Capital Area Agency on Aging records

Access and use

Location of collection:
Virginia Commonwealth University, Cabell Library
James Branch Cabell Library
Virginia Commonwealth University
P.O. Box 842003
901 Park Avenue
Richmond, VA 23284-2003
Contact for questions and access:
POC: SCA Staff
Phone: (804) 828-1108
Fax: (804) 828-0151
Restrictions:

Collection is open to research.

Terms of access:

The are no restrictions.

Preferred citation:

Box/folder, Capital Area Agency on Aging, Collection # M 361, Special Collections and Archives, James Branch Cabell Library, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA.

Summary

Extent:
3.9 Linear Feet
Creator:
Capital Area Agency on Aging
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

Box/folder, Capital Area Agency on Aging, Collection # M 361, Special Collections and Archives, James Branch Cabell Library, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection contains materials created by the Capital Area Agency on Aging that document the agency's operations, programs, and outreach activities. The majority of the collection consists of correspondence, minutes, and other documents generated by the agency's committees. Also included are records concerning various service programs as well as reference materials.

Biographical / historical:

The Capital Area Agency on Aging was established in 1973. It is a private nonprofit organization dedicated to serving seniors in Richmond, Virginia and its surrounding counties, and it is part of a national network of Area Agencies on Aging. The agency seeks to empower area seniors to optimize their quality of life and maintain their independence as long as they wish. They provide planning assistance to seniors and caregivers and help them identify the public and private service providers that can best meet their needs. Other programs run by the agency provide guidance on care management, assistance finding employment and volunteer opportunities for seniors, caregiver support, insurance counseling, information about elder rights, and meal services. In 2000, the Capital Area Agency on Aging changed its name to Senior Connection, Capital Area Agency on Aging.

Acquisition information:
Gift of the Capital Area Agency on Aging in 2006.
Processing information:

This finding aid was created as part of the Archives of the New Dominion project funded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.

Arrangement:

Collection is divided into three series: Committee Files, 1978-1999; Community Engagement and Program Materials, 1974-1998; and Reference Materials, 1982-2006. Within series, files are arranged alphabetically by subject.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard