Albany Herald Article – December 6, 2022 Click to Read
SCOA Receives Grant to Expand Tablet Program
SOWEGA COUNCIL ON AGING RECEIVES $150,000 TABLET PROGRAM GRANT TO COMBAT SOCIAL ISOLATION FOR SOUTHWEST GEORGIA AGING POPULATION ALBANY, GA – Sowega Council on Aging (SCOA) today was awarded a $150,000 grant from UnitedHealthcare to deploy social isolation solutions through the Senior Center Without Walls tablet program. This grant is part of a combined $1 million “Empowering Health” grant awarded …
Social Isolation Targeted in SCOA $150K Grant
ALBANY, GA – Sowega Council on Aging (SCOA) today was awarded a $150,000 grant from UnitedHealthcare to deploy social isolation solutions through the Senior Center Without Walls program. This grant is part of a combined $1 million “Empowering Health” grant awarded to six community-based organizations in Georgia to expand access to care and address the social determinants of health for …
SCOA Receives National Award
SCOA Receives National Award for Senior Center Without Walls ALBANY, GA – Sowega Council on Aging (SCOA) was recently the recipient of the 2022 USAging Aging Innovations and Achievement Award in the Home and Community Based Services category for its Senior Center Without Walls program. The award was announced at the 47th Annual Conference for USAging, the national association representing …
SCOA Serving Up Meals
SCOA SERVING UP MEALS Annual Tennis Tournament Spotlights Senior Hunger ALBANY, GA – The Sowega Council on Aging (SCOA), in partnership with the Albany Tennis and Pickleball Association (ATPA), proudly hosted the 7th annual Serving Up Meals Tennis Tournament to raise awareness about senior hunger. This event, held at the Doublegate Country Club from February 25-27, brought together over forty …
SCOA Receives State Recognition
SCOA Receives State Recognition as ADRC AAA Excellence in Innovation Award Winner ALBANY, GA – The Sowega Council on Aging (SCOA) has been named the Aging & Disability Resource Connection AAA Excellence in Innovation Award recipient by the Georgia Department of Human Services. This award recognizes the Area Agency on Aging that has shown innovations in programming, staffing, service delivery, …