Montgomery County Village Coordinator
Monthly Update for June 1, 2015
Hello all,
Please find June's updates below:
1. County Council and County Executive grants and County budget decisions
2. World Elder Abuse Day
3. Updated website
4. Bethesda Chevy Chase quarterly meeting
5. Faith communities survey
6. Livable Communities report
7. AARP livability index
8. Vacation
1. County Council and County Executive grants and budget decisions
For those of you who are interested in such matters (and all of you should be!) the next FY budget for the County has been approved. You can read about it here: http://montgomerycomd.blogspot.com/2015/05/county-council-adopts-508-billion-total.html
In relation to villages, for FY 16, County Council has provided a grant to The Village of Takoma Park and County Executive has awarded a grant to Silver Spring Village and Olney Home for Life.
In addition to that, County Council has approved a $10,000 fund to support budding village initiatives in diverse communities. This fund was advocated for by the Commission on Aging and we thank them deeply for their support. The details on how to access this fund are forthcoming. It will be available starting July 1st, 2015.
2. World Elder Abuse Day June 10
June 10th is Elder Abuse day. Please see flyer and inform your membership about this event which will take place at Holiday Park Senior Center. This is a very important subject that deserves your attention as you are connecting with many older adults in your community. The County has recently developed more resources around financial exploitation which you may want to know about.
I have added all the Montgomery County Village Gathering photos, handouts and PowerPoint presentations. Please check it out, and let me know what you think. http://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/HHS-Program/ADS/Villages/Villagegathering2015.html
4. Bethesda Chevy Chase villages quarterly meeting
The next BCC villages meeting will be help next Monday, June 8th 9:30-11:00am at the BCC Regional Service Center, room A. All BCC active and emerging villages are welcome to join.
Another interesting national resource has come out of the AAPR Public Policy Institute. This online tool takes into account many factors that contribute to a community's "score" of livability. What is your community's' score? My take on this tool is that there are several variables that cannot be incorporated into the score and yet do impact the livability of a specific location. I welcome your thoughts on this.http://livabilityindex.aarp.org/?cmp=LVABLIDX_MAR25_015
I will be away 6.12-7.3. Please make sure to connect with me before 6.12 if you need anything that is time sensitive. Otherwise. I will get back to you in July!
My best wishes to all of you,
Pazit Aviv
Village Coordinator
Aging and Disability Services
Montgomery County Health and Human Services
401 Hungerford Dr. 4th floor
Rockville MD 20850
phone: 240-777-1231
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