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Senior Services of Alexandria is proud to announce that it has received a $1,000 grant award from Meals on Wheels America for its participation in the 14th Annual March for Meals campaign. This past March was Senior Services’ 7th year participating in the national Meals on Wheels

The Alexandria Gazette featured a piece on SSA’s upcoming Senior Academy, to take place in September. Registration is free, but there are only 25 spots available. If interested in attending the four week course this fall, register here or by calling Senior Services of Alexandria at 703-836-4414 ext

                  This month, the National Gallery of Art is offering its Summer Story Series entirely in ASL. Stories in Art, designed for children ages 4-7, introduces kids to artists through storytelling, observation, and hands-on activities. This summer, the story

The Alexandria Gazette featured a piece on SSA’s recent Annual Luncheon hosted by Goodwin House Alexandria where it bid farewell to four retiring board members:  Carter Flemming, Gordon Kromberg, Mike McCaffree and council Member Del Pepper. To read the article click here.

Check out our July “Senior Living in Alexandria” show, now available on YouTube. This month’s program is the first of a three-part series on advance preparation for later in life decisions, assessing your situation and assembling a team, and implementation. Join our host Jim Roberts this month

This week’s Alexandria Gazette features an article by Celia Holubar and Seeley Lutz, recent TC Williams High School graduates, talking about their Senior Experience with SSA.  Check out what they had to say at 20160623100825.

Check out Mary Lee’s interview on “Comcast Newsmakers” talking about the June 15th Speaker Series and the Silver Service Senior Discount card.  Click on Comcastnewsmakers to hear her interview.

The June 1st edition of the Alexandria Gazette features an article by Alex Garcia, MOWs program coordinator, about the June 15th Speaker Series on Cultural Activities and Civic Engagement for Seniors from 10 am to 12 Noon at Beatley Central Library, 5005 Duke Street.  To read the

Check out our June “Senior Living in Alexandria” show, now available on Youtube. This month features interviews with Claire Moledeux from Visit Alexandra, Vanessa Herdon from Carlyle House, and Gretchen Bulova from the Office of Historic Alexandria. You can also hear about June’s Community Calendar and learn some stretching exercises from Fitness with Rodney.