‘Tis the season to celebrate friendships and the beautiful connections created throughout the year. Thanks to you, we at Northwest Neighbors Village (NNV) have much to be grateful for in 2024!

• Caring Support – NNV volunteers provided over 6,000 hours of volunteer services, offering direct support to neighbors with transportation, technology support, friendly visits, and tasks like taking out the trash and grocery shopping. Our professional team worked collaboratively with volunteers to support members in the hospital, rehab, and hospice.
• Engaged and Connected – NNV offered many opportunities for members to learn, stay fit, and enjoy time with others. NNV members brought us new and interesting events, including our Not a Book Club, Men’s Lunch, Four Seasons of Creativity, and hosting special dinners on Thanksgiving and Winter Solstice. In addition to NNV’s 315 events, hundreds of programs offered by neighboring DC Villages were made available to our members.
• Equitable Access – NNV provided over $21,000 in membership subsidies to address significant unmet needs among older adults in our community. We expanded on our work to incorporate equitable and inclusive practices by amplifying diverse voices and perspectives in our programming and deepening relationships in the community.
• Building a Supportive Community – NNV members, volunteers, and board have contributed hundreds of hours sharing their time and talent to advance NNV’s mission by participating in our working groups, contributing to our newsletter, and making important strides to address diversity and inclusion in our Village.
• Strengthening the Village Movement Citywide – NNV dedicated hundreds of hours to support the newly established DC Villages Collaborative (DCVC), with NNV Immediate Past President Morgan Gopnik as the inaugural chair of the DCVC Collaboration Council. The collaborative is strengthening existing Villages and actively seeking opportunities to expand services in unserved areas of the city.

Our sincerest thanks for all you do to make our Village special. NNV board and staff extend our warmest greetings for the Holiday Season.