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Elders Village is a nonprofit dedicated to helping seniors build communities both physical and social to help maintain independence foster quality of life and moderate the fiscal impact of aging. Social Communities are developed through a membership based service connecting local seniors with each other service providers community programs education resources group purchasing programs social volunteer opportunities and more in an effort to ensure local seniors remain as independent as possible while enjoying the quality of life and conquering the financial challenges associated with aging. Elders Village supports the concept of senior cohousing and is happy to work with groups who are interested in building or developing cohousing communities whether in existing communities or in new development. Currently Elders Village is working with the developers of Phoenix Commons a seniorspecific cohousing development in the Alameda area.