Archive for the ‘ACCA – A Great Place to Work’ Category
Meet Elizabeth Thompson
Thirteen years ago, Elizabeth Thompson started volunteering in our Adult Day Health program. She loved it so much she eventually became a full-time Adult Day Health Aide. She loves her clients deeply and has dedicated her life to caring for others both through her job and in her home. We […]
ACCA’s 2021 Annual Meeting
ACCA held its annual meeting Monday afternoon where staff and board members were recognized and thanked for their efforts in making 2020-2021 a successful year for ACCA. This year’s theme, We Delivered, shows just how much our incredible staff, volunteers and partners did in the past year. At the meeting, […]
WOO-HOO! ACCA Party Buses Rolled Through Athens!
We are in the dog days of summer and it is hard to believe that it is August already. Our work at ACCA continues and we are so proud to have provided nearly 99,000 emergency food relief meals to over 1,900 seniors since March 16. Woo-Hoo! We often email or yell […]
ACCA Celebrates Father’s Day
This Father’s Day, several of ACCA’s staff are recognizing their dads by telling their story and donating in their honor. Please share your father’s story with us and we will include it below and some will be featured on our social media pages. Send your story and photo to alancaster@accaging.org. […]
ACCA Thanks Angela Irvin
Angela Irvin first became involved with the Center for Active Living (then known as the Athens-Clarke Senior Center) at the Athens Community Council on Aging several years ago as she attended trips and outings with her grandmother. Angela served as a caregiver for her grandmother, bringing her down from New […]
May is Older Americans Month – Who do you want ACCA to feature?
Every year since 1963, May has been the month to appreciate and celebrate the vitality and aspirations of older adults and their contributions and achievements. It is a proud tradition that shows our nation’s commitment to honor the value that elders continue to contribute to our communities. This year’s Older […]
Campus Kitchen Becomes the First in Georgia
40% of food in America is wasted every year, yet 1 out of 6 people are hungry or at risk of hunger. That number increases to 1 in 5 in Athens, GA. Campus Kitchen at UGA is doing something about it. In the Spring of 2011, Campus Kitchen of UGA […]
Congratulations Elise!
Elise North, the Senior Corps Program Director at ACCA, recently completed her Certificate in Aging from Boston University’s Institute for Geriatric Social Work. Elise has been working on this program for over a year while balancing a her full time job at ACCA. Elise oversees the Senior Corps program which […]
ACCA’s Annual Fourth of July Cookout and Bake Off
On Monday, ACCA held it’s annual 4th of July staff cookout and bake off. Big thanks to United Health Care – Care Improvement Plus for coming and out and sponsoring the lunch for the staff and to Adam Butler for doing an in-service to ACCA staff on how to protect […]
ACCA Welcomes Trippe Ross to the Center for Active Living
ACCA is excited to introduce the newest member of the ACCA team, Trippe Ross. Trippe isn’t new to ACCA because he has been tremendously helpful as a volunteer and intern here for almost a year. We are excited to have him on board full time and looking forward to what […]
