At San Francisco Village we’re in the business of building intergenerational community: connecting people of all ages to a well-spring of experience and knowledge while celebrating our common humanity. At a time in our American history when social isolation and loneliness are reaching epidemic proportions, San Francisco Village has emerged as an antidote.
New research suggests that regardless of age, individuals with less social connection have disrupted sleep patterns, altered immune systems, more inflammation and higher levels of stress hormones. For those of us over 65, it can lead to increased depression, longer recovery times and premature death.
As we get older, our support networks naturally diminish: friends and family move or pass away; life-altering situations arise that we’re not prepared to manage; and in the midst of so much social change we question our relevance and our ability to cope; all factors that can cause us to feel left out.
Rooted in humanistic values like caring, empathy, dignity, compassion and the greater good, San Francisco Village has built a social infrastructure that responds to the needs of its members, volunteers and supporters: the need to be known, to make a contribution, to teach, to learn, to ask for help, to give meaning and shape to our lives.
We invite people all ages to participate with us in this life-affirming model for social change. For information about San Francisco Village and steps on how to join as a member or volunteer, email info@sfvillage.org or call 415-387-1375 x 2.
Sara joined the team in 2018. She brings with her 20 years of experience in community development, philanthropy, and organizational management. She completed her bachelors at George Washington University and her masters at UC Berkeley. Her career focus has been on evaluating how community groups run from year-to-year and strengthening daily processes to increase institutional success. Sara loves travel and global development issues, particularly a non-profit she founded 10 years ago focusing on students’ access to school in Cambodia. Sara is raising her family here in San Francisco.
Maya is a public relations and communications professional with more than a decade of experience; her expertise includes consumer products and technology PR, as well as event management and content development. She has been a pro-bono consultant with the Taproot Foundation since 2012, and has participated in three service grants to date. Maya attended the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) and graduated with a BA in mass communications and a minor in political science.