
The Council on Aging of Etowah County

Main office:
Gadsden Senior Wellness Center
2829 W. Meighan Blvd.
Gadsden, AL 35904
256-543-3616
M-F 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.


GGHA Outreach office
100 Campbell Court
E. Gadsden, AL 35903
256-458-2398
Tue and Thur 12:00 to 4:00 p.m.
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Council on Aging Board of Directors
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President Katie Darden
Vice President Traci Pondick
Secretary Leslie Anderson
Treasurer Jennifer Battles
Greg Bailey
Katie Campbell
Morgan Cunningham
Robin Entrekin
Marci Foster
Allison Estes
Mark Johnson
Brandi Laverty
Lisa McWilliams
Josh Morgan
CeCe Pendergrass
Cinnamon Reyes
Treva Weaver
Brad Wilson
COA Staff (left to right)
Mary Malone, office assistant
Melanie Yancey, outreach coordinator
Jenifer Grace, executive director



What We Do
Our Programs and services include:
* Medicare Enrollment Counseling with Alabama State Health Insurance Program certified counselors.
* Be Active/Scale Back Alabama Campaign to help seniors stay fit and active.
* Senior Outreach Program to provide educational and mentally stimulating activities to seniors in their communities.
* Fraud Fighters program to educate and inform seniors about how to detect and prevent potential fraud and scams.
* Dental Assistance Program available for seniors without dental insurance to help provide dentures.
* Senior Transportation services for out-of-county doctor appointments.
* EGMAP (Etowah County Guardian Monitoring and Assistance Program) trains and monitors court appointed guardians of elderly incapacitated persons to ensure that a proper level of care is being
received and guardians are accountable.