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Cooking Demos & Farmers Markets: Supporting Seniors at National Church Residences Outreach Stories

Cooking Demos & Farmers Markets: Supporting Seniors at National Church Residences

Cooking Demos & Farmers Markets: Supporting Seniors at National Church Residences Wholesome Wave Georgia (WWG) brings cooking demonstrations and farmers markets to National Church Residences locations across Metro Atlanta, helping Older Adults access fresh, healthy food while supporting aging in place and fighting ageism.  In 2024, WWG served 680 residents, and in 2025, we’re on track to reach over 1,200…
March 31, 2025
Your Health Vision, Your Way Outreach Stories

Your Health Vision, Your Way

Your Health Vision, Your Way: How Vision Boards Empower Older Adults to Take Charge of Their Well-Being Aging should be about thriving, not just surviving, and older adults deserve the power to define their own path as they age in place. That’s why Wholesome Wave Georgia (WWG) launched Your Health Vision, an initiative designed to help seniors visualize and take…
March 31, 2025
Redefining Healthy Aging Outreach Stories

Redefining Healthy Aging

Redefining Healthy Aging: Empowering Seniors to Lead Their Own Health Journey Aging is not just about physical health, it’s about embracing life in a way that feels fulfilling, meaningful, and wholesome. That’s why Wholesome Wave Georgia (WWG) develops programming that empowers Older Adults to take charge of their own health journey. This initiative fights internalized ageism, encouraging seniors to envision…
March 31, 2025
Pets Make A Home Outreach Stories

Pets Make A Home

Enhancing Economic Stability for Seniors Through Pet Support. Pets provide companionship, reduce stress, and improve well-being, especially for Older Adults. However, pet care costs can be a burden—over 55% of adults aged 50 to 80 own pets, and nearly 18% struggle with expenses. To ease this financial strain, Wholesome Wave Georgia (WWG) partnered with the Atlanta Humane Society to provide…
March 31, 2025
Meet Mike Outreach Stories

Meet Mike

Meet Michael: Building Community Through Respect, Engagement, and Empowerment.  At Wholesome Wave Georgia (WWG), our neighbors are at the heart of everything we do. Since 2021, our dedicated Community Developer Michael, has led the way in creating programs that honor, respect, and empower Older Adults age in place and fight ageism. His approach, known as the Make Community Model, is…
March 31, 2025
FARM Rx Porch Chat Number 7: Laraine Porch Chat

FARM Rx Porch Chat Number 7: Laraine

FARM Rx: Wholesome Wave Georgia’s place based Food for Health Program in Athens, Georgia.  Laraine’s Story  Laraine was born in south Florida in a small town near Miami. Both of her parents worked full-time throughout her childhood and her mother would spend weekday evenings at night school getting her masters degree in education; this left Laraine in charge of preparing…
March 27, 2025
FARM Rx Porch Chat Number 6: Araceli Porch Chat

FARM Rx Porch Chat Number 6: Araceli

FARM Rx: Wholesome Wave Georgia’s place based Food for Health Program in Athens, Georgia.  Araceli’s Story  Araceli was born in Mexico and moved to the US when she was 14 years old. She recalls that everything, in Mexico, was alive: “My dad used to grow corn. He planted tomatoes, he planted chili, he planted beans. You find life in Mexico…
March 27, 2025
FARM Rx Porch Chat Number 5: Brady Lotane Porch Chat

FARM Rx Porch Chat Number 5: Brady Lotane

FARM Rx: Wholesome Wave Georgia’s place based Food for Health Program in Athens, Georgia.  Brady’s Story  Brady grew up in Watkinsville, GA, and was introduced to gardening by his grandmother, Mimo, who had a large vegetable garden in her backyard. When he was 12 years old, he remembers being photographed for the Oconee county paper holding one of her prize-winning…
March 27, 2025
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Clarkson Library Event Outreach

Clarkson Library Event

We'll also be setting up an info booth at the Clarkston Library in Decatur on Tuesday, November 14, from 11:00am to 1:00pm to answer questions about WWG services, including general assistance with government benefits like SNAP and Medicaid. We hope to see you there! Date: Tuesday, November 14, 2023Time: 11am-1pmLocation: 951 N Indian Creek Dr, Clarkston, GA 30021
October 26, 2023