| Westchester Village Network is
an opportunity to participate in building and running a self
help organization that only exists in two other locations in
California. The idea is to build the project before you need
it. This is a type of foresight policy. Hope is not a policy.
Crises, where people of any age, need a lot of help quickly,
cannot be predicted. People sell their homes, downsize and
move to retirement communities isolated from their familiar
surroundings – in advance of need - lest they be later
too ill to be admitted. WVN is intended to coordinate needed
services so that its members do not have to go through the
turmoil and loss of leaving their longtime homes, while providing
reassurance not only to members, but also to their families.
It stabilizes rather than disrupts the community.
The following possible services will be available by phone/e-mail
contact to director for daily living needs:
TEMPORARY SERVICE PROVIDED BY MEMBER VOLUNTEERS
• Dog walking
• Garden watering
• Market
• Dr. appointments
• Simple errands
• Vexing electronic issues, computer mysteries, phones,
DVD, etc
PERMANENT SERVICES PROVIDED BY MEMBER VOLUNTEERS
• Phone/house visits
• Lifestyle/wellness seminars
• Organizing/downsizing
• Preferred vendor recommendations:
Plumber, painter, electrician, gardener, housekeeper, handyman,
window washers, etc.
RECOMMENDED PAID SERVICES
• Transportation
• Home health care
• Large project home organizing/downsizing
All services provided are quality checked. All volunteer
hours are banked. This is a consistent reliable safety net
without government bureaucracy, operated by the membership
of the community of Westchester.
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