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It Takes a Village - Little Falls Village
Tuesday, July 26, 2022, 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM EDT
Category: Events

Are you familiar with the village concept?  Villages are all about 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 village movement started in Beacon Hill, MA about 25 years ago, and Capitol Hill Village was the first village to open in DC (established 2007). 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 offer 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. There are more than 30 villages within a 10-mile radius around Sibley Hospital. 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. Join us to learn more about Metro area  villages – what services they offer, how they have responded to the COVID pandemic, and what the future looks like.  There will be time for questions and answers.

The speaker for our “It takes a Village” in July will be Lisa Owen, Executive Director, Little Falls Village, who 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 Villages provides services to people (50+) who live in the neighborhoods that comprise zip code 20816, and the  Brookdale and Kenwood neighborhoods of Maryland. 

The Village to Village network’s website can help you connect with the village nearest to where you live  - https://www.vtvnetwork.org/

Register here, or email [email protected], or call 202-364-7602


Contact: Register here, or e-mail [email protected], or call 202-364-7602