Prince William Area Agency on AgingLocal authority

The Prince William Area Agency on Aging (PWA-AAA) is a local government agency serving older adults, adults with disabilities, and family caregivers across Prince William County and the independent cities of Manassas and Manassas Park, Virginia. Its mandate is to plan, coordinate, and advocate for comprehensive home and community-based services, administering programs such as Meals on Wheels, adult day care, caregiver support, senior center activities, and Medicare health insurance counseling under the federal Older Americans Act. Established on October 1, 1976, following landmark 1973 amendments to the Older Americans Act of 1965, the agency functions as the designated regional entity fostering independent and dignified aging in Northern Virginia.