It Takes a Village - Little Falls Village | Tuesday | May 24 | 11 a.m. to noon 

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You might be familiar with the village concept – neighbors helping neighbors age in place. According to the Village to Village network, local villages connect members to a wide array of practical support services and social connections that enable older adults to enjoy a rich, independent and healthy quality of life when they choose to age in their homes and communities. Villages build a sense of community and offer resources, services, programs, and activities, including social and educational programs, health and wellness activities and volunteer assistance with transportation, light home maintenance, and technology coaching. The mission of the villages may be similar, but villages provide different services and resources, based upon members’ needs. As the adage goes, “If you’ve seen one village, you’ve seen one village.” We are starting a monthly series to enable our members to meet the leaders of the villages in the Washington, D.C. Metro area, and beyond. Many SSA members may already be members and/or volunteers of their local village. The village movement started in Beacon Hill, MA, about 25 years ago, and Capitol Hill Village was the first village to open in D.C. (established 2007). Sibley Memorial Hospital is located within the service area of Palisades Village – we are right next to the catchment area of Little Falls Village, Northwest Neighbors village. The Cleveland & Woodley Park Village and the Glover Park Village are just a stone’s throw away. There are more than 30 villages within a 10-mile radius around Sibley Hospital. Join us to learn more about the villages in our neck of the woods – what services they offer, how they have responded to the COVID-19 pandemic, and what the future looks like. There will be time for questions and answers.

Lisa Owen Executive Director, Little Falls Village | Tuesday | May 24 | 11 a.m. to noon

Lisa Owen, executive director, Little Falls Village, believes in the words of Harvey Milk, “The American dream begins in the neighborhood.” Lisa is an active member of her community and has served on several local boards that directly impact her neighborhood. In addition to having served on the LFV Board, Lisa was President of the Glen Echo Heights Citizens’ Association and formerly VP of Pool for The Mohican Swim Association. Lisa balances her civic work with studying community health with a gerontology focus at UMD. She paints as often as she can, and works domestically and internationally to help combat violence against women as a trained black belt and Krav Maga instructor. Lisa was a small business owner in Bethesda for four years, spent six years as the Director of Government Affairs for Communities in School, Inc., and worked six years as a Legislative Assistant in the U.S. House of Representatives for members representing districts in Chicago and Los Angeles. She currently resides in Glen Echo Heights with her husband, Dan, their four children and dog, Gifford. The Little Falls Village provides services to people (50+) who live in the neighborhoods that comprise zip code 20816, and the Brookdale and Kenwood neighborhoods of Maryland.

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