THE PURPOSE OF PARKLAND VILLAGE

• Help our neighbors age in place
• Build community
• Pay it forward

WHAT IS PARKLAND VILLAGE?

The primary goal of Parkland Village is to organize a network of volunteers to assist our older or disabled neighbors with transportation to medical appointments, church services, senior activities, and shopping; light household tasks that are no longer possible for our neighbors to perform themselves; and social contact for those who now find themselves alone in their homes. In doing this, we want to make it possible for our aging neighbors to remain among us as long as possible (and, of course, ourselves too, when the time comes).

As an important secondary goal, we hope through our interaction with both recipients of services and other volunteers to get to know each other, establish friendships, and work towards building community in its most basic sense, that of a village, in which we know each other, appreciate each other, and help each other.

Inspired by the national village movement, which consists of almost 300 villages across the U.S. and is supported by the Village to Village Network, Parkland Village was established in 2017 by a number of determined residents in the Parkland Hills neighborhood of Albuquerque, New Mexico. First known as Parkland Hills Village, it was expanded to encompass the two City neighborhoods of Southeast Heights and Parkland Hills as well as some contiguous areas.  (See the description and map of the service area under the tab "About".)  Accordingly, the name was changed to better reflect this larger area.

As of January, 2019, Parkland Village is a New Mexico nonprofit corporation with 501(c)(3) status (so donations to the Village are tax deductible). We have a board of directors, several committees, and a set of bylaws. We have had many social events since the time of incorporation, both in person and on Zoom.  We began to receive membership dues and to provide services in August 2022. 

The services we provide to members are as follows:

• Local transportation (e.g. to doctor appointments, grocery stores)
• Light chores in the home
• Yard work
• Technical assistance (computers, phones, etc.)
• Friendly visits

Annual membership dues are $150 for an individual and $200 for a household.  Dues are used to pay for our insurance; the platform that includes this website and includes the program that matches volunteers with members who need services; our membership in the Villlage to Village Network (https://www.vtvnetwork.org/); Zoom expenses (for Board and committee meetings, as well as Zoom forums); outreach; office supplies; in-person events; and much more.  If you wish to become a member and cannot afford the full dues, let us know, and we can arrange to allow you to pay discounted dues.  We do not turn anyone away for lack of funds.  Members and volunteers must either live in the service area or live within a few blocks of the service area.  If you are interested in membership or volunteering or both, please do not heistate to contact us.

We welcome as members, volunteers, and other participants, regardless of gender, gender identity, sexual and affectional orientation, race, ethnicity, national origin, creed, marital status, veteran status, immigration status, religion or political affiliation.

Contact information for Parkland Village: 

505-417-8799

[email protected]

P.O. Box 8738, Albuquerque, NM 87198