Highlights

July 1, 2015 – May 31, 2016

Senior Services of Alexandria (SSA) fosters independence and self-sufficiency, enabling seniors

within the City of Alexandria to age with dignity.

Board of Directors

Chair, Donna Shaw

Chair-elect, Lynnwood Campbell Treasurer, Gordon Kromberg

Secretary, Carolyn Wilder Immediate Past Chair, David P. Baker

Gerald Cooper Kristin Eagan Jack Fannon Holly Feraci

Carter Flemming Jane A. Foote Jim Lindsay

Mike McCaffree, Jr. Deborah Matthews

Warner Moore Hon. Del Pepper

M. Catharine Puskar Arvette M. Reid Alice Rogalski Barbara Watts

Dear Friends of Senior Services of Alexandria, SSA has continued to grow with the population of seniors and their needs. In order to achieve our goals, it takes the efforts of our incredible staff; caring volunteers; city and government partners; fellow community organizations, leaders and our talented board of directors all working together. Behind those helping hands are the donations that keep the “wheels” of our current programs moving forward and ignite new ideas and programs. Just a few highlights in 2015/2016 are:

Senior Academy: The first class of 30 attendees completed a four-week program, learning how the City operates, what services are available to seniors, and how they can get engaged.

Groceries to Go Program: Every week, clients can choose from Giant or Harris Teeter.

MOW goes on despite the January blizzard: SSA led a team effort with community volunteers and the Sheriff’s Department to get food to seniors. NBC News 4 ran a feature about SSA’s efforts.

Silver Service Card: SSA introduced a new discount program for seniors. Alexandria seniors 60+ can receive discounts at 15 businesses in the Del Ray section of the City with plans underway to expand Citywide this summer.

Gala: The Goodhart and Porterfield families were honored with our Generation to Generation Award, and former Board member Art Sauer received the first ever “Special Service” Award in recognition of his dedication to SSA and our community.

It is exciting to see how SSA continues to develop as an organization. Thank you for your part in our growth and your continued support!

Sincerely,

Donna J.H. Shaw Chairman, Board of Directors

SSA’s Connections to the Community

Since its inception in 1968, SSA has served as a vital connection for seniors to the Alexandria community. As the senior population continues to grow, SSA’s programs and services will grow as well to help fill the “gap” when seniors have nowhere else to turn. Here are the current SSA services and programs:

Senior Nutrition Program

Meals on Wheels and SSA Direct A life-sustaining program that allows seniors who are unable to leave their homes, or who have difficulty preparing a meal, to have two healthy meals a day delivered to their homes. Meals

are delivered by over 350 dedicated volunteers, 365 days a year, including

holidays.

BB&T Bank Delivers Meals on Wheels

Groceries to Go

In partnership with Giant Foods and Harris Teeter, volunteers deliver groceries year-round to seniors every Thursday. Groceries are

ordered over the phone based on the grocery recipient’s personal shopping list.

Karen Delivering Groceries to Irene

AniMeals

SSA and the Alexandria Animal Welfare League have teamed up to form a monthly pet food delivery program for low-income seniors and their pets. These deliveries occur on the second Thursday of each month. Participants have the option of being delivered 10

cans of wet food or 10 lbs. of dry food.

Tom & Dan Delivering AniMeals

Friendly Visitor Program

Carefully screened and trained volunteers are individually matched with socially isolated seniors with whom they visit for at least an

hour each week year-round. All seniors are also interviewed regarding their personal history and interests, to facilitate a

compatible match.

Friendly Visitor Pair- Sylvia & Joe

Education and Outreach

Senior Speaker Series

SSA presents monthly Speaker Series events, providing the most up-to-date information on different topics. The programs are

collaboratively created in partnership with City agencies and non-profits.

Lynnwood Campbell, Laurie Blackburn & John Porter

Speaker Series Attendees

Senior Law Day

The Alexandria Bar Association and Senior Services of

Alexandria co-present Senior Law Day each fall to inform the Alexandria community about important legal and

financial planning issues.

Senior Information Corners

Volunteers stock senior information corners with current literature for seniors at 15 locations, including City libraries, major recreation

centers, and senior communities.

Senior Living in Alexandria

SSA produces a monthly cable TV show, Senior Living in Alexandria, which highlights and expands on the

information shared at the Speaker Series. The show is broadcast on Comcast cable channel 70 Sundays at

2 pm in Alexandria, and on channel 69 in Arlington. You can also watch it on our Website.

MaryAnne Beatty; Mary Lee Anderson; Claire Mouledoux –Visit Alexandria;

Vanessa Herndon -Carlyle House; and Gretchen Bulova - Office of Historic Alexandria

Senior Academy

SSA and the Alexandria Office of Communications offer a free 4-week Senior Academy which provides Alexandria’s seniors with an overview of the City’s government functions, information about

programs and services for seniors, and ideas of ways to get involved.

Senior Academy Graduates at City Hall

Caregiver Support Group

Monthly support group for family and caregivers cosponsored by

Griswold Home Care & Immanuel Church on the Hill.

Department of Transportation (DOT) Paratransit Program Call Center

Under contract to the City of Alexandria, SSA has staffed the

(DOT) Paratransit Program Call Center since 1984. Seven days a week, SSA coordinates reduced-cost Americans with Disabilities

Act (ADA)-compliant sedan and van transportation for over 1,600 City of Alexandria residents with physical or mental

disabilities. SSA’s reservationists schedule client rides, which are provided by Diamond Transportation and White Top Cab companies. SSA’s DOT Paratransit Call Center assists with

approximately 50,000 one-way trips per year.

Rosie Borders, Transportation Supervisor

Special thanks to Jim Roberts, the Host of Senior Living in Alexandria as well as the Arlington

Independent Media Crew including Steve Cordle, Craig Syphax, Ken Briley and Bill Calder.

Senior Services of Alexandria

Thanks Our 2016 Media Partner

Raise your Voice! Learn more at www.ArlingtonMedia.org

Senior Living in Alexandria Sponsor

Development Fundraising highlights include the following: The 2016 Annual Generation to Generation Gala raised nearly $95,000. The fall Oktoberfest Celebration raised over $20,000. Foundation support continues to grow. In the past year, SSA received grants from numerous charitable organizations including: Ada & Albert Wibel Foundation, Alexandria Rotary Foundation, American Legion - Post #24, the Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation, Elder Crafters of Alexandria, Inc., Goodwin House Foundation, Immanuel Church on the Hill, Ivakota Foundation, Wells Fargo Foundation. Over 100 donors contributed to SSA during Spring2ACTion Day, Alexandria’s day of online community-wide giving, and we raised more than $9,000.

Financial Picture

July 1, 2015 – May 31, 2016

FY16 REVENUE BY SOURCE

FY16 SPENDING BY PROGRAM AREA

21%

8%

37%

16%

14%4%

Events & Fundraising

Fee for Service

City of AlexandriaContracts

Grants

Individual &Corporate Support

29%

28%5%

12%

17%

9%

Senior Nutrition

DOT Paratranist

Friendly Visitor

Information &Education

Development

Management

Thank you, Senior Nutrition Program/

Meals on Wheels Volunteer Groups! Alexandria Black Firefighters Association/ Alexandria City

Council/BB&T Bank/Beyer Automotive Group/ Burgundy Farm Country Day School/ Dream Dog Foundation/ Emmanuel Episcopal

Church/ Fairlington United Methodist Church/ First Baptist Church/ First Christian Church/ Girl Scouts/ Grace Episcopal Church/ Historic

Christ Church/ Immanuel Church-on-the-Hill/ Lyles Crouch Elementary School/ Meals on Wheels America/Old Presbyterian

Meeting House/ Rotary Club of Alexandria/ SSA Board of Directors/ St. Coletta’s School/ St. John’s Community Services/ St. Joseph Catholic Church/ St. Paul’s Episcopal Church/ St. Stephen’s-St. Agnes High School/ T.C. Williams High School National Honor Society/ T.C. Williams High School Key Club/U.S. Patent and

Trademark Office/ Weichert Realtors/ Washington Street United Methodist Church/ Westminster Presbyterian Church and over 150

individual volunteers!

Senior Nutrition/Meals on Wheels Supporters

Alexandria City Division of Aging and Adult Services

Alexandria Fund for Human Services BB&T Bank

Beyer Subaru of Alexandria BJs Charitable Foundation Christ Church Gift Shop

Downtown Baptist Church Dominion Foundation First Baptist Church Gannett Foundation

Meals on Wheels America Old Presbyterian Meeting House

Rotary Club of Alexandria United Way of the National Capital Area

Westminster Presbyterian Church And all of our individual supporters

Specially Prepared Meals on City Holidays

The Ronald M. Bradley Foundation

Friendly Visitor Supporters Cloudbreak Foundation

Downtown Baptist Church Griswold Foundation

Maple Tree Fund

Senior Speaker Series Sponsors Susan and Carl Behnke

Thanks to

The Fountains at Washington House

for their generosity and hospitality

in hosting SSA’s Monthly Board Meetings throughout the year.

Staff Members and Contact Information Mary Lee Anderson - Executive Director executivedirector@seniorservicesalex.org

703-836-4414, ext. 111 Jennifer Rohrbach – Development Director development@seniorservicesalex.org

703-836-4414, ext. 114 MaryAnne Beatty – Communications & Outreach Director communications@seniorservicesalex.org

703-836-4414, ext. 113 Meals on Wheels Ellyn Kirtley – Program Coordinator mealsonwheels@seniorservicesalex.org

703-836-4414, ext. 112 Dolores Viehman – Volunteer Coordinator volunteer@seniorservicesalex.org

703-836-4414, ext. 115 Diana Franklin – On-Site Volunteer Coordinator Friendly Visitor Mary Giordano - Program Director friendlyvisitor@seniorservicesalex.org

703-836-4414, ext. 120 Groceries to Go Sandy Freedman - Program Director Groceries@seniorservicesalex.org

703-836-4414, ext. 119 DOT Paratransit Call Center Rosie Borders - Supervisor transport@seniorservicesalex.org

703-836-4414, ext. 116 Reservationists: Ashley Alawi, Donna Browning, Kenneth Burton, Kecia Fearrington, Camilo Marquez, and Tiana Ward. Administration Lindsay Hemphill

admin@seniorservicesalex.org 703-836-4414, ext. 110

Please Save the Date for the following Senior Services of Alexandria events:

Oktoberfest Celebration

Wednesday, October 5, 2016 Port City Brewery

Senior Law Day

Saturday, October 15, 2016 First Baptist Church

(co-sponsor: Alexandria Bar Foundation)

Generation to Generation Gala

Saturday, March 4, 2017 Hilton Alexandria Mark Center

30th Young at Arts Festival (Plans are underway for this year’s

event – stay tuned!)

700 Princess Street, Mezzanine Level Alexandria, VA 22314

(703) 836-4414

www.seniorservicesalex.org Facebook – SeniorServicesofAlexandria

Twitter – @seniorservicesa

Monday-Friday: 8:30 am – 4:30 pm

DOT Paratransit Reservation Line (703) 836-5222

Daily, except Holidays

Charitable Giving Your charitable donations to SSA help provide needed

services to Alexandria seniors, their families, and caregivers. SSA relies on a variety of financial resources, and your

individual donations play a vital role. Your contributions to SSA are tax-deductible, since SSA is a 501(c)3 charitable

organization. Tax ID #54-0842806

United Way #8311

Combined Federal Campaign (CFC) #97867

Featured in the Catalogue for Philanthropy (2009/10 and 2013/14) as "One of the best small charities in the Greater

Washington region."

Guide Star “Gold” participant.

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A Year in Review: Faces of SSA

Special thanks to Goodwin House Alexandria

for their generosity and hospitality in

sponsoring SSA’s Annual Meeting and other events throughout the year.