assets for the
good of the community, and a desire to maximize residents’ health and well-being.
Participants meet monthly to share information and ideas that rural and remote communities can use to kickstart innovative solutions to local challenges.
Learn from some of those solutions via the links below.
Broadband (High-Speed Internet)Strengthening Digital Equity in Rural CommunitiesEnabling Connections in Mount Washington Valley,New Hampshire Grayson County, Virginia, Gets ConnectedSullivan, Maine, Crosses the Digital Divide Diversity, Equity and InclusionSupporting Inclusion and Social Connections in Rural
Communities Economic DevelopmentSolutions for Rural Communities in Maine, North Dakota and Wisconsin HousingIncreasing Housing Options in Rural CommunitiesSolutions for Rural Communities in
Maine, North Dakota and Wisconsin Learn MoreVisit the AARP Livable Communities Rural Livability Archive
Page updated January 2024
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