+ Latest News
September 10, 2009
Come and check us out on Facebook. There is a causes section for donations as well. Become a fan of our cause and invite all of your friends to join and donate as well. See you there!
July 1, 2009
WE'RE CHANGING LIVES! Michael (not his real name) is a teenage boy incarcerated at the Augusta Youth Development Center. He had kleptomaniac tendencies, never completed homework assignments, and was frequently in detention for fighting with peers. Foster Grandparent Alexandria Ishman was assigned to mentor Michael. Within a month, his assaults on others decreased tremendously, he had no disciplinary referrals for stealing, and he began completing assignments. Julia Coleman, Michael's teacher, reports, "Michael was once an angry child who lied, stole, and fought. Now I see a child who is happy, willing to get an education, and has goals. I am so happy that Ms. Ishman began working with Michael. I have seen him transformed into a positive young man."
June 30, 2009
Raise money for Senior Citizens Council of Greater Augusta just by searching the web and shopping online!
June 29, 2009
If you are in to jewelry, go to www.phantasiasjewelry.com to browse their collection of jewelry - EACH PIECE IS ONLY $5.00. Shop online, make a purchase and we will receive 20% of the sale. Just indicate The Senior Citizens Council as your organization at signup, make your purchases, and help us raise some fund$! Happy Shopping!!!
March 16, 2009
It's finally here! The Senior Citizens Council is happy to say "good-bye" to our Under Construction page and "Hello!" to our brand new website! The Senior Citizens Council and
Splice Web Design have spent many hours over the past few weeks working hand-in-hand to launch our new online home. We are very proud to say, "Welcome to SeniorCitizensCouncil.org!"
+ Our Mission
Our mission is to
provide a diversity of services to seniors, and to enable them to apply their experience as a resource for meeting critical
community needs.
Get Involved!
Everyone needs a little help, including us. As a non-profit organization, we depend on donor's gifts of time and dollars to support and grow our programs.
Ways to get involved:
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Make a cash donation. Your gift of $25 will provide an annual physical exam for a Foster Grandparent or Senior Companion, or a month's milage reimbursement to an RSVP volunteer. And only $4,800 a year will provide 20 hours of weekly in-home assistance to frail elderly adults. A gift of $50 will provide forms and documents for 4 low-income individuals who are not able to pay for these documents.
- Help plan fundraising events as a member of a Senior Corps Advisory Council committee.
- Provide a case of copy paper or other office supplies.
- Answer the agency's telephone one day a week or for several hours.
- Speak at a monthly Foster Grandparent/Senior Companion Program in-service meeting.
- Donate personal care items during the "Shoeboxes for Seniors" campaign. Let us know if you are interested in helping to pack the shoeboxes.
- Hold a limbo stick, fill water balloons, or make potato salad for the annual Foster Grandparent/Senior Companion Volunteers appreciation picnic.
- Join our Board of Directors.
We will soon be able to accept donations via credit cards through our website. For now, we welcome your checks or money orders. The Senior Citizens Council is a charitable non-profit organization under the provision of Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, and your contributions are tax-deductible as provided in Section 170 of the Code.
Come by and get to know us! Our office is located directly behind BoJangles on Oak Street North (also called Jowers Drive). Oak Street North is located between Arby's and Bojangles near the intersection of Bobby Jones Expressway and Washington Rd. We are open Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m until 5:00 p.m. We are also available after hours by appointments.
The Senior Citizens Council
218 Oak Street North, Suite L
Augusta, GA 30907
(706) 868-0120
(click here for map to our office)
