February 2021 Newsletter
Inclusion & Equity, Not Isolation is the theme and encompasses villages’ place in the California Master Plan for Aging. Two Tales from the Village and a robust list of events.
Inclusion & Equity, Not Isolation is the theme and encompasses villages’ place in the California Master Plan for Aging. Two Tales from the Village and a robust list of events.
The new year brings hopeful news, and many resources and programs.
Our movement ends the year with solid accomplishments. Covid amplified our value. Villages are leading innovative strategies to change lives, and to change policies.
The theme is villages and family caregiving. There’s a link to the new member recruitment video, “Join the Village Movement”, and several upcoming events.
Septembers newsletter covers civic engagement, with a focus on voting. There’s a story about how one village responded to a fire evacuation order, and another raised money from its newsletter. And more!
COVID-19, fires, and heat require villages to prepare their members and volunteers for emergency situations. Sierra Foothills Village is doing an excellent job with help from Listos California.
A video to help villages share their value in older adults’ lives and communities is underway. A recap of the statewide call about Village Movement California and Racial Justice.
We are a community of communities and will come together this summer to learn how “Innovation Can’t Wait.”
The Executive Director shares her thoughts about racial justice and Village Movement California in this letter dated June 8, 2020.
The newsletter introduces a column on diversity and inclusion, announces a virtual conference “Innovation Can’t Wait”, and spotlights Sausalito Village’s COVID Initiative.