The Washington Area Villages Exchange (WAVE) is a forum through which nonprofit villages in the Washington D.C metropolitan area share experience and ideas. It works with senior serving and inter-generational organizations and agencies, and encourages the growth and improvement of the village movement within the Washington area.

WAVE has multiple meetings each year hosted by member organizations on a rotating basis in the three jurisdictions of DC, Maryland, and Virginia. The meetings include speakers covering topics of interest to the member organizations with time for questions. After the main presentation, specific time is provided for a couple of concurrent discussion groups focusing on areas of interest to member villages.

Contact us at:

Washington Area Villages Exchange

P.O. Box 7464

Alexandria, VA  22307-0464

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 Programs Open To All Villages

 

www.dmvvillageevents.org  is a website that lists programs open to all Villages, and is hosted and dynamically maintained by volunteers at Silver Spring Village in Maryland.

To view and register for events offered by other villages, click here:  www.dmvvillageevents.org

To offer your own events to other villages, click here:  bit.ly/dmvvillageevents

 

 

 

Village Dues               

Here is the form to send in with your 2021 dues: 2021 WAVE Dues Form

 

These villages have paid their 2021 Dues:

District of Columbia

  •   Capital Hill Village
  •   Dupont Circle Village
  •   Kingdom Care Senior Village
  •   Northwest Neighbors Village
  •   Palisades Village
  •   Waterfront Village

Maryland

  •   Cheverly Village
  •   City of Rockville
    • FELD West End Village
    • King Farm Neighbors Village
    • Pump House Village
    • Twinbrook Village
  •   Friendship Heights Neighbors Network (FHNN)
  •   Helping Hands University Park
  •   Hyattsville Aging in Place
  •   Little Falls Village
  •   Mill Creek Village
  •   Neighbors Helping Neighbors of College Park
  •   North Chevy Chase Connections
  •   Northwest Neighbors Connecting
  •   Parkside Village
  •   Potomac Community Village
  •   Queen Anne's at Home
  •   Village at Kentlands and Lakelands
  •   Village of Takoma Park
  •   Villages of Kensington
  •   Wyngate and Maplewood Neighbors Helping Neighbors (WNHN)

Virginia

  •   Arlington Neighborhood Village
  •   Lake of the Woods – Living Independently in Our Community (LOWLINC)
  •   Reston for a Lifetime
  •   Spring Hill Community Village

West Virginia

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Other

  •   Village to Village Network (VtVN)

 

Many thanks to these Villages for having paid their 2020 Dues:

District of Columbia

  •   Capital Hill Village
  •   Cleveland & Woodley Park Village
  •   Dupont Circle Village
  •   East Rock Creek Village
  •   Foggy Bottom West End Village
  •   Georgetown Village
  •   Glover Park Village
  •   Greater Brookland Intergenerational Village
  •   Kingdom Care Senior Village
  •   Legacy Collaborative Senior Village Ward 8
  •   Mount Pleasant Village
  •   Northwest Neighbors Village
  •   Palisades Village
  •   Waterfront Village

Maryland

  •   Bannockburn Neighbors Assisting Neighbors
  •   Bethesda Metro Area Village
  •   Bradley Hills Village
  •   Burning Tree Village
  •   Cheverly Village
  •   Chevy Chase At Home
  •   Greater Stonegate Village
  •   Helping Hands University Park
  •   Hyattsville Aging in Place
  •   Little Falls Village
  •   Manor Connections
  •   Mill Creek Village
  •   Neighbors Helping Neighbors of College Park
  •   North Bethesda Village
  •   North Chevy Chase Connections
  •   Parkside Village
  •   Potomac Community Village
  •   Silver Spring Village
  •   The Village in Howard
  •   Village at Kentlands and Lakelands
  •   Villages of Kensington
  •   Wyngate and Maplewood Neighbors Helping Neighbors (WNHN)

Virginia

  •   Arlington Neighborhood Village
  •   At Home in Alexandria
  •   Lake Barcroft Village
  •   LOWLINC
  •   Mount Vernon At Home
  •   Rappahannock At Home (Rapp At Home)
  •   Reston for a Lifetime
  •   Spring Hill Community Village

 West Virginia

  •   Shepherdstown Area Independent Living (SAIL)

 Other

  •   Village to Village Network (VtVN)

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The Value Of Being A Volunteer

This article from the Wall Street Journal really highlights the importance of participating as a volunteer.  Click here to read the article.

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Spotlight on Technical Education in a Digital World

For any of us wanting to improve our technical skills or to learn a whole new subject, there are many resources available, and they are free!  All we need to do is to look to our libraries.  Each of our county public library systems has a host of technical classes on almost any technical topic.  And in Montgomery County there is a new project called Senior Planet (see below).which is offering classes and lectures in several local libraries and senior centers.

Montgomery County:  To see a schedule of public library classes, Click here and then (1) Choose your Dates, (2) Choose your Location(s), (3) Under Event Types, uncheck All Event Types, then check Computers & Smart Technology, and (4) At the bottom left, click the Find button.  Your list of classes appears in date sequence.  To see a calendar of your classes, click the Calendar View button at the top of the page.

DC:  To see an overview of public library classes, Click here.   For a good description of the classes available, click Class Descriptions.  Then to see a schedule of classes, click The Library Calendar in the fourth paragraph.

Fairfax County:  To see a schedule of public library technology classes, Click here.  The Sherwood Regional branch has a computer lab with a full schedule of computer classes (call 703-765-3645 Option 4 for information).

Senior Planet Montgomery County:  The Senior Planet project began in New York City in 2013.  Senior Planet Montgomery County began in 2016 and is offering technology classes and technology lectures in several Montgomery County libraries and senior centers.  Click here to see an overview of Senior Planet Montgomery County.  Then click the Events & Courses button to see Course Descriptions and Times.  At the bottom of the page is a calendar for the Explore Tech Lecture Series.

 

WAVE Mission and Vision statements  

Please click here to review the WAVE Mission and Vision statements.

 

Village Guide

The Village Guide is now available. Here is a link to the current draft for your information and comment.

 

WAVE Directory

Thanks to the work of L. Liddle and others we have a directory of WAVE Villages in pdf format.

Click here to download the directory.

WAVE Discussion Forum

 

Montgomery County Villages

Upcoming Montoomery County villages gathering Sept. 27, 2016 Click here to see flyer

We have been working with Pazit Aviv the Montgomery County Village Coordinator to create a section for you. In includes her monthly emails on upcoming events and a number of links which may be of interest. The Montgomery page  is located under the heading Groups.

 

Guide to our Web Site

The About Us page has information about WAVE.  Under About Us is a page Our Villages which lists the Villages in the Washington metropolitan area and has a map of their locations. 

The Calendar includes upcoming WAVE and member organization activities.  (Send us information for your village events.)

The Meetings page includes upcoming WAVE-related meetings and information on past WAVE meetings.

The Announcements page is for WAVE and its villages to list information which may be of interest to others.

 

 

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