NEGA CARE-NET has recently announced it’s call for the Caregiver of the Year Award. Nominations will be taken for the following awards of those demonstrating direct service care, compassion and resourcefulness in providing long term home or community based care. To be eligible for the award, a caregiver must be currently providing care, or must […]
06.29.2015
100+ Women Who Care Support GRG Program
“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). […]
06.19.2015
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 […]
06.17.2015
It’s getting hot, hot, HOT and the ACCA Meals on Wheels program needs your help. We are in need of fans to be donated to our clients to help keep them cool and healthy this summer. Fans alone will not prevent heat related emergencies, but when paired with the daily contact with our volunteers, we […]
06.09.2015
THe Prep Visits ACCA – THANK YOU!!
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. […]
05.21.2015
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 […]
05.16.2015
Thank You to Our Sponsors for retroPROM
CLICK HERE for tickets to tonight’s retroPROM fundraiser for ACCA. Read more about it HERE.
04.15.2015
ACCA Recognizes Geri Williams for National Volunteer Week
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 […]
04.14.2015
Thank You to Each One of Our Volunteers
In honor of National Volunteer Week… More Than Just a Meal from KaDee Holt on Vimeo.
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