Palisades Village

Direct member services - Through its network of 260 volunteers, Palisades Village provided 1,567 services to its members in 2024. These services reflected 1,223 volunteer hours and included medical and general transportation, home visits, food deliveries, referrals for repairs and other services, shopping, yard work, technical assistance, and household chores. The Village also provided 11 hours of professional case management services to members who were experiencing medical or mental health issues. Volunteers also provided support services totaling 5,527 hours that included support for the office, such as data collection, answering phones, and planning and executing social and cultural events and the annual house tour and art show.

Community events - Activities open to the community at large. Activities include distribution of free masks and covid tests and vaccination clinics (including transportation if needed). Updates on vaccinations and CDC and DC goverment guidelines are included in the Villages weekly newsletters. Participation in the Community 4th of July parade and DC Villages kick-off. Sponsored a community holiday sing-a-long, and art show and the 10th annual House Tour. These events involved 722 participants.

Events - There were 28 social events in 2024 with 804 attendees and 40 informational programs and author talks with 427 attendees. Book club, foreign policy discussion groups, planner groups, mindful knitting groups and eye-to-eye support groups totaled 472 participants. Wellness activities including fitness, yoga, pickleball, a walking group and golf outings had 1,286 participants. Most events are in person.