135 Hoyt Street Athens, GA 30601 (706) 549-4850 Employment Application Volunteer Opportunities Make a Donation Support Groups Athens Community Council on Aging is a United Way of Northeast Georgia agency.

SERVICES Because ACCA has a broad base of support from private donors, United Way of Northeast Georgia, the Athens-Clarke County Government, and federal and state grants and contracts, the fees for services can often be waived or significantly reduced. Click on any link below for more information about each program. Adult Day Care Center, with medical monitoring, social services and therapeutic activities, is an alternative to nursing home placement for disabled adults and persons with Alzheimer's Disease. The main facility in Athens serves multiple counties and supports partial-day sites in Elbert and Greene Counties. Athens-Clarke County Senior Center provides noonday meals, education and recreation in the center, as well as outreach, visitation and telephone reassurance to homebound older adults. Home Delivered Meals Program (Meals on Wheels) provides hot noon meals and frozen or self-stable meals, delivered by volunteers weekdays to homebound and disabled adults in Clarke County and Barrow County. Community Education Support Groups provide encouragement for caregivers and help for the difficulties they often encounter. Transportation Service provides transportation for medical, social service, shopping and other important trips. Long-term Care Ombudsman Program advocates for the rights of nursing home and personal care home residents throughout Northeast Georgia, providing education about regulations, investigation and resolving complaints. Foster Grandparent Program enables limited-means older persons in a 10-county area to earn income while providing one-on-one services for youth. Retired & Senior Volunteer Program provides opportunities for older Northeast Georgians to contribute lifetime experience to worthy agencies and individuals. Senior Companion Program enables limited-means older persons in a 10-county area to earn income while providing companion care to frail older and disabled persons. Older Americans Service Employment Program enables older persons to re-enter the work force through part-time work and training placements throughout Northeast Georgia. Kinship/Project Healthy Grandparents Program provides support and case management for grandparents who are primary caregivers for their grandchildren, and includes social work, nursing and legal assistance. The program serves Clarke, Barrow, Oconee, Jackson, Madison and Walton counties.