Events, Training & Conferences TEST
About Our Events
Village Movement California hosts a variety of events, from webinars to our annual conference, throughout the year. Past events, and recordings where available, may be accessed at the bottom of this page. You may also join our mailing list to receive event updates.
Upcoming Events
Free Webinar Invitation: COBRA – The Silent Predator Targeting Your Medicare
Thursday, July 25, 2024 @ 10 AM
In this webinar, you’ll learn how becoming eligible for Medicare affects your employer’s health benefits, and how your Medicare eligibility can upend your COBRA benefits after you stop working. You’ll also receive some Medicare fraud updates from Rose Morales, SMP Fraud Investigative Analyst, California Health Advocates/SMP. Register here.
6th Annual Statewide Conference: Expanding the Possibilities
Thursday-Friday, September 12-13, 2024
The West Health Institute, 10350 N Torrey Pines Rd, La Jolla, CA 92037
We invite you and your organization to join over 100 village leaders, elected officials, sponsors, stakeholders, and researchers who all are helping to transform the experience of aging across California. Join a growing coalition of 10,000 engaged older adults, intergenerational volunteers, and caregivers. Engage in peer-to-peer learning that develops programs and opportunities to age with independence, dignity, and purpose. Network with colleagues and learn from thought leaders in aging.
- Thursday, 9/12: Program from 1:00-4:00 PM followed by evening networking opportunities.
- Friday, 9/13: Program from 8:30 AM-5:00 PM, breakfast and lunch will be served.
- Program details and conference agenda will be coming soon.
View more information about early-bird ticket specials and sponsorship opportunities.
CA for ALL Ages & Abilities: 2024 Master Plan for Aging Day of Action
Tuesday, October 8, 2024
Join us in Sacramento on October 8 to reaffirm our commitment to building a more equitable future for all Californians.
View more information and register at California for ALL Ages & Abilities – Day of Action (caforall.org)
Advocacy Workshops
Our Advocacy workshops better equip villages in building relationships with local and state legislators and partnering with the key agencies in their local and regional aging services network.
- Caregiver Resource Centers 101
- Independent Living Centers 101
- Aging and Disability Resource Centers 101
On Demand Training
Recordings of web based workshops covering a range of topics are available on the member dashboard. You must be a member of Village Movement California to gain access. Join here.
Past Events
Meet your Legislator!
Our session was filled with positive and practical advice on engaging your village’s elected officials. Having our village voices heard is crucial and VMC has some information and tools to help make that happen! Watch Webinar | View Slides
Thank you Leza Coleman, Legislative Director for the California Commission on Aging and VMC board member, Erick Larson, Executive Director of Village of Sonoma Valley and VMC board member, and Carolyn Ross, Interim Executive Director at VMC for holding this workshop.
Area Agencies on Aging (AAA) 101
Joseph Cobery, Executive Director of Passages AAA serving Butte and surrounding counties, spoke about the structure and function of the AAAs and shared specifics on reaching out to your local AAA to engage them around the village model and the specific needs of your village. View Slides | Watch Webinar
Caregiving Trends in California
Village Movement California is collaborating with the California Coalition on Family Caregiving to better support our older adults and family caregivers, especially for struggling middle-income households. we participated in a recent webinar discussing the challenges California caregivers face. Below are some key highlights from our conversation. Watch Webinar
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging Monthly Workshop Series
Growth of our movement requires that we expand our communities to reflect California’s diverse populations of older adults. We’ve been talking about this truth for several years, searching for steps we can take. This series highlighted the work three villages – Pasadena, Ashby, and San Francisco – are taking on to engage new audiences of potential village members and volunteers.
- February 22, 2023 – Pasadena Village Recording
- March 22, 2023 – San Francisco Village Recording
- April 26, 2023 – Ashby Village Recording
5th Annual Statewide Conference
In June 2023, over 100 village leaders, stakeholders, and sponsors joined the Village Movement California staff and board in Oakland at our annual conference, Fulfilling Our Potential.
The presentations and conversations about the needs of middle-income Californians, care and caregiving, and the importance of advocacy were intended to equip us to better understand, and articulate, how villages support and change lives. It is time for us to stake a claim within the larger aging services continuum so that our movement is valued as a solution to the challenges facing California and its older people.
