Services offered by the MoCo HHS Village Coordinator

• Attends community meetings, upon request (civic associations, home owners associations, congregations, club houses, schools)

• Consults on village development and sustainability

• Connects your community with a pro bono consultant when available

• Provides document templates (bylaws, community surveys, flyers and more)

• Facilitates communication among villages as well as with local nonprofits

• Consults on outreach to diverse communities

• Offers presentations on the village concept

Village Support Network, previously called Rockville Area Villages Exchange (RAVE), is a vibrant nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization that helps developing and newly formed Villages in Montgomery County, Maryland and the surrounding areas become mature, successful, self-sustaining Villages. We secure public and private funding to provide an array of resources and customized support to the Villages that we assist.

How Does Village Support Network Help A Village?

• Marketing and Collateral Development

• Resources

• Training Playbacks and Reference Materials

• Technology

Village Support Network

Washington Area Villages Exchange

The Washington Area Villages Exchange (WAVE) brings together nonprofit villages in the wider Washington DC region to learn and grow by sharing experiences and ideas. These grass-roots, volunteer-driven villages embody the concept of neighbor helping neighbor to thrive at home and in their communities as they age.

Through diverse educational programming and networking opportunities, WAVE strengthens and promotes developing and established villages and helps build momentum for the nationwide village movement. Encompassing villages in Maryland, Virginia, and West Virginia as well as Washington, DC, WAVE is the largest regional village organization in the nation.

Village to Village Network

Through its programs, services and resources, the national Village to Village Network empowers Villages in formation, energizes functioning Villages, serves as a Village commons to connect its members, and champions the Village model as a leading best practice for healthy and vibrant aging.

Village members remain connected to their communities, with reduced isolation, increased independence and enhanced purpose of life.