The Village Movement

   

American Planning AssociationMay 30, 2014

What Makes a “Village”

• Grassroots Membership Organization

• Self-Governing

• Self Supporting

• Volunteerism

• Consolidator of Services

• Strategic Partners

• Focus on the Whole Person

Staying in your own home...       in the neighborhood you love...

 A non-profit, membership organization created and run by people 50 and over.

•  One stop shopping:  Offers everything and anything members want to enhance and make their lives easier

• Members are the driving force behind all actions the “Village’ takes.

• Strategic Partners are critical- Work with all resources

  

  Concierge

 Assistance in Living

   Community Building

                                  

Villages are consumer-driven no matter how they were

founded, funded, or staffed.

Grassroots Organization

Memberships• Individual/Household• Membership Plus:

Low/mod income elders  Average: $450 individual            $650 household

Membership Plus   low/moderate income memberships $110/yr and $250 credit 

Neighbor Helping Neighbor: volunteers and community providers

• Top 5 services utilized and offered by volunteerso Recreation/Fitnesso Transportationo Reassurance Callso Friendly Visitoro Healthcare Advocacy

• Top 5 services utilized : paid providerso Home maintenance/repairo Home health/personal careo Housekeepingo Transportationo In home technologies

Village Revenue Sources

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Village Business Models

Grassroots, non profit, stand

alone

Parent organization supported

Hub and Spoke Village with Timebank

Most common structure

Expands existing service agency reach

Growing model to serve larger region

Same as grassroots structure

Combination of paid staff and volunteers

Parent org = fiscal agent for back office support

Multiple Villages share costs and back office support

Utilizes reciprocity for coordination of volunteers

Heavy reliance on volunteers and strategic community partners

Utilizes volunteers; ability to provide higher level care services

Hub provides capacity and brand for spokes

Heavy use of volunteers for member services; neighbor to neighbor

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Why is the Village Model the Right Model Now?

Because there are more people age 65 and older than in any

time in our history.

US Residents Over Age 65: In 2006 there were

37 million In 2030 there will be

71.5 million

Age Wave Opportunities

71.5 MILLION

Because we are craving community and companionship that decreases isolation

and gives meaning to our lives.

Because we cannot build enough senior communities and retirement facilities to

house all of us.

It would take too long and cost too much.

Because 90% of people age 60 and older say they want to age in their own homes

and communities.

        

Enables communities and individuals to establish, and effectively manage, Villages initiated and inspired by their members 

Village to Village Network by Villages for Villages

District of Columbia

1-3

4-9

10-14

15-25

Existing Villages (144 total open and operating known to VtV Network)Source: Beacon Hill Village TA Database and NCB Capital

Impact Analysis

Communities Engaged in Village

• 25,000 members in 144 Villages

• 125 groups developing Villages

• In 39 States and 3 other countries

• 210 VtV Network Members currently

VtVN Member Benefits

• Forums• Document Library• Funding resources • News and Updates on Villages • Searchable US map• Monthly Webinars• Discounted, custom website to manage membership and service requests to efficiently operate a Village

Quality of Life Impacts

Stats from the UC Berkeley Research Project

• 52.5% agree their quality of life has improved

• 44.7% agree they feel happier than they used to

• 32.7% agree they feel healthier than they used to

These three statements together create the “health and quality of life score”

Villages and the Future

• Research• Public Policy• Advocacy

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“The community as a whole will

strengthen if its oldest

residents stay put and local

resources are engaged in a

network of support.” Skyline newspaper editorial, 10/16/08

Speaker Contacts

Dorian Block                Manager, Age-friendly New York City                The New York Academy of Medicine                   dblock@nyam.org

Mary Blumberg                  Program Manager                Atlanta Regional Commission

mblumberg@atlantaregional.com

Judy Willett                National Director              Village to Village Network                   judy@vtvnetwork.org

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