• 5% of Fulton County's population is over 65 years of age

• Average annual income for seniors is $28,000

• Poverty status for Fulton County residents age 65 years and older –$10,319

• Grandparents living in households with one or more grandchildren under 18 years-17,828

• Grandparents responsible for grandchildren –8,384

• Fulton County Seniors served by the Older Americans Act program – approximately 8,000

• Fulton County Seniors served by the Senior Multipurpose Facility program – approximately 10,000 annually

Fulton County’s Office of Aging has been designated by ARC as the county-based agency for planning and coordinating senior services for Fulton County. The Office of Aging offers a continuum of services and programs for seniors who reside in Fulton County through partnerships and contracts with community based organizations, in conjunction with the Older American Acts Program. Fulton County provides the following services:

• Care Giver Support Program

• Information and Assistance

• Case Management

• Non-Emergency Transportation

• Neighborhood Senior Centers

• Multipurpose Facilities

• Nutrition Programs and Services

• Adult Day Care

• Home Delivered Meals

• Homemaker Services / Respite Programs

• Senior Training and Employment Programs

• Volunteer Services

• Advocacy

• Adult Day Care Facilities

The Fulton County Human Services Department

115 Martin Luther King, Jr. Dr., Suite 400 Atlanta GA,   30303 Phone (404)730-7944; fax; (404)730-7950