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North Shore Village Connects
Member Focus
North Shore Village In the News
North Shore Village Connects
Older Adults Offline and Online
"They did so much for me and my husband. It means so much to know the Village is there to help in all sorts of ways. It's a feeling of solidarity."
Photo of Lynn Lawson by Patience Kramer
Long before the U.S. Administration on Aging declared that "Connecting the Community" would be the theme for May 2011 Older Americans Month, North Shore Village was already at it. Organized by community volunteers in Evanston and Wilmette just over a year ago, North Shore Village (NSV) is part of a growing national movement to enable older citizens to "age in community" with friends and neighbors...
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Our first "Member Focus" features Founding Member Ruth Eckhouse and NSV volunteer Jeananne Digan. Click here to read their story.
"Because of my many positive experiences I'm trying to interest others in joining North Shore Village," says Ruth. "It has so much to offer right now. There's no reason to wait until you ‘need' it."
North Shore Village
in the News
NSV Ride Services
in the Chicago Tribune
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Mather LifeWays Renews Support
for North Shore Village
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North Shore Village
in the Chicago Tribune
Click here to read more about Villages in the recent Chicago Tribune Article:
"It Takes A Village to Age In Place"
Intentional communities provide seniors the option to remain in their own homes
NPR Series Highlights the
Village Movement
Click here to read or listen to NPR's Morning Edition's four-part series on aging-in-place.
