Upcoming
Events
Our vibrant programming is the gateway through which members gain empowering information, share experiences, and develop a deep sense of belonging to the community. At a time when older adults may find their social networks shrinking, San Francisco Village programs offer opportunities to expand. Programs are continually evolving, reflecting the interests and requests of our dynamic membership, and generally fall into one of six categories: Healthy Aging, Express Yourself, Member-Led, Connections Across Generations, Navigating Today’s World, and Exploring San Francisco.
On average, San Francisco Village hosts 30 program events per month. Take a look at our calendar and get involved!
“It’s about staying engaged both in the home and out of the home … It’s about familiarity with others at a time in life that is rich and full of surprises, and it’s about having fun with other city-dwellers who value a common lifestyle.”
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Mindy Marantz,
donor since 2013
Mindy Marantz,
donor since 2013
Sara joined the team October 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 reviewing how community groups run from day-to-day and year-to-year and revamping common processes to increase institutional success. Sara loves travel and global development issues, particularly a small non-profit she founded herself focusing on students and youth with disabilities in Cambodia. Sara lives with her family here in San Francisco and is thrilled to have landed at San Francisco Village.
Kate Hoepke, Executive Director, has been a community-builder for 30 years, in the field of aging since 2001 and with San Francisco Village (SFV) since 2012. Under her leadership, SFV has grown exponentially: membership has tripled, volunteers have quintupled, the budget has doubled and so has the staff. In addition to her role at SFV, she chairs the leadership team of Village Movement California, advancing the Village Movement statewide. Kate has a BA in sociology and an MBA from San Francisco State University.
Yousra was born and has lived in the Bay Area her whole life. She began working at San Francisco Village during her sophomore year of high school and she is now a student at San Francisco State University, where she is majoring in Social Work with a minor in Counseling and Health Education.
Jill has been working in the field of aging for 15 years, starting as an in-home care provider until going back to school to earn her Masters of Gerontology from San Francisco State in 2013. She has experience as an Activities Coordinator at an assisted living facility, a Resident Services Coordinator at a low income senior housing complex and has also been a hospice volunteer. While she joined the staff in 2018, Jill has been part of the San Francisco Village community since 2014, when she began as a volunteer. In her free time she loves spending time at the beach, cycling, hiking and knitting.
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.
Sarah has spent the past decade working in creative and non-profit settings in Chicago, Baltimore, Juneau, and San Francisco. She is passionate about community building, art making, accessibility, and social justice. Sarah studied social work, art, and psychology at Loyola University Chicago and spent two years post- graduation volunteering with the Jesuit Volunteer Corps. She enjoys exploring and adventuring in San Francisco on foot and bike, making feasts from farmer’s market finds and scheming her next creative project.