Events, Training & Conferences
Advocacy Workshops
Bi-monthly from Aug. 2023 – Feb. 2024
Our Advocacy Campaign will 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.
| October 12, 10-10:45 am | Independent Living Centers 101 with Brett Eisenberg, Executive Director of the California Foundation for Independent Living Centers. Brett will share information about the Independent Living Center network and its resources for older adults living with ability challenges. Register Here |
| December 14 | Aging and Disability Resource Centers 101 with Eli Gelardin, Executive Director of Marin Center for Independent Living and Marin ADRC lead |
| February 2024 | Caregiver Resource Centers 101
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| Past Advocacy Workshops | Area Agencies on Aging (AAA) 101 with Joseph Cobery, Executive Director of Passages AAA serving Butte and surrounding counties, will talk about the structure and function of the AAAs and share specifics on reaching out to your local AAA to engage them around the village model and the specific needs of your village.
Local Aging & Disability Action Planning Grant Program: The California Department of Aging (CDA) is releasing Round 2 of the Local Aging & Disability Action Planning (LADAP) Grant Program Request for Applications (RFA). Village Movement California hosted a conversation with Erick Larson, Village Sonoma Valley, and Linda Beck, SLO Village, to learn how their villages worked with their Area Agency on Aging to secure a Round 1 grant. |
UPCOMING EVENTS:
September 27, 1– 2 pm
Village Executive Director Roundtable: Village Executive Directors (paid and volunteer) are invited to a regular gathering with EDs of fellow villages. Members bring relevant and timely topics to learn from each other and create meaningful conversations. To participate at the Roundtable email Katie Brandon, Executive Director, Pasadena Village: katie@pasadenavillage.org . Zoom link will be sent by Katie in advance of the meeting.
October 3 – 4 & 17
2023 National Virtual Village Gathering & In-Person Village to Village Network/WAVE Gathering: This year’s conference will be a little different than in years past. VtVN will host a virtual conference on October 3 & 4, then will have an in-person conference, hosted jointly with Washington Area Villages Exchange in Silver Spring, Maryland on October 17. DETAILS HERE
- On October 4, 1:45 – 3:00 pm Eastern Time (10:45 – 12:00 Pacific Time) Village Movement California and Pasadena Village will share their specific strategies and activities to advance Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging at VtVN’s virtual conference.
October 12, 10 – 10:45 am
Independent Living Centers 101 with Brett Eisenberg, Executive Director of the California Foundation for Independent Living Centers. Brett will share information about the Independent Living Center network and its resources for older adults living with ability challenges. REGISTER HERE
PAST EVENTS:
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.
Click here for video-recordings and full conference recap.
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging Monthly Workshop Series
Fourth Wednesdays 10:00 – 11:30 am February – April 2023
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 will highlight the work four villages – Pasadena, Ashby, San Francisco, and Westside Pacific – are taking on to engage new audiences of potential village members and volunteers.
We’ll hear how they decided to connect with diverse communities, how they prepared themselves, and what they are doing. Village Movement California will develop a summary of programs, practices, and policies for distribution after the series ends. See the series flier here.
| February 22 | Pasadena Village Recording |
| March 22 | San Francisco Village Recording |
| April 26 | Ashby Village Recording |
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.
