This month, SSA’s Senior Living column in the online Zebra magazine focuses on the very real problem of senior isolation and loneliness. According to the Administration on Aging, 28% of individuals over 65 live alone. One way to combat the loneliness and isolation that often stems from seniors
Read more →Instead of leaving leftover prescriptions in your medicine cabinet, come to the Substance Abuse Coalition of Alexandria’s prescription drug drop-off on October 22 and dispose of your unwanted medications safely.
Read more →Each year, the Rotary Club of Alexandria hosts a Taste for Giving fundraiser that benefits over 40 different Alexandria community charities and non-profits. This event will feature fare from more than 15 of Alexandria’s restaurants and wine tasting from local vineyards. Attendees will also be able to enjoy live music as
Read more →This week’s Alexandria Gazette features an article about this year’s Senior Law Day keynote speaker Bob Blancato, National Coordinator for the Elder Justice Coalition. To read the article, click here. To register for Senior Law Day taking place on October 15 click on senior law day.
Read more →This year’s Young at Art is the 30th Annual Juried Art Show for local artists 55 and up. Sponsored by Senior Services of Alexandria (SSA) and Goodwin House, and hosted once again by the Durant Arts Center, Young at Art will feature works by local artists–amateurs, teachers,
Read more →Check out our October “Senior Living in Alexandria” show, now available on YouTube. Join our host Jim Roberts this month as he speaks with Janelle Holt, esq. of Legal Services of Northern Virginia. Holt, who was instrumental in planning SSA’s upcoming Senior Law Day, explains what participants can
Read more →On September 15th, the Alexandria Gazette Packet ran an article by Janelle Holt, Esq. about next month’s Senior Law Day. Sponsored by SSA and the Alexandria Bar Association, Senior Law Day will feature speakers from the Alexandria Bar Association, estate and financial planners, and geriatric care managers. To
Read more →Senior Services of Alexandria will now have a monthly column in the “Senior Living” section of The Zebra magazine. This month, Executive Director Mary Lee Anderson writes about SSA’s upcoming Fall Robust Walkathon, as well as our annual Young at Art show, which features local artists. To learn
Read more →Alexandria News published an article on September 6th about SSA’s inclusion in a nationwide USDA pilot program. This pilot program will allow home grocery delivery to home-bound, elderly SNAP clients. Because nearly 20% of SNAP recipients are either elderly or disabled, this pilot program will be instrumental in
Read more →The Alexandria Gazette ran an article about the upcoming 2016 Young at Art Exhibition with a call for Art on October 4th. The juried art exhibition will run from October 6 – Nov 18th at the Durant Arts Center, 1605 Cameron Street in Old Town Alexandria. To
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