Our Mission…
To educate, advocate and promote healthy aging… to enable people to make choices about home and community-based services and long term care that will improve their quality of life.
Detroit Area Agency on Aging (DAAA)
DAAA, whose mission is to promote healthy aging and enhance the quality of life for older adults, is a private nonprofit agency established in 1980. DAAA serves approximately 60,000 older adults age 60 and over and caregivers residing in the City of Detroit and metropolitan areas including the five Grosse Pointes, Hamtramck, Harper Woods and Highland Park annually.
DAAA’s services include Community Access, Wellness Services, Healthy Aging and Nutrition Services feeding about 6,000 homebound and disabled adults daily through the Detroit Meals on Wheels program, Care Management Services for homebound seniors, the Mature Workers Program for low-income individuals age 55 or older, the Medicaid and Medicare Assistance Program, Outreach Services, and the Senior Solution on WCHB AM 1200 every Saturday at 10 a.m. The organization is located at 1333 Brewery Park in Detroit. For further information call (313) 446-4444.
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WHO WE ARE
The Aging Network
In 1965, Congress enacted the Older Americans Act (OAA) to provide assistance with the development of new or improved programs to help older persons. The Act created an interconnected structure of agencies and services commonly known as the National Aging Network.
Administration on Aging
The Administration on Aging (AoA) provides national leadership on aging issues. AoA recommends policy, develops regulations to implement the OAA, allocates and administers the OAA budget, and disseminates grants for research, training and model projects.
State Units on Aging
State Units on Aging are found in each of the 50 states and 7 U.S. territories.
State Units on Aging (SUAs) serve as the state governmental agency for aging issues, working with a broad array of state agencies and other public and private sector entities on behalf of older people. SUAs also designate Area Agencies on Aging as planning and service areas within the state.
Area Agencies on Aging
629 Area Agencies on Aging (AAAs) receive OAA funds through 56 State Units on Aging.
AAAs serve as the planning agency at the local level. Their primary responsibilities include advocacy on behalf of older persons, planning and service development, and administration of a wide variety of funds which support services such as transportation, congregate and home-delivered meals, legal assistance, nursing-home consultation, public-benefits counseling, and volunteer opportunities for older persons.