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Thank you for your support this year! If we could wrap you up and put you under our tree we would … you’re the best gift we could ever hope for! Merry Christmas from our ACCA family to yours.

Today ACCA and the Georgia Council on Aging met with State Representatives Tommy Benton and Terry England (pictured) to talk about lowering the wait lists for senior services.

ACCA’s Senior Leadership Academy is now open for registration. Our theme this year is, So you think you know Athens? The program is scheduled for 8 consecutive Thursdays in February and March. This is your opportunity to see our community in a different light, while meeting new friends and learning how you can get involved. […]

We have so much to be thankful for here at ACCA. But most of all, we’re thankful for you. Our friends in the community make our work possible. Thank you! Happy Thanksgiving!

Friends, thank you for helping us not only meet our Turkeypalooza goal but surpass it! Lots of squeals, clapping, and cheers have been heard here at the ACCA. All of this is because of you. Your generosity of giving and your willingness to help us spread our message has really shown up and shown out in […]

Donate today! We have a goal of raising $5,000 by next Wednesday, November 18! Together, we can do it!

ACCA is looking for volunteers to help us during our Be a Santa to a Senior wrapping party on December 7 at 4 p.m. hosted right here at 135 Hoyt Street in Athens. We will have hundreds of gifts to wrap for seniors in the community who may not otherwise receive a gift this year. […]

ACCA’s annual Holiday Tea Party is coming up on Sunday, December 6. We are currently looking for volunteers to help with setting up the event on Friday, December 4 from 12:00 pm to 3:00 pm participating at the Tea as a Hostess, Server, or “behind the scenes” helper on Sunday, December 6 from 12:00 pm til […]

Please consider joining us on: November 3, 2015 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM Athens Community Council on Aging 135 Hoyt Street, Athens, GA 30601 Athens-Clarke County has been chosen as one of only two counties in Georgia to pilot a new program called Yellow Dot. Georgia’s Yellow Dot program is a free program designed to […]

ACCA Volunteer, and Senior Leadership Academy graduate, Linda Kelly presented a check to staff members on behalf The Kelly Family Cuidiu’ Foundation of Menands, NY. We are extremely grateful to Linda for her work as a Take Out Tuesday volunteer, and to the Foundation for this generous donation.  

Please join us for this opportunity to meet with local legislators, all are welcome!

  Now in its third year, the “Athens Says Thank You” campaign is an opportunity for the citizens of Athens to recognize the contribution of our local Police and Fire Departments. On September 11th Volunteers from ACCA and Evoshield delivered over 400 letters of thanks from elementary school students, senior volunteers, and clients of ACCA […]

The United Way Day of Caring is in full swing here at ACCA.  Since early this morning volunteers from Caterpillar have been unearthing old train tracks and railroad ties to clean up our property.  Meanwhile volunteers from Noramco have been working to beautify our courtyard garden with new plants and mulch, and putting up new […]

Grandparents Raising Grandchildren recently asked the community for help to get school supplies for about 70 of the grandchildren on the program.  You all did a great job.  We had many businesses, community members, ACCA staff and board members come by with loads of schools supplies from our wish list. Big thanks to all who […]

Gracie Cummings has been a Foster Grandparent with the Athens Community Council on Aging for nearly 16 years.  Below, we get her perspective as to why this is a meaningful program to her and her family. Photo Courtesy: http://www.davisvanguard.org As a mother and grandmother I was always amazed by watching my children learn and grow […]

ACCA was excited to welcome State Representative Allen Peake today to speak to it’s Parkinson’s Support group.  Representative Peake (State Representative – District 137, Republican) was an advocate for the passing of the recent bill legalizing medical cannabis.  He discussed the  potential benefits for Parkinson’s disease with the group and answered questions from them. Thank […]

“I had heard about this Grandparents program through one of the counselors at Pathways and so they put me in touch with ACCA and it has truly been a lifesaver for me and my family,” stated Ruby Mae Smith, a program member of the Grandparents Raising Grandchildren program at Athens Community Council on Aging (ACCA).  […]

ACCA is so excited and proud to announce that Keith Adams was presented the annual Presidents award at the Spring Long-Term Care Ombudsman (LTCO) Training Conference held this week in Macon.  This award is a peer award, presented by a Community Ombudsman to a fellow Community Ombudsman through the Georgia Council of Community Ombudsmen. The […]

Athens Community Council on Aging (ACCA) has been blessed and excited to have over 30 student athletes from St. Joseph’s Preparatory School’s football program volunteering from 9:00 am until 3:00 pm each day this week. Located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, The Prep, as it is known, is an independent, Jesuit Catholic, college-preparatory high school for boys.  […]

Thank you Athens all for your support of our first ever retroPROM. We were able to raise almost $15,000 and that is because of you!! We are already starting to plan for next year so let us know what you want to see at the retroPROM 2016. Last but not least, be on the lookout […]

CLICK HERE for tickets to tonight’s retroPROM fundraiser for ACCA. Read more about it HERE.

ACCA’s Bentley Adult Day Health is one of the best kept secrets in Athens.  As part of the National Volunteer Week, we wanted to recognize Geri Williams, ATR.  Geri recently retired and relocated to Athens.  She is registered art therapist and has been volunteering with the Adult Day Health participants for almost a year. This […]

Athens Clarke County Mayor Nancy Denson with Senior Corps Volunteers and Staff. Senior Corps Volunteers from Athens Community Council on Aging provide over 85,000 hours of service in Athens and surrounding counties. Athens Clarke County Mayor Nancy Denson with SeniorCorps volunteers and AmeriCorps members. More than 105 national service participants of all ages serve in […]

Last Thursday, March 26, ACCA’s Senor Corps Program wrapped up another successful year for the Senior Leadership Academy.  ACCA would like to thank the Senior Leadership Academy Steering Committee for putting together another successful program. These dedicated volunteers make sure that SLA continues to be one of our most successful events. Thank you Merry Anderson, […]

ACCA is looking for some community volunteers for a couple of workdays in our community garden.  If you love working with great people, improving your community, and have a green thumb then we are looking for you. You can read more about our Community Garden HERE. Please click on the dates below to sign up […]

We are still getting registrations from all over the country for our March for Meals Virtual 5K and 12K.  Have you signed up yet?  We still need someone in all of the white states below?  Share with your friends and family and help us spread the word that Meals on Wheels provides meals 5 days […]

Athens Regional Foundation recently announced the winners of the 26th J.W. Fanning Humanitarian Award and the Shelby Lacy Award.  The J.W. Fanning Award recognizes individuals who have “high personal values in their own life, while making significant contributions to Athens Regional through their time, interest and commitment to the medical center and the community it […]

Isabel has been volunteering with Meals on Wheels since 2008.  Isabel volunteers every Friday afternoon.  She  and her companion, Jackie, light up the entire Meals on Wheels lobby as soon as they en up the room as soon as she enters.  Isabel really enjoys visiting with the Meals on Wheels participants and leaves an imprint […]

ACCA is excited to introduce it’s first ever VIRTUAL race this year for the March for Meals 5K and 12K.  This project will help demonstrate the impact that Meals on Wheels has on our local area, state, and nation.  It is hard to believe that the United States has 9 million older adults facing the […]

Kelly getting ready to go out on her route this week. It has already been a little over a year since Kelly Allen began volunteering with Meals on Wheels.  She drives Route 14 every Monday and Wednesday.  In that short time, Kelly has become a part of her client’s lives.  One client recently stated, “Kelly […]

ACCA is excited to introduce it’s first ever VIRTUAL race this year for the March for Meals 5K and 12K.  This project will help demonstrate the impact that Meals on Wheels has on our local area, state, and nation.  It is hard to believe that the United States has 9 million older adults facing the […]

ACCA is so proud to have Dr. Shannon Wilder on our Board of Directors and want to wish a HUGE congratulations to her for receiving the Chamber Champion award last evening (February 17, 2015) at the Athens Area Chamber of Commerce’s Annual Meeting. Shannon has been a member of the ACCA Board of Directors for […]

It can be overwhelming for a family to make decisions regarding the care of an older loved one.  Many times families don’t know where to start, how to find services, or understand the resources available to them. Our Geriatric Care Management program can help you navigate the road map of decisions and tasks related to […]

The Athens Community Council on Aging is partnering with the national March for Meals campaign by pledging to end senior hunger by 2020.  Please join us for the 5K/12K Run/Walk to help end senior hunger in Athens and to support the local Meals on Wheels program at ACCA! This event is now a Peachtree qualifier. […]

Athens Community Council on Aging  is excited to announce KaDee Holt, ACCA’s Chief Marketing Officer, was inducted into the Athens Rotary Club on Wednesday, January 14, 2015.  Phil Bettendor from Athens First Bank and Trust sponsored KaDee for membership.  Rotarians practice the Four-Way Test.  It is a nonpartisan and nonsectarian ethical guide for Rotarians to […]

ACCA will be closed on Monday, January 19, 2015 in observance of the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday.  We will reopen on Tuesday, January 20. If you would like to make it a day on instead of a day off, click on the picture to the left for more information or to sign up to […]

We JUST had a couple of spots open up for our 2015 Senior Leadership Academy!! Sign up today by calling 706-549-4850! The Senior Leadership Academy is a community awareness program designed to develop informed, motivated, and committed retired and semi-retired persons in the Athens area. SLA provides an opportunity to build relationships with fellow participants […]

Click on the picture to the left or HERE to read a great article about the perception of older adults.  It makes a lot of great points about people’s perception.