By Southwester Staff Waterfront Village, a community of members, volunteers, and supporters working together to help older adults in Southwest DC and Navy Yard live active and independent lives, will move office operations from Maine Avenue SW to 222 M Street SW to be accessible to a greater number of […]
Southwest Organizations Urge Action on Climate Change
By Asia Thomas and Wilma Goldstein On Monday, December 6, 2021 three Southwest organizations came together virtually to co-host an event designed to move people toward action on climate change. Members of Waterfront Village, our local aging-in-place organization, and the Southwest Neighborhood Assembly’s Aging in Style Task Force, along with […]
Notes of Thanks to Our Elders
By Alexis Tuttle This year, third grade students from Amidon-Bowen Elementary School (ABES) brought some holiday cheer to some of our community seniors at Waterfront Village. ABES third grade teachers, Ms. Ballenger and Ms. Jayamaha, coordinated a fall thanks and appreciation celebration which culminated in a “3rd Grade Fall Party” […]
An Interview with Dr. Jianli Yang in commemoration of International Human Rights Day
By Mary Moran On December 8, Southwest Washington Waterfront Village will host an evening with Dr. Jianli Yang in honor of International Human Rights Day. Each year, International Human Rights Day is observed to commemorate the United Nations’ adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and serves as reminder […]
Waterfront Village Marks Five Years with Virtual Award Ceremony
By Southwester Staff Waterfront Village celebrated its fifth anniversary of helping older adults in Southwest DC and the Navy Yard with a virtual ceremony recognizing the contributions of leaders, volunteers and supporters on October 3. Waterfront Village is a nonprofit organization that supports older adults who want to age in […]
There’s A Party Goin’ On
On the evening of Tuesday, Feb. 13, if you were anywhere other than Westminster Presbyterian Church for the first anniversary celebration of the DC Waterfront Village, you missed out. Any stranger strolling by would have every clue: “There’s A Party Goin’ On.” Walk-ins were welcome in addition to the 100-plus […]
Goal: A Year’s Worth of Seminars on Senior Health and Wellness
Thanks to a new $4,000 matching grant from Friends of Southwest DC (FOS), Waterfront Village hopes to launch a 12-month seminar series focused on health and wellness topics for seniors. The 35 sessions would take place at a local church and would be open to the public. Presenters would include […]