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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Message from WAVE Board President Leigh Sempeles

Wednesday, March 25, 2020

 

Dear WAVE Villages and Friends,  

First of all, let me tell you how honored I am to be serving as the President of the WAVE Board for 2020. WAVE is the largest regional consortium of Villages in the U.S. and I’m grateful for the opportunity to work on behalf of the organization and the Village movement. More than ever before, our movement’s mission is essential to developing, coordinating, and delivering home and community-based services through a core of volunteers that help older adults remain in their homes and communities as they age.

In light of the coronavirus crisis, the Board of Directors has decided that we are postponing the quarterly WAVE meeting originally planned for April 27, 2020. Rather than rescheduling at this time, we will do so as the public health landscape clears and reliable sources such as the CDC as well as state and local Departments of Health reassure the entire population that it is indeed safe to gather.

I encourage you to share information and Village best practices. You will find a link on the WAVE website (“About Us” tab) to all WAVE member Village websites that include newsletters and other materials. Also, the Village to Village Network Facebook page has a wealth of information that is being posted from Village members across the country.  

As an example of communication sharing, the Villages of Kensington has taken these specific actions regarding virus information dissemination:

  • Phone tree calls to members to reassure, to find out member-specific needs and to discover who is particularly isolated or in some other way adversely affected by this situation.
  • Communication via email and snail mail encouraging members to check the Village website and the posted links to CDC, Departments of Health and Hotlines.
  • Creation of a dedicated coronavirus site listed on the website.

Thank you all and take good care.    

-- Leigh

 

 

Village Dues               

Here is the form to send in with your 2020 dues: 2020 WAVE Dues Form

 

These villages have paid their 2020 Dues:

District of Columbia

  •   Cleveland & Woodley Park Village
  •   East Rock Creek Village
  •   Foggy Bottom West End Village
  •   Georgetown Village
  •   Glover Park Village
  •   Kingdom Care Senior Village
  •   Legacy Collaborative Senior Village Ward 8
  •   Mount Pleasant Village
  •   Northwest Neighbors Village
  •   Palisades 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
  •   North Bethesda Village
  •   North Chevy Chase Connections
  •   Parkside Village
  •   Potomac Community Village
  •   Silver Spring Village
  •   The Village in Howard
  •   Village at Kentlands & Lakelands
  •   Villages of Kensington
  •   Wyngate and Maplewood Neighbors Helping Neighbors (WNHN)

Virginia

  •   Arlington Neighborhood Village
  •   At Home in Alexandria
  •   Lake Barcroft Village
  •   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)

 

 

Many thanks to these Villages for having paid their 2019 Dues:

District of Columbia

  •   Cleveland & Woodley Park Village
  •   Dupont Circle Village
  •   East Rock Creek Village
  •   Foggy Bottom West End Village
  •   Georgetown Village
  •   Glover Park Village
  •   Kingdom Care Senior Village
  •   Mount Pleasant Village
  •   Northwest Neighbors Village
  •   Palisades Village

 

Maryland

  •   Bannockburn Neighbors Assisting Neighbors
  •   Bethesda Metro Area Village
  •   Bradley Hills Village
  •   Burning Tree Village
  •   Cheverly Village
  •   Chevy Chase At Home
  •   FELD West End Village (Rockville City's Great Falls, Evans, Laura, and Dale)
  •   Greater Stonegate Village
  •   Hyattsville Aging in Place
  •   Little Falls Village
  •   Maplewood Village
  •   King Farm Neighbors Village
  •   Mill Creek Village
  •   Neighbors Helping Neighbors of College Park
  •   North Chevy Chase Connections
  •   Parkside Village
  •   Potomac Community Village
  •   Pumphouse Village
  •   Silver Spring Village
  •   Takoma Park: Village of Takoma Park
  •   The Village in Howard
  •   Twinbrook Village
  •   Village at Kentlands & Lakelands
  •   Villages of Kensington
  •   Wyngate Neighbors Helping Neighbors

 

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
  •   Village Drive Village

 

Many thanks to these Villages for having paid their 2018 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
  •   Legacy Collaborative Senior Village Ward 8
  •   Northwest Neighbors Village
  •   Palisades Village

Maryland

  •   Bannockburn Neighbors Assisting Neighbors
  •   Bethesda Metro Area Village
  •   Bradley Hills Village
  •   Burning Tree Village
  •   Cheverly Village
  •   Chevy Chase At Home
  •   FELD West End Village (Rockville City's Great Falls, Evans, Laura, and Dale)
  •   Greater Stonegate Village
  •   Helping Hands University Park
  •   Hyattsville Aging in Place
  •   King Farm Neighbors Village
  •   Little Falls Village
  •   Manor Connections
  •   Maplewood Village
  •   Mill Creek Village
  •   North Chevy Chase Cionnections
  •   Parkside Village
  •   Potomac Community Village
  •   Pumphouse Village
  •   Silver Spring Village
  •   Takoma Park: Village of Takoma Park
  •   The Village in Howard
  •   Twinbrook Village
  •   Village at Kentlands & Lakelands
  •   Villages of Kensington
  •   Wyngate Neighbors Helping Neighbors

Virginia

  •   Arlington Neighborhood Village
  •   At Home in Alexandria
  •   Lake Barcroft Village
  •   LOWLINC
  •   Mount Vernon At Home
  •   Reston for a Lifetime

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.

 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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