Case Studies

Villages and Age-Friendly Cities

Like a match made in heaven, villages and Age-Friendly Cities share a vision for creating a world in which we would like to grow older.

A Sequoia Village volunteer helps build a walkway outside a member's home.

Social Care Meets Health Care

A village works in partnership with a local hospital to reduce readmission rates and ensure better health outcomes for their patients.

Member Spotlight

Ashby Village

With 600 members and volunteers, Ashby Village is a warm, welcoming community, rooted in connection, social support and a spirit of resiliency. We draw strength from one another to live our lives with vitality and joy. Given our Berkeley roots, we are socially active, too, advocating for policies to make our city age-friendly.