The needs of middle-income older adults, meetings with legislators, preventing fraud during the Medicare enrollment period. The Missing or Forgotten Middle refers to older adults whose incomes are too high for Medicaid/MediCal and too low to purchase in-home care or cover assisted living costs. Our villages serve many of these people and funders and legislators Read More
A partnership with the local Area Agency on Aging, new village Executive Directors, events, and more! Fall and the start of the school year spur increased activities in our communities and our villages. September is National Hispanic Heritage Month and also marks the start of the Jewish New Year with Rosh Hashana preparations for our Read More
Older Americans and Asian American and Pacific Islander Month. A new village, the annual convening, and more! May is Older Americans Month May is Older Americans Month and this year’s theme is Age My Way. Let us follow the many examples from the LGBTQ+ community and live boldly, fabulously, and resiliently! Read newsletter at: May-June-Newsletter-2022.pdf Read More
Spring at last! Age Positive Photo Library and More!
Villages in the News, a State Budget Request, our Annual Conference, and more!
The New Year brings opportunities and new partners to help us reach our mission and vision. Read on about three new Board Members and the Mon Ami company and stay tuned to this year’s newsletter editions to learn about the people and organizations joining our movement. Read newsletter at: January 2022 Newsletter (villagemovementcalifornia.org) > > Back Read More
With this issue we celebrate our collective achievements of 2021. As you will read in Sankofa Stories: The Next Chapter, “I am because we are” is an apt description of the relationship between Village Movement California and all our member villages. Contents • Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion – Sankofa Stories: The Next Chapter • Ashby Read More
Villages and Activism Our village movement is an assemblage of activists working to raise awareness about the needs of older adults. Influencing your local and regional aging services network is an important strategy to take on. Read newsletter here: http://villagemovementcalifornia.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/October-2021-Newsletter.pdf > > Back to NEWS Archive
The Stage is Set With the groundwork laid for the next phase in the growth of the village movement, the stage is set for an organizational transition where we have a recognized voice in aging services in California. Read newsletter here: September2021CHcd (villagemovementcalifornia.org) Contents • Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion – LGBT Inclusive Villages • National Read More
What’s Next Our REIMAGINE Convening generated conversations and ideas to help us increase the visibility of villages in California. Now it is time to harness what we reimagined and turn our energies to growing our movement and being an innovative voice for older Californians Highlights from the convening, a call to action to scale our Read More