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Senior Services of Alexandria has been supporting older adults with services for 56 years! As we plan for the future, we want to hear from the community on how we are doing and what could we do better. Please go to https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/SSASurvey2024 to complete a short survey.

The City of Alexandria, in collaboration with the City’s Successful Aging Committee, will celebrate on September 10 at 5 p.m. in the Vola Lawson Lobby (301 King St.). The city will celebrate Alexandria residents who have lived a century or longer. To be eligible, individuals must be

Senior Services is excited to offer the Senior Academy to Alexandria residents and employees 60 and older starting on Wednesday, September 4. This four-week session takes place every Wednesday morning from 10:00 am to 12 Noon.  The weekly venues will change starting at City Hall, followed by

SSA and the Alexandria Bar Association held the 12th annual Senior Law Day on Saturday, June 8.  The theme was “Protecting Ourselves as We Age: Essential Personal and Financial Strategies”. Attendees learned about strategies for aging well in Alexandria. 2024 Senior Law Day Program Aging Well in Alexandria power

This year’s in-person fair will be a fun and interactive program including: a Discussion about the importance of maintaining good health as we age, a Healthy Cooking Demonstration, Blood Pressure and Glaucoma Screenings, Chair Yoga, and Exercises with RPCA’s Rodney! Click here for the flyer!

Group leaders will walk to exercise stations where they will learn how to weave low-intensity exercises into their walks, use environmental objects for exercise, gain balance, strength, agility, flexibility and endurance & meet representatives from Alexandria Fire and Police Departments! Click here for the flyer (hold harmless

Thank you to everyone who donated for this year’s Spring2ACTion!  SSA raised over $26,000 so far!  It’s not too late to give!  Donations are accepted until Sunday night! The City of Alexandria’s annual Spring2ACTion campaign rallies support around nonprofits that help make Alexandria a better place. Ensure

Dance for All Ages at Alexandria City High School April 19 7-9 pm   Shake Your Groove Thing with us as we host a dance for all ages. This disco themed night will get you off your feet and moving to all your favorite  songs! Enjoy refreshments,

Our weekly newsletter for seniors in Alexandria goes LIVE!  Join us for an in person presentation, exercise, cooking demonstration, and more! Thursday, March 21st 10-11:30 AM Beth El Hebrew Congregation 3830 Seminary Road This event is free, but please register by emailing events@seniorservicesalex.org or call 703-836-4414, ext.

2024 Annual Gala We are excited to announce that our 2024 Annual Gala raised over $175,000 to help seniors living in Alexandria. Senior Services of Alexandria would like to thank all our sponsors, donors, and volunteers for making this night happen! None of this would have been