About East Greenwich Village

Did you know that 24.5% of residents in East Greenwich are 60+ years old and 28.2% of those 65+ live alone? To prepare for a village in the community, we conducted a survey and found that most older residents expressed a need for all of the supports a village can provide.

A Steering Committee of local residents worked for over a year with The Village Common of RI to form a village for older adults on the island. East Greenwich Village launched in March 2026!

It has been truly a grassroots effort of neighbors and friends deciding this was one small way we could make a difference in our communities. We realized from our own experiences that many people could use a little help handling the challenges of aging, whether they live alone – or with a partner – when they can’t quite manage all that they used to be able to do.

The village response is to organize a network of mutual support – friends and neighbors willing to organization. Older adults can get help when they need it and also stay social, preventing the negative effects of isolation.

Along with other local villages across the state, we make up The Village Common of Rhode Island. TVCRI is a volunteer-driven, membership based, nonprofit organization. Each village has members and the volunteers who assist them, supported by the small administrative staff at the main office in Providence. People can be both members and volunteers if they choose.