Neighbors 4 Neighbors, friends of the Desert Village initiative, is a phenomenally successful volunteer program for Sun City Palm Desert residents.

We are run by an independent Board of Directors, separate from the SCPD Homeowner’s Association. All members and volunteers are residents of Sun City Palm Desert. We are committed to helping our members find solutions to the issues of aging in place. Our volunteers share their time and talent to assist their neighbors.

We provide extra help with tasks that you used to take for granted:

• Our GOING MY WAY drivers will drive members to medical appointments, grocery stores, hair/nail salons or other errands.
• Our HELPING HANDS volunteers will help in the house or yard with over sixty different fixes. They also perform tasks like replacing a smoke detector battery and replacing the lights over the garage door (the batteries and LED light bulbs are supplied for free to members).
• Our JUST CHECKING IN volunteers will set up a designated time to call you every day to be sure you are okay.
• Our PET ASSISTANCE volunteers will help with your pet’s care if you have a sudden emergency that takes you away from your home.

To receive services a resident must join The Desert Village Initiative, at over 1000 members, we are the largest village in the nation.

The membership fee per household is $100/year for the first year and $75/year for renewals. You are given a DISPATCH phone number and you may receive up to six services per month.

Greetings to Spring 2024

To all of our DVI/N4N Family,

On behalf of the entire leadership team, I wish our best to all our members and volunteers. As we end our 2023-2024 season, we want to encourage all Sun City Palm Desert Community residents to join as members of The Desert Village Initiative/Neighbors 4 Neighbors. Our wonderful volunteers brave the heat and carry on all summer, providing services to our year-round resident members. Our need for volunteers increases as our membership increases, so we encourage any member with four hours a week available to consider volunteering with Neighbors 4 Neighbors. The application can be found here on our website or in the kiosks located in the clubhouse carousels.

Regards and the best to you all,

Charna Ravich, President