A Village is a community or group of people who want to live in their own homes as they get older, with all the resources needed to live active lives. A village provides many of the benefits of a traditional retirement community—all in the comfort of the family home.
Village residents maintain their independence, their friendships and
multigenerational community connections. Because they work together to ensure each other’s continued health and safety, residents are able to live long, full lives in their homes.
What Does the Village Offer?
Villages offer volunteer help to their members. Volunteers provide transportation to medical appointments, grocery delivery, and other specialized services as needed. Volunteers may also help with simple tasks at home.
Examples include small repairs, changing light bulbs, providing cooked meals to a sick neighbor, or offering assistance with laundry for someone who was just released from the hospital.
Villages focus on building social connections. There are organized events, large and small, that are of interest to the community. Villages may organize book clubs, walking groups, knitting clubs, guest speaker events, group outings and so much more. Many Village events take place at a neighbor’s home; others take place at a local church, synagogue, mosque, library or community recreation center. Villages often partner with other local organizations to develop programs together.
Who Creates the Village?
Villages are created by residents of the community. The residents are people who have a vision for an improved quality of life for all. Every new Village starts with a vision and with a dedicated core of individuals ready and willing to make that vision a reality.
For more information, visit wavevillages.org or Village to Village Network - National Network: vtvnetwork.org.
District of Columbia
Capitol Hill Village WAVE 202-543-1778 capitolhillvillage.org
Cleveland & Woodley Park Village WAVE 202-615-5853 CWPV.org
Dupont Circle Village WAVE 202-436-5252 dupontcirclevillage.net
East Rock Creek Village WAVE 202-656-7322 eastrockcreekvillage.org
Foggy Bottom West End Village WAVE 202-333-1327 fbwevillage.org
Georgetown Village WAVE 202-999-8988 georgetown-village.org
Glover Park Village WAVE 202-436-5545 gloverparkvillage.org
Greater Brookland Intergenerational Village 202-658-5958 brooklandvillage.org
Kingdom Care Senior Village WAVE 202-561-5594 kingdomcarevillage.org
Legacy Collaborative Senior Village Ward 8 legacycollaborativeward8.org
Mount Pleasant Village WAVE mountpleasantvillage.org
Northwest Neighbors Village WAVE 202-935-6060 nnvdc.org
Palisades Village WAVE 202-244-3310 palisadesvillage.org
Pennsylvania Avenue Village East 202-657-6160 pavillageeast.org
Waterfront Village WAVE 202-656-1834 dcwaterfrontvillage.org
Maryland
At Home Chesapeake 410-647-1997 athomechesapeake.clubexpress.com