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- Commission on Aging and You!
- Commission on Aging Meeting Schedule and Location
- Commission on Aging Meeting Minutes
- Commission on Aging Members
- Commission on Aging Mission
- Commission on Aging Objectives
- Contact Commission on Aging
- Services for Organizations Serving Older Adults
Current Events and News
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Fairfax County Board of Supervisors'
Committee on Aging Fairfax 50+ Action Plan
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Commission on Aging Meeting Minutes
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May 2009 is Older Americans Month, and "Living Today for a
Better Tomorrow" is the theme for Older Americans Month 2009.
Visit www.aoa.gov/AoARoot/Press_Room/Observances/oam/oam.aspx,
the Administration on Aging's Web site, for more information on Older
Americans Month.
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Northern Virginia Aging Network (NVAN) 2009 State Legislative Platform
Summary/Grip Card and Narrative
Background
- Older Americans Act 2006 Amendments. Visit www.aoa.gov/AoAroot/AoA_Programs/OAA/index.aspx, the Administration on Aging's Web site, for more information about the Older Americans Act 2006 Amendments.
The COA and You!
The
Fairfax Area Commission on Aging (COA) holds a public meeting on the
third Wednesday of each month, except August, at
1:00 p.m. There is a
public comment period at the beginning of each meeting. (Commission on Aging
Meeting Schedule and Location.)
Questions or comments for the COA may be addressed at the monthly
meetings during the public comment period (call Jacquie
Woodruff at 703-324-5403 to be placed on the agenda); by contacting
individual COA members (see roster below); or by
sending written comments to:
Fairfax Area Commission on Aging
Attention: Jacquie Woodruff
12011 Government Center Parkway, Suite 708
Fairfax, VA 22035-1104
Current Commission Members
The Fairfax Area Commission on Aging was created by the Board of Supervisors in March 1973. It is comprised of 12 members -- 1 member from each magisterial district, 1 at-large member, and 2 members appointed from the City of Fairfax and the City of Falls Church. Current members include:
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AT LARGE
Tena Bluhm, Chair 703-978-9468 |
LEE DISTRICT
Danielle Wight-Nelson 571-228-5771 |
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BRADDOCK DISTRICT
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MASON DISTRICT
Jacob C. "Jack" Fritz 703-820-4052 |
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DRANESVILLE DISTRICT
Eileen Duggan, Vice Chair 703-534-4964 |
MOUNT VERNON DISTRICT
Julie Bloom Ellis 703-765-7567 |
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CITY OF FAIRFAX
Anita F. Kapper, CPA 703-273-1629 |
PROVIDENCE DISTRICT Joseph A. Heastie 703-938-0542 |
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CITY OF FALLS CHURCH (Vacant) |
SPRINGFIELD DISTRICT
Sally S. Hottle 703-644-0641 |
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HUNTER MILL DISTRICT
Lin Wagener 703-541-8891 |
SULLY DISTRICT
Shak Hill 703-678-7691 |
Mission
The mission of the Fairfax Area Commission on Aging (COA) is to maximize the independence of elderly residents in the Fairfax area by:
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Promoting measures to enable older persons and
their families to take care of their own needs and wants;
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Encouraging the private sector to develop a
market appropriate to meet the needs of elders and their
families;
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Encouraging the county to respond to the needs
of elders when local government is the most effective and efficient
in meeting the need or when the county is the appropriate provider of
last resort;
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Identifying legislative issues for
consideration by the Board of Supervisors.
Objectives of the Commission
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To provide information concerning services and activities for the
aging;
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To act as a clearinghouse and referral point
for matters affecting the aging;
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To serve as liaison between the county and
other governmental, public, and private groups concerned with aging
issues;
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To inform the community of the needs of the
aging and of the agencies and activities that exist to serve
them;
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To promote programs for the benefit of the
aging through public and private agencies;
- To propose and recommend to the Board of Supervisors and the cities of Falls Church and Fairfax legislative and budgetary actions to accomplish necessary tasks.
Commission on Aging Meeting Minutes
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