Village of Takoma Park

Helping neighbors age in community

NEWS

Join us on Thursday, Sept. 26, for our next Aging Well event - Financial Tips for Seniors. See our calendar for more info.

Our walking group meets on the 1st and 3rd Wednesday of each month. NOTE the starting time has changed to 10 AM effective Oct. 2. See our calendar for more information. Please join us!

Our July - Sept. newsletter is hot off the presses! Learn about our new cultural arts programs, made possible by a grant from the City of Takoma Park! They include a trip to Glenstone, the popular new museum in Potomac. Also hear about past and future Village events; an energy efficiency grant program; a home sharing service, and much more.

The TP Recreation Department's Fall 2019 Forever Young Newsletter is now online and available at the Community Center in hard copy. Learn about programs for residents aged 55+ - fitness and art classes, computer classes, trip to Museum of African American History, Smithsonian Museum of Natural History, and much much more. Click here to take a look.

Village of Takoma Park has partnered with Washington Consumers’ Checkbook to offer Village members a reduced rate subscription. Interested members can sign up at a rate of $18 a year for online and print access, a $10 savings, by going to https://www.checkbook.org/TakomaPark or by using this order form.
Click here for more information about Washington Consumers' Checkbook.

Scroll to the bottom of the page for a glimpse of our Facebook page!

Welcome

Need a ride to go shopping or to the doctor? Are chores that were once easy becoming challenging? Would you like to help neighbors facing these challenges?

Welcome to the Village of Takoma Park, an all-volunteer grass roots, non-profit 501 (c)(3) organization of neighbors helping neighbors.

Research shows that the majority of Americans prefer to stay in their homes and communities in spite of age or disability. The goal of the Village of Takoma Park is to provide intergenerational support to seniors and persons with disabilities who wish to live actively in the Takoma Park community.

Though independent of both the City of Takoma Park and Montgomery County, the Village helps to promote and facilitate access to information about County and City services, and collaborates with the City and County in their efforts to serve residents aged 50+ as well as disabled residents of all ages, connecting them with resources, services and programs.

Services (some free to all residents; some requiring membership) currently being either offered or promoted by the Village include transportation through the VillageRides program, friendly visits, monthly"Aging Well" events, "senior stroll" (walking partners), special support groups, errands service and help with small home repairs and household tasks.

Many individual neighborhoods
within Takoma Park have their own informal groups providing mutual support and community-building activities. The Village of Takoma Park builds upon their successes and invites their residents to join the larger Village.

Membership in the Village of Takoma Park is open to all residents of Takoma Park, MD. Dues are $25 per year. If this is a hardship, please contact us at 301-646-2109 or villageoftp@gmail.com.

For frequently asked questions (and their answers), click here.