Archive for the Community Category

SSA would like to thank the Rotary Club of Alexandria for the generous community grant that will support SSA’s newest program “Groceries to Go.” This program provides an important services for seniors who still enjoy cooking, but find grocery shopping difficult.  If you would like to know

Thanks to BB&T for supporting our seniors by delivering meals on wheels today, and for their grant for shelf stable meals and flashlights! Check out photos here.

Interested in becoming a Senior Helper? The City of Alexandria Workforce Development Center and the Department of Community & Human Services is co-sponsoring a Pre-Screening & Hiring Event. To see full details, click Senior Helpers Flyer – June 9 2016

                  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

The Northern Virginia Senior Olympics is taking place on Sept. 10-21 for anyone 50 and older.  Registration ends on Sept. 5.  For more information go to special olympics.

The Alexandria Bridge Club, presented by the Department of Recreation, Parks & Cultural Activities, meets Wednesdays from 10 am – 2 pm at the Lee Center, 1108 Jefferson St. Play Party Bridge with neighbors and friends in a relaxed and fun atmosphere! This is open to the City

Don’t miss this interactive class sponsored by the Virginia Cooperative Extension that will help you recognize different types of scams and red flags that are out there as well as reduce your potential for identity theft.  The workshop takes place on June 7, 2-4 pm at Beatley Central

The National gallery of Art offers tours for people with low vision or who are blind.  Upcoming tours of American Seascapes are taking place on Wednesday, May 25 and Saturday, May 28 at 1:00 pm.  Participants will meet docents in the Rotunda of the West Building and

Help Feed Alexandria’s Hungry at the 2016 Alexandria gospelFest on Friday, May 20, 6 – 9 pm and Saturday, May 21, 11:00 am – 2 pm at the Durant Arts Center, 1605 Cameron Street in Alexandria.  It will be a great program featuring Anne D. Smith talking