By Tim Corcoran, Board Member Prompted by a pandemic, and fueled by a determination to maintain community connection, ACC is taking its programming online. Before COVID-19, the idea of offering some of ACC’s popular classes, workshops and concerts ...
ACC and SMUD Improve Job Prospects for Underserved Seniors
On November 17, 2020, ACC Senior Services began loaning laptop computers to 50 participants in the Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP), ACC’s job training program for older adults. The refurbished laptops were purchased with a $16,400 gra ...
ACC Care Center Opens Green Zone at Maple Tree Village
ACC Senior Services has opened up the "Green Zone" at ACC Maple Tree Village as an extension of ACC Care Center. The 16-bed Green Zone provides skilled nursing services to residents with stable health conditions and no history with COVID-19, while allowi ...
Mickey Yamadera, a Volunteer’s Life at ACC
With her recent move to ACC Maple Tree Village, Mickey Yamadera has come full circle at ACC. This remarkable woman who mobilized people, resources, and goodwill for ACC for decades is now living within ACC’s “community of caring” that she helped cr ...
The Pandemic Brings New Ways to Connect
ACC provides a safe environment for residients to socialize and stay connected with their loved ones. Thanks to our activities staff — Debbie Williams and Zyra Bonita at the Care Center, Brittany Yamada at ACC Greenhaven Terrace, and Liana Ma at ACC Mapl ...
Virus Busters – License to Sanitize
By Marissa Belmes As the COVID-19 pandemic grips our community, our thoughts and support are with those on the front lines fighting the outbreak. Doctors and nurses deserve recognition for their important work in this global health crisis, and rightfu ...
ACC Senior Services Big Day of Giving Telethon Raises $150,000!
By Linda Revilla For the regional fundraiser event Big Day of Giving, ACC usually has a party/open house featuring ACC bands, food, arts demonstrations and exhibits, and last year, a craft and vendor fair. Because of the pandemic, we ma ...
Local Businesses and Restaurants Need Our Help
By Wayne Kurahara Whenever ACC has an event or activity, we rely on families and friends to help. This includes local restaurants and businesses. They are some of our most generous benefactors. They donate their time, manpower, equip ...
Maeley Tom: Memoir of a Political Pioneer
By Ted Fong Maeley Tom’s new book “I’m Not Who You Think I Am” is aptly titled. Residents at ACC Care Center know Maeley as a skilled vocalist whose performances have brought them immense joy over the years. Yet behind her smooth, jazzy voice is her o ...
Huge Donation of Masks to ACC is Simply Breathtaking
By Linda Revilla At the start of the pandemic, medical personal protective equipment (PPE) was in short supply. ACC sent a letter to volunteers requesting homemade cloth face masks for staff. People responded to the call in different ways. Mu ...