Human Services Division Senior Citizens Advisory Commission Meeting

The Senior Citizens Advisory Commission meeting will be held on Wednesday, March 22, 2023.

Coming soon: Older Americans Month in May - nominations being accepted for the Ron Hammett Award for outstanding service to seniors and their families - criteria and link to the right.

The purpose of the Senior Citizens Advisory Commission is to:

Advise the Mayor, the Assembly and appropriate department heads with respect to aspects of aging which bear upon the welfare of senior citizens;
Conduct surveys and compile and disseminate for the benefit of senior citizens information on housing, health, nutrition, transportation, education, recreation, legal services and social/mental health services;
Carry out educational and public relations programs designed to create public awareness of the needs of senior citizens and the community services which senior citizens can provide;
and assist and provide programs that alert elderly persons of the resources and services available to them.

MEETING: The Commission meets on the fourth Wednesday of the month from 10:00 am to Noon at the Anchorage Senior Activity Center, 1300 E. 19th Avenue and on Zoom.

For more information about the Senior Citizens Advisory Commission contact Judy Atkins at 907-343-6590 or Judith.Atkins@anchorageak.gov