The Walden Local Development Corporation continues to promote the opportunities available in the village and is working toward improve our image by having merchants and residents work together. At present, local employment includes four manufacturing firms, merchants, and trade professionals. The Wallkill Valley Health Coalition has opened a much needed center to provide health care services to Walden and surrounding communities. As for cultural avenues to pursue, we have the Hudson Valley Conservatory of Fine Arts , the Smalling School of the Arts and the Mid Hudson Academy of Dance Arts . Parochial and public school systems offer quality education as well as extra curricular activities which include music productions, sports, and clubs.
Civic organizations sponsor sports activities as well as provide funding for benevolent projects.
Our public library is complete with the latest releases of books, periodicals, videos, audio books, reference materials, and an extremely competent staff. Many of the new housing developments here are made up of families who came to Walden to escape the fast pace of city life, who wanted a chance to raise their children in a rural, small town, American atmosphere. We are proud of this place we call Walden. We are proud of its history, our mentors, and the numerous generations of people who believe enough in Walden to dream their dreams, to support it, to influence it with new ideas, and who are willing to initiate changes when needed.