i am jacklyn zimmer jones and the director of next village san francisco and i want to thank you for the opportunity to speak today. i am speaking today on behalf of the board of directors, our volunteers and the members who benefit from their participation in next village san francisco, and quite honestly if our members account could drive themselves here and park and wait in the chambers to testify they probably wouldn't be our members. this is a national movement to provide alternatives to seniors as they want to age in place and we're one of five villages in the country and there are 20 in progress. we are located in district 3 with some of the highest density of population of seniors in the city and we try to provide them with the confidence to live safely and happily in their homes. we pride ourselves as a model and we meet those needs before we vet them out to a provider and we provide transportation, medical appointments and assistance with shopping and carrying groceries in and minor home repairs. things of daily living that is a challenge to them as they age. our work is pr