What Are Villages?

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While their business models may vary, villages share certain features. As nonprofit, grassroots initiatives, they are volunteer-based, member-driven and self-governing. Villages mobilize volunteers to provide services, such as transportation, light home maintenance, tech support, friendly visits and check-in calls. They also offer social and educational activities that reduce isolation and create interpersonal connections and social support. Many villages are intentionally intergenerational, engaging younger people to help build a caring community.

 

For more information, visit the national Village to Village Network

See also Senior Planet. The Village Model: A Neighborly Way to Age in Place