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ACCA will be closed on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday (12/23-12/26) of this week in observance of the holidays.

For the 6th year in a row, the Reifsteck family have made and donated over 300 holiday gift bags for the Athens Community Council on Aging’s Meals on Wheels volunteers.  Included in the bags are some chocolates donated by McLane Southeast.  Joyce and Fred Reifsteck III and their son Fred IV put the bags together […]

Athens Community Council on Aging hosts a holiday tea party each year during the holidays as a fundraiser for the local non-profit. The event setting is at the city’s old train depot which currently houses the ACCA. Not only are those in attendance filled with sweet and savory tea snacks but they also get to […]

ACCA and Home Instead Senior Care partner each year for the Be A Santa to A Senior Program. This year was the 10th annual wrapping party held at ACCA. Over 100 community volunteers came to help wrap over 4000 holiday presents for older adults in the Northeast Georgia area. Ornaments were picked from trees and […]

Click on the picture above or HERE for more details. Date: December 7, 2014 Place: First Presbyterian Church, Athens, GA Time: Noon-2:30 p.m. Featuring: Live music, light lunch Shopping List: Click here to preview The Holiday Benevolence Market began in 1994 as a joint venture between First Presbyterian member Mary Burton and the First Presbyterian […]

Athens Community Council on Aging is now set up with Amazon to be a beneficiary of their Amazon Smile program. Below is a little information on how to participate. It is easy and an excellent way to shop and share with ACCA! Share with your networks. All proceeds will benefit all programs of ACCA.  Visit […]

ACCA held its annual meeting this afternoon where staff, volunteers, and board members were recognized and thanked for their efforts on making 2014 a successful year for ACCA.  Jennie Deese, Chief Executive Officer, of ACCA welcomed and opened the meeting.  She then thanked outgoing board members for their years of service to the agency.  Outgoing […]

ACCA was so excited to host US Congressman Doug Collins this past Tuesday for a tour of ACCA and for him to accompany one of our Meals on Wheels volunteers on a route here in Athens.  Congressman Collins represents Georgia in the United States House of Representatives and spend a lot of time in Washington […]

ACCA is very pleased to announce the promotion of Erin Beasley to the Director of Operations.  Erin joined ACCA over a year and half ago as the part-time RSVP Program Specialist and was soon moved into the position of SSC Director.  Erin will be a direct report to Eve and help her with writing new […]

Georgia Department of Human Services Commissioner Keith Horton and Deputy Commissioner Renorta Heard spend this morning visiting ACCA.  They had an introduction and tour of the agency and were able to see one of our Mobile Food Pantries in action.  This mornings mobile food pantry will support 400 members of our community and over 10,000 […]

We hope you have received the newest issue of ACCA’s Connections magazine.  It hit the streets about a week ago.  There is a lot of god information about GeorgiaCare’s Open Enrollment as well as a synopsis of ACCA’s recent trip to Washington, DC to advocate for funding. Click on the picture to the left to […]

ACCA is celebrating Grandparents Day all week by featuring some of our inspiring Grandparents Raising Grandchildren participants on our Facebook Page. Below are some of the quotes from our wonderful grandparents and relative caregivers that will be featured this week. “The beautiful gift of love that I see and feel when I see their smiling […]

ACCA was so excited to have Sous chef, Joel Penn from The National conducting a cooking demo and tasting of Sauteed Farro and Fresh Vegetables for our Center for Active Living members this week. Live well. Age well. Sauteed Farro and Fresh Vegetables 1 cup Farro 3 cups water or vegetable stock Salt (to taste) […]

Recently, Donald, a Center for Active Living member wrote a letter to Congressman Paul C. Broun. In the letter, Donald wrote about his time at ACCA and how much he enjoys coming to the Center for Active Living each day.  In his letter, he requested a few things from Mr. Broun, one of them being […]

The Athens Community Council on Aging had its first advocacy group to meet this morning at the Athens Community Council on Aging campus.  The group of community members will be working directly with Jennie Deese, Chief Executive Officer of ACCA on local, state and national issues surrounding the older adult population.  The group will be […]

On behalf of the entire ACCA team, we wish to convey our sincere congratulations to Paige & Jason Powell (Grandparents Raising Grandchildren) are the proud parents of a beautiful boy. Weston Cecil Powell was born on August 9, at 1:48 am at 22.5″ long, and weighing 9# 14 oz.  Congratulations Paige and Jason, we can’t […]

Good afternoon!!  We are so excited to be the first facility in Georgia to introduce this Motion Wellness System along the newly dedicated portion of the North Oconee Greenway that runs beside the ACCA property.  If you didn’t see pictures from the ribbon cutting, Click HERE.  ACCA puts an emphasis on fitness and wellness and […]

ACCA’s Eve Anthony and Sarah McKinney were invited to Washington DC this week to educate and speak about senior hunger issues and how the budget cuts have had an impact on the older adults. We are so proud of the work they have done and the recognition they are bringing to this critical issue.  We […]

ACCA and the Winder Adult Day Health will be closed Friday to celebrate the July 4th holiday.  We will reopen on Monday, July 7, 2014. We wish you all a happy and safe Fourth of July weekend!!

Last Friday, ACCA’s Adult Day Health kicked off the first day of summer by dyeing t-shirts and having a picnic behind the Bentley Adult Day Health in the courtyard.  It was also an end of the week celebration for all of the hard work of the ACCA CNAs.  It was a gorgeous day and everyone […]

The Athens Community Council on Aging was recently awarded the Beverly Littlefield Award in appreciation of their exemplary leadership in the promotion of healthy aging. The award was presented to Jennie Deese, Chief Executive Officer of ACCA, at an awards luncheon in Albany, Georgia on Wednesday, June 4, 2014 at the 16th Annual Healthy Communities […]

June Mazur was crowned the 2014 Ms. Senior Athens yesterday afternoon at the Athens Country Club during the 4th annual Ms. Senior Athens event.  The day was filled with laughter, smiles, and inspiration from the 8 ladies nominated for the title.  The day was kicked off with a silent auction and the opportunity to vote […]

Since it is Administrative Secretary week,  ACCA would like to take a moment Ms. Connie and Mrs. Irene for the many, many phone calls that they field each day, directing the caller to the right person, and referring them to other resources in the community.  Thank you both for all that you do for ACCA… […]

ACCA was so excited to have 34 members of the University of Georgia’s Athletic Department volunteer their time with us for a Day of Caring. They did a variety of volunteer jobs around the agency and really enjoyed the interaction with our participants. Thanks so much!!  See more pictures and get more updates by following […]

It looks like the Center for Active Living in Winterville will be opening soon and we are excited to have the opportunity to offer fitness and wellness classes in the beautiful new space.  We want to hear from you on what classes you would like to have on this side of Athens and in the […]

We could not be happier with the turn out and response for our first ever 12K and fourth annual 5K that benefited the local Meals on Wheels program.  We had nearly 50 volunteers who helped us with the race and we couldn’t have done it without them.  The dedicated runners showed up and the weather […]

Athens Community Council on Aging is excited to announce the nominees for the 2014 Ms. Senior Athens.  On Tuesday, February 25 the nominees were hosted by Elijana Cosmetics in downtown Athens for some pampering and an orientation to the event.  Sarah McKinney, Director of Development and Volunteer Services at ACCA welcomed the ladies and then […]

ACCA was excited to be a site today for the Martin Luther King Day of Service.  It was the 6th year the DeMaria family have participated in the day’s service projects.  They came out ready to work at the Athens Community Council on Aging.  It was a family day of service as they had 3 […]

Ms. Senior Athens is growing. Now in its 4th consecutive year celebrating women from all over the Athens and Northeast Georgia area, Ms. Senior Athens has become ACCA’s most anticipated signature event. This experience is a true celebration of women aged 55 and over. All proceeds from Ms. Senior Athens support ACCA and its mission […]

With the New Year right around the corner and our 4th annual March for Meals 5K coming up, we are inviting you to join us and Run Today with ACCA.  ACCA wants you to train with us for this annual spring fundraising event that will be a wonderful and scenic run through downtown Athens on […]