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Benefits of Membership

 
Programs & Events
  
Programs & Events are advertised in the Calendar of Events page on our website, in the Weekly Update e-newsletter, and through Village Voices, our quarterly newsletter. Some examples include:
  • Tours of museums, historical sites, etc.
  • Concerts
  • Programs and resources on health and other senior issues
  • Exercise opportunities - Weekly walks & Yoga classes
  • Monthly lunches, coffee hours & happy hours
  • Bridge group
  • Memoir writing
Tour of the Wyck Rose Garden
 
Social media presentation to EFV members
 
Service Providers
 

Service Providers are people and businesses recommended by our members. The list covers a wide range of service categories, including Home Health Care, House Cleaning, Handymen, Pet Care, Roofers, Window Washing and many, many more. 

 

Village members can log on to the members-only section of our website or call the Village phone at 267-444-4507 to access the list of Service Providers.

 
 
Assistance from Volunteers

East Falls Village volunteers can help with…

  • Technology: Help with smart phones, tablets, computers, Bluetooth setup, TV/Cable, answering machines, programming thermostats, changing digital clocks, etc.
  • Transportation: Rides for appointments, grocery shopping, important errands
  • In-home assistance: Receive visits, calls, grocery shopping (with or without the member), water plants, pet care, mail pick-up.
  • Light Home Maintenance: Take out trash, change light bulbs, hang pictures/shades. 
  • Home Repairs: Help assessing and obtaining needed home repairs. 
  • Outdoor Maintenance: Light outdoor chores.

Technology "house call" by a Village volunteer

 

To request assistance, call the Village Phone at 267-444-4507 (M-F, 9-6).

 

To become an EFV Volunteer, click Volunteer to Help on the menu.

 
Bulletin Board
 

This online forum provides another way for members to interact with each other: by recommending a movie, offering an extra ticket to an event, or sharing information. Members can login to our website to post a message to the Bulletin Board, which then gets disseminated to all EFV members via email. 


 Interested in joining or volunteering?

Click to visit our "How to Join" page     Click to learn about volunteering  

Welcome to East Falls Village! 


East Falls Village (EFV) serves the East Falls neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, bordered by the Schuylkill River on the west, Wissahickon Avenue on the east, the Wissahickon Creek to the north, and Hunting Park Avenue to the south.


We’re not your usual bricks-and mortar community--although we serve one. A "virtual" village, the things we do are real; the people we serve are our neighbors.

 

EFV is a program of the East Falls Community Council—a volunteer-driven membership organization designed to provide support, services, and programs enabling East Falls residents to live healthy and meaningful lives in their own homes for as long as possible. If you live in East Falls, you are encouraged to join.


Here are some of the things EFV provides: 

  • Social events, educational programs, and small-group get-togethers 
  • Access to information—call one number or visit one website for assistance or information referral 
  • Access to vetted contractors and professional service providers, some offering member discounts
  • Rides to appointments, shopping or errands
  • Friendly visits; check-in phone calls 
  • Help in maintaining independence at home 
  • Assistance with paperwork, household tasks, electronic equipment and more

 

East Falls Village offers social connections and activities, security in dealing with service providers, convenience for errands and appointments and assistance for members to continue to live in their own homes as they grow older.

Please look around our website to learn about our activities and benefits. Check our Village Events Calendar page to see what we're doing this week/month, and which activities are open to guests and the public. Get to know us, then click below for our Membership page to join and/or Volunteer form to help your neighbors. You can do either, or both, online.

Membership - download Application:



Volunteer - download Information / Application:
  
 

To check our activities, including both member and non-member events, click Calendar on the Main menu to the left.