🌍 What Is the Village Model?
The Village Model is a nationally recognized, community-based approach to aging that helps older adults remain independent, connected, and engaged in their own homes and neighborhoods.
Villages are member-driven, volunteer-supported, and locally focused. There are hundreds of Villages across the country — each shaped by its community.
🤔 What the Village Model Is NOT
- ❌ Not assisted living
- ❌ Not home care or medical services
- ❌ Not a physical building
- ❌ Not a one-way service system
✅ What the Village Model IS
👥 Member-Centered
- Support helps people stay in homes they love
- Members help shape programs, activities, and priorities.
🤝 Volunteer-Powered
Neighbors support neighbors in practical, everyday ways.
🌱 Prevention-Focused
Building community before a crisis improves long-term wellbeing.
🏡 Aging in Place Friendly
Support helps people stay in homes they love.
💛 Rooted in Connection
Social relationships are as important as services.
🌺 The Mālama Village Difference
Mālama Village brings the Village Model to Hawaiʻi with a deep respect for local culture, community values, and the spirit of aloha. Our Village reflects the people who are part of it — diverse, caring, and committed to one another.