Blog archive
March 2024
Addressing The Needs of Older Adults Through Pasadena Village
03/25/2024
Coming Soon: More Resources for Older Americans, Online and in Person
03/25/2024
Community Building Locally and Nationally
03/25/2024
Preparing for the Future with Ready or Not
03/25/2024
Volunteering is at The Heart of the Village
03/25/2024
Women's Liberation: Then and Now
03/25/2024
Writing Memoirs Together
03/25/2024
Current Views on Current Events
03/20/2024
Unchained
03/18/2024
Rumr of Humor issue # 2409
03/10/2024
Blacks Portrayed by European Artists
03/03/2024
Rumor of Humor #2408
03/03/2024
February 2024
Caring for Ourselves and Each Other
02/27/2024
Doug Colliflower Honored
02/27/2024
Great Decisions Connects Us to the Worldwide Community
02/27/2024
Letter from the President
02/27/2024
Pasadena Village's Impact
02/27/2024
The Power of Touch
02/27/2024
Villages as a New Approach to Aging
02/27/2024
Addressing Gang Violence in Pasadena-Altadena
02/21/2024
Rumor of Humor Issue 2407
02/19/2024
Thank You For Caring.
02/12/2024
Rumor of Humor 2405
02/11/2024
Curve Balls
02/10/2024
Sylvan Lane
02/10/2024
Rumor of Humor 2404
02/09/2024
Larry Duplechan, Blacks in Film
02/03/2024
January 2024
Pasadena Village Joins Community Partners in Vaccination Campaign
01/29/2024
Rumor of Humor #2403
01/28/2024
Pasadena Village Joins Two Healthy Aging Resource Projects
01/25/2024
Decluttering: Do It Now
01/24/2024
Village Volunteers Contribute to the Huntington Magic
01/24/2024
Villagers Creating Community
01/24/2024
Villagers Reflect on Black History Month
01/24/2024
Walk With Ease, 2024
01/24/2024
Wide Ranging Discussion on Current Issues
01/22/2024
Wide Ranging Discussion on Current Issues
01/22/2024
Rumor of Humor # 2402
01/21/2024
Rumor of Humor # 2401
01/15/2024
Re- Entry Programs, a Personal Experience
01/08/2024
Village Movement California Advocates for Villages
By Blog MasterPosted: 10/01/2021
Village Movement California is our statewide coalition of community –based villages that is working to create society-wide change in the way we age. Village Movement California envisions a society where people of all backgrounds and economic means can age with dignity, purpose, and self-determination and it is playing an active role at the state level to bring about systemic change that will include a role for Villages throughout the state to support aging adults.
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With the Master Plan for Aging in place, it’s time to update aging services to meet the needs of California’s growing and diverse older adult population and to make sure villages, an important component of this initiative, are included. To that end, the California Department of Aging (CDA) and its partners are leading a statewide discussion to reimagine and reinvent regional aging services.
More and more diverse Californians want to live in their chosen homes and communities as they age. Nationwide, a new poll from the SCAN Foundation found that 88% of Americans prefer to receive assistance living at home or with loved ones. People age 60+ are now almost 25% of the population. They need a strong network that easily connects them to services that help them live where they choose. Such a structure is essential for a California where all ages can thrive, and key to all California adults and families navigating and accessing their choices for home and community living.
The Department of Aging is considering implementing a Aging Hub and Spokes structure for every community in the State. The “Hub” agency will provide people with information, planning, and care coordination for aging services. The “Spokes” will then connect people to a range of community, county, health, and other partners to support healthy living for older adults. In this way the Hub and Spokes network can deliver person-centered and culturally responsive information and resources.
Village Movement California’s position is that Villages must be included as a “Spoke” program in each region of the state. VMC is mobilizing Villages across the state to make that case during upcoming regional townhall meetings led by the Department of Aging. Members of Pasadena Village will participate in one of the townhalls and report back to our members. To learn more about Village Movement California visit their website at Village Movement California