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SSA attended a City Council meeting on March 8th to receive a grant from the United Way of the National Capital Region. Also, Councilwoman Del Pepper read a proclamation stating March 2016 as “March for Meals” to raise awareness around senior isolation and hunger. Mayor Silberberg and Council Members

Dementia Education Caregiver Series from Arden Courts Join us for our Dementia Education Caregiver Series. Click on the following link for more details:  Arden Courts Dementia Education Series- Spring 2016. The Dementia Toolbox Thursday, March 3rd from 1:30 pm to 3:30 pm “Different Types of Dementia and

Thanks to Goodwin House Alexandria for organizing a Delivery Team for Meals on Wheels, especially Board Members Dave Baker and Mike McCaffree! Our volunteers are the heart of SSA!

Check out our February “Senior Living in Alexandria” show, now available on Youtube, to hear from Francia Smith, of Arden Courts Memory Care Community, on Memory Care. It’s a show you don’t want to miss! Click here to view the show.

Insight Memory Care is holding a workshop on dementia on Wednesday, Feb. 17, 1-3 pm at their office at 3953 Pender Drive, Suite 100, Fairfax, VA.  The workshop will focus on how the role of environment plays on behaviors in dementia.  For more information to go insightmcc.org

This week’s Alexandria Gazette Packet features an article by SSA’s Exec. Dir. Mary Lee Anderson about the upcoming Feb. 10th Speaker Series on “Maintaining Memory and Coping with its Loss.”  This workshop will be an interactive morning featuring local experts from Inova Alexandria Hospital, Arden Courts and

Hear Mary Lee Anderson, SSA’s Executive Director, give tips to maintaining memory and coping with its loss by clicking here. To hear much more about this topic, join us at our interactive February Speaker Series! The event occurs on Wednesday, February 10 from 9:30 to noon at Beatley

The Alexandria Gazette Packet features an article of our 2016 Generation-to-Generation Gala Honorees! Please click here and scroll to Page 10 to hear more about the Porterfields, Goodharts, and Art Sauer! For more information, contact Mary Lee Anderson, Executive Director Email – executivedirector@seniorservicesalex.org Phone – (703) 836-4414.

Happy 2016!  Check out the January Senior Living in Alexandria program featuring AARP Community Ambassador Gen. Tony Tabuga talking about his personal caregiving experiences with his parents and useful financial tips from Speck-Caudron.  Click on Senior Living to view the program.

The current issue of the Alexandria Gazette Packet features a  piece on the upcoming January 6th AARP/Senior Services Caregiver Support Workshop being held at Immanuel Church on the Hill, 3606 Seminary Road in Alexandria.  The event is for anyone who is providing caregiving for loved ones or