Archive for the ‘Athens Community Council on Aging’ Category
ACCA Awarded National Foundation to End Senior Hunger Service Grant
ACCA is honored to be one of four organizations awarded a service grant for the What A Waste™ program from the National Foundation to End Senior Hunger (NFESH). “Through our partnership with the UGA Office of Service Learning’s Campus Kitchen project we recognize the significance of food waste in the […]
United Way Day of Caring 2015
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 […]
Thanks Athens for the School Supplies
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. […]
In The Words of a Foster Grandparent
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 […]
State Rep. Allen Peake Discusses Medical Cannabis at ACCA
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 […]
Do You Know A Caregiver That Should Be Recognized?
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 […]
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 […]
Just a Friendly Reminder…
Congratulations Keith!!
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 […]
