We’re Neighbors Helping Neighbors

We support and enrich the long-term quality of life of residents in DC’s upper Ward 4.

Welcome to East Rock Creek Village!

Join Us

We invite you to join our caring community.

Our members enjoy access to a network of volunteers who are ready to help and who enjoy our health/wellness, educational and social events..

Become an ERCV member TODAY!

Volunteer

Volunteers are the heart and soul of East Rock Creek Village.
 

Are you newly retired? Do you like meeting new people?  Do you have an hour or two to help a neighbor?

Become a trained and vetted ERCV volunteer!

Donate

Your generosity will ensure that our Village will be able to respond to the changing needs of our aging neighbors and continue to provide local volunteer opportunities and meaningful connections. Invest in our caring community.

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What is a Village?

It’s not a physical place, rather it is a brilliant idea about how a community of neighbors can help older people stay safe and independent in their own homes in the neighborhoods they know and love.

The village model consists of community-based, nonprofit organizations with a mission to provide programs, services, social activities and volunteer opportunities to help older adults stay active and connected in their communities.

Meet Unmet Needs

Empower Independence

Create Connections

Reimagine Aging

Build Community

Events

Please register online for ERCV events that are held in-person or on Zoom. Click on event titles below to read more about the event and get registered. 

Once registered, you will receive a confirmation email with instructions, including the Zoom link for online programs and reminder emails prior to the event. Online event reminders may include a “Join Online Meeting Now” button for easy access.

If you have questions or need assistance to register, please call the office at 202-656-7322 or email [email protected].

Recent News & Updates

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President’s Corner: Embracing the Season

President’s Corner: Embracing the Season

Schools are reopening and Labor Day is approaching. Temperatures are slowly beginning to cool. Before we know it, autumn will be here. September is a time of transitions and an opportunity for fresh starts and exciting adventures. What kinds of adventures, you may...

Amaryllis Series by Rima Shaffer — Summer 2023

Amaryllis Series by Rima Shaffer — Summer 2023

Here are some of the beautiful photographs taken this summer by ERCV member Rima Shaffer.of the amaryllis flowering in her front yard garden She shared them at our August Open House. Do you have art that you want to share either online or in person? We want to...

President’s Corner: Summer Heat and Cool Connections

DC is hot, hot, hot! Perhaps our sidewalks are not as scorching as those in Phoenix nor our waters as scalding as those off Miami Beach, but it’s still steamy in this city built atop a swamp. Our area is heating up in other ways as well: positively, with new...

Health and Wellness

Take a class, take a walk, throw a party!

Otago Fall Prevention Exercise Class

Neighborhood Walks

Socialize

Villages are part of a movement for aging well

Social isolation, which the U.S. Surgeon General has declared a public health crisis in the United States, can be one of the hardest parts of growing older, which is why having a Village in your community is so important.

Dr. Vivek Murthy, the U.S. Surgeon General, recently released the first-ever report on loneliness and isolation in the United States, highlighting the health risks that come from a loss of social connection. “Social connection is as fundamental to our mental and physical health as food, water, and sleep,” Murthy said in releasing the report.  Click here to read the full report. 

According to a 2022 survey of Village members in DC:

  • More than two-thirds of respondents said they hardly ever felt isolated from others.
  • 70% said they hardly ever feel left out
  • 92% report that Village membership made them feel a part of a caring community, citing new friendships, improved quality of life, and a positive attitude toward aging as benefits from their affiliation with their local Village.

Village members aren’t the only ones to benefit. Research has shown that volunteering provides many health benefits, such as improving physical and mental health, providing a sense of purpose, and nurturing new and existing relationships.  Helping others increases dopamine levels in the brain providing a sense of well-being and reducing stress and anxiety.

East Rock Creek Village

Enjoy meeting friends and neighbors!