Aging at Home Fairbanks (AAH Fairbanks) is a member organization offering support for older adults to live independently and remain engaged in their community.

Members remain socially connected, informed and open to new learning opportunities through social events, special interests groups, lectures, and discussions.

Members receive social support services that they need to remain in their homes as they age. Many services are provided by our wonderful volunteers; for services that our beyond our volunteer's capacities, there is a list of screened paid providers.

For more information:

View our Brochure (PDF): Aging at Home Brochure

Latest Newsletter: October 2024

Aging at Home Fairbanks' Fall Fundraiser: Meals for Seniors

On July 1, the Senior Center lost $82,000 from a covid-related funding stream that had allowed them to keep up with the growing demand for Meals On Wheels. Their waitlist is long and growing. We can help! If AAH members and friends donate, together we can give the MOW program a boost for this year. All donation amounts are needed and appreciated, but $100 will provide one month of meals, 5 days a week, for one person.

We know the generosity of AAH members and friends and thank you in advance for your support!

Donate by credit card on our Donations page, or by calling AAH at 907.799.4026.

Checks should be made payable to Aging at Home Fairbanks, with MOW in the memo line. You can mail or deliver your check to Aging at Home Fairbanks’s new office at the Fairbanks Senior Center, 1424 Moore St., Fairbanks, AK 99701.

Thank you for support of this essential local service. Meals on Wheels is a program of The Fairbanks Senior Center, a 501(c)3 non-profit organization.

More about AAH Membership

Events for Members

We organize social and educational events for our members -- some in-person and some online. Here are a few of our regularly scheduled activities:

Happy Hour potlucks at a members' home
Social Lunch each month at a different local restaurant
Aging Well presentation series
Recent topics include: Aging & Disability Resource Center (ADRC), Smart911, Safety in the Home, Managing Your Healthcare Information
Good Reads: Conversations with Alaskan Authors
Recent authors include Margaret Merritt, Daryl Farmer, Christine McClure
Life in Fairbanks photography series
Photography on Sandhill Crane migration, Arctic Man, the Red Green regatta and more!
Low Vision discussion group
Cook's Challenge
Downsizing discussion group
Field Trips and Local Tours

AAH Events Calendar

Many of our presentations on Aging Well, Downsizing and other topics are recorded on our AAH YouTube channel:

AAH on Youtube

Recent Volunteer Service

Full members of Aging at Home Fairbanks can request volunteer assistance with things like household tasks, technology support, and transportation. Here are just some of things AAH volunteers have helped members with this winter:

Rides to medical and dental appointments
Shoveling ramps and walkways
Setting up a new router and a wireless printer
Installing curtain rods at the member's home
Helping haul things to the dump
Plant sitting during vacation
Rides to the airport
Changing a light fixture
Fixing a closet door that got off the track
Rides to AAH events and other activities

Recent Member Feedback

"Thanks to everyone involved for making AAH a great organization!"

"Thank you for your many contributions to the community and individual members!"

"I have really enjoyed the Good Reads and the Aging Well series."

Affiliations

AAH Fairbanks has 501-c-3 non-profit status as part of The North Star Council on Aging (the Fairbanks Senior Center), its fiscal sponsor.

AAH Fairbanks is a village in the Village-to-Village Network, an organization of almost 300 similar villages around the country. They have provided valuable information, support, and advice.