Living Well
Living Well Network (LWN), based on a grassroots, community development model, links seniors with people of all ages in a neighborhood-based social network. Network members will participate in programs and volunteer activities that celebrate their community as an exciting urban environment in which to age.
Programs
LWN has an ever-evolving array of activities, events, and services, all of which depend on the skill and generosity of our community members. We are always looking for people willing to contribute their skills to perpetuate these programs. Click here to read about our activities, events, and programs. You can also visit our community calendar.
LWN was created as a way to apply the nation-wide “Aging in Place” social movement to the Agassiz community. This movement focuses on creating and sustaining a community in which the members can remain at home safely and comfortably through their retirement years. In order for LWN to thrive, community members should be willing to contribute their services as well as receive assistance from others.
LWN utilizes a directory of services entitled “Living Well: A Guide to Elder Services in Cambridge,” written by Kristina Snyder. Volunteer Access Coordinators, using the Living Well Guide, will work with residents on a one-on-one basis to help them access resources already available in the Cambridge/Somerville community.
LWN has received generous support from the Cambridge Agassiz Harvard Community, Culture, and Recreation (CAH) Fund, a grant fund that grew out of a collaboration between the Agassiz community and Harvard University.
Volunteer Opportunities 
LWN is looking for volunteers of all ages to assist in our goal of aiding the elder population of Cambridge age comfortably at home. Become a volunteer in a well-organized program that will help match participants to opportunities that will grow as LWN grows. Some ways you can get involved include the following:
• Serve as a Volunteer Access Coordinator
• Assist in Agassiz Baldwin Children’s Programs
• Help with Fay Chandler Gallery events
• Share a skill (technological, financial, artistic, environmental, culinary, or anything else you’d like!)
• Organize a special event: potluck, swap, walking tour, bus trip, book group
• Help a neighbor in need with transportation, meals, companionship
Contact Us Now
Of utmost importance to LWN is to provide the senior Cambridge community with the services it needs, so we would greatly appreciate your suggestions for this program. Local neighbors are hosting informal evening meetings in their homes to explain the program in more detail and to answer your questions.
If you are interested in attending a meeting, if you are interested in information on our program, or if you would like to be on our email (or regular mail) list, please be in touch with Phoebe Sinclair by calling (617) 349-6287 x10 or via email at psinclair@agassiz.org.
Living Well Guide
Download a copy of “Living Well: A Guide to Elder Services in Cambridge,” by Kristina Snyder, to learn about all of the services that the city of Cambridge has to offer!
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