# Human Services (GHU)

## Title 10. Department of Aging

### Subtitle 14. Miriam Kelty Aging and Senior Social Connection Hub and Spoke Pilot Program

#### Section 10-1405

On or before September 1, 2027, the Montgomery County Village Consortium shall report to the Department on the implementation of this subtitle, including:

(1) comprehensive best practices for creating and operating a hub and spoke model, including:

  (i) how to create a hub;

  (ii) establishing the relationship between the Montgomery County Village Consortium as the hub and the villages as the spokes;

  (iii) establishing the responsibilities of the hub and the spokes;

  (iv) describing the population that will be served by a hub;

  (v) how to establish a board of directors;

  (vi) how to identify resources within each hub community, including time, skills, and capabilities;

  (vii) how to identify the capacity of each hub, including geographic and population capacity;

  (viii) describing which services can be provided;

  (ix) how to train volunteers;

  (x) how to address overlapping needs of multiple villages' unique senior communities, including:

    (1) support and social activities;

    (2) health and wellness; and

    (3) education; and

  (xi) how to work with villages, including:

    (1) how to increase village capacity;

    (2) how to recruit new villages; and

    (3) how to expand offerings of developing villages; and

(2) recommendations regarding how to support interested diverse and underserved communities with the development of villages.

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Md. Code Ann., Hum. Servs. (as displayed at mgaleg.maryland.gov, October 16, 2026)