It Takes A Village with speaker Wendy Finn, Executive Director of Chevy Chase At Home

Tuesday | Dec. 6 | 1 to 2 p.m. | via Zoom  - https://smh.memberclicks.net/q4-it-takes-a-village; or e-mail [email protected]; or call 202-364-7602.

As you may know, 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. The village movement started in Beacon Hill, MA about 25 years ago, and Capitol Hill Village was the first village to open in DC. The mission of the villages may be similar, but villages provide different services and resources, based upon members’ needs. We continue our village series to enable our members to meet the leaders of the villages in the Washington, D.C. Metro area, and beyond.

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.

There are more than 30 villages within a 10-mile radius around Sibley Memorial Hospital. 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. Wendy Finn, executive director of Chevy Chase At Home, will enlighten us about her village’s services, members and volunteers. There will be plenty of time for questions and answers.

Wendy Finn brings a track record as a mission-focused, problem solving nonprofit leader who grows organizational impact. She is also pro bono nonprofit consultant with Catchafire and a board member for Empowering the Ages. Wendy previously led a regional animal welfare organization and earlier in her career worked in membership, marketing, and meeting planning for several national professional associations. Chevy Chase At Home is a volunteer-based non-profit organization in Chevy Chase, Md. that builds a vibrant
community supporting neighbors 55+ to age successfully and with dignity.

The Village to Village Network’s website can help you connect with the village nearest you.

Tuesday | Dec. 6 | 1 to 2 p.m. | via Zoom  - https://smh.memberclicks.net/q4-it-takes-a-village; or e-mail [email protected]; or call 202-364-7602.