Watch Patty Duke apply online for Social Security retirement and Medicare benefits at home in her pajamas. To apply online visit http://www.socialsecurity.gov/pgm/retirement.htm
02.08.2012
Dr. Leila Denmark, an Athens resident, is now the 4th oldest person on earth and she has quite the story to tell. ACCA would like to wish her the happiest birthday (a little late). Please read more about her at her website http://drleiladenmark.com/ and the article by Athens Banner-Herald here.
02.01.2012
Senior Leadership Academy starts tomorrow…
And we still have a couple of open seats left for the exciting series. The Senior Leadership Academy is a community awareness program designed to develop informed, motivated, and committed, retired and semi-retired persons in the greater Athens area. Each class is uniquely structured based on topic (such as Business, Human Services, Government, Education, Health […]
01.16.2012
MLK Jr. Day of Service is huge success!!!
Athens Community Council on Aging was a host site for the MLK Jr. Day of Service. A huge thanks goes out to the staff from Jason’s Deli, UGA Service Ambassadors, Dr. David Burle and his team from the UGA Horticulture Department, L.E.A.D. Athens participants, Shannon Wilder from UGA, and local community volunteers. Through your efforts, […]
01.12.2012
Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service 2012 – Registration Open!
For more information, please visit http://handsonnega.org/athensmlk
01.09.2012
Press Release: ACCA AWARDED GRANT FOR GEORGIA’S FIRST VILLAGE
ACCA AWARDED GRANT FOR GEORGIA’S FIRST VILLAGE ATHENS, GA – Athens Community Council on Aging (ACCA) through the Northeast Georgia Regional Commission and Georgia Division of Aging Services was recently awarded a grant to implement the first “village” in Georgia. The village is not an actual structure but a concept. It is a membership and […]
01.03.2012
ACCA is excited to announce it has just been awarded a grant to start the Village concept in the Athens area. Please watch the video below to see what the Village will be all about and more information will be coming soon. Check back at www.accaging.org/village to keep informed of what is happening with the […]
12.28.2011
Call for Ms. Senior Athens Contestants??
Are you the next Ms. Senior Athens? We have the registration open and are looking for area residents over the age of 50 that are living and aging well! If you are interested or know someone who would make a great role model for our area, please have them visit the Ms. Senior Athens website […]
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