Senior Living Center: "Ridni Lyudy"
A new senior living community in the Kyiv Region where displaced seniors can live their lives in peace and joy.
Why Focus On Seniors
One of the most vulnerable populations in Ukraine are seniors 60 and older. They worked their entire lives, raising families, building homes by hand, working to help the community. Tens of thousands of them now have nothing.
Nowhere to Return
Their homes in places like Bakhmut, Mariupol and Advivka have been wiped off the earth. They are called Internally Displaced Persons (IDP).
No Earning Years Left
These seniors thought their retirement would be peaceful. But they have nothing left. They have no earning power and receive pensions around $100 a month, barely enough for food and medicine.
What We Provide
Community
We are not only providing the housing for the elderly IDPs, but we are creating a community they can enjoy.
Daily Meals
To provide the residents with more comfort, we provide two daily meals at not cost for them.
On-site Management
We are hiring on-site management to keep the territory clean, elderly taken care of, and problems solved timely.
Senior Center Expansion: Stage 2
What started out as a project to house 16 seniors has become an opportunity to make a real difference in the lives of the displaced senior population. The buildings sit on an idyllic forested property that still boasts easy access to the village of Vorzel.
Main Building
The Duplexes
Three duplexes each house 2 couples with their own kitchens and bathrooms.
Expansion (To be funded)
Originally constructed to house a pool, the Expansion will provide rooms with private bathrooms for 10 seniors and will have access to the Main Building for meals.
Cost: $130,000
The Four Plexes
Each of 10 four-plexes will house 4 couples with their own kitchens and bathrooms, allowing 80 more seniors to have a place to live and call home.
Cost: $152,200 each
Seniors Center in the News
Ridni Lyudi 2024: Phase 1 Completed
- room for 4 couples and 5 single seniors
- 700 sq ft caretaker’s cottage for onsite staff
- mature trees
- gardens
- walking paths
- outdoor gathering spaces
Creating a Community
The dedicated home will be our second senior living center and will house 15 couples as well as a second caretaker couple. Our goal is to have couples moved in as soon as November 2024.
With your help, we can reach that goal and ensure that seniors are no longer living outside or in subsistence shelters.
On the 3.6-acre property, 30-45 modular homes will be built in clusters of 15 to create a sense of community. The property will include walking paths, gardening areas and gathering spaces.
We Need Your Help
Our People Senior Living Center is an incredible opportunity to change the lives of seniors in Ukraine. Any donation amount helps. There are opportunities for legacy donations and sponsorships as well. When considering you end-of year gifting, please remember these seniors. Additionally, your company may match donations dollar-for-dollar, doubling your donation ability.