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Area Agency on Aging Contacts
An Area Agency on Aging is a public or private non-profit agency, designated by the Illinois Department on Aging to address the needs and concerns of older persons (60+) at the regional and local levels.
The following list corresponds to the 13 PSAs (Planning and Service Areas) – see map on this page. If you are deaf or have a hearing or speech disability, entering 711 will connect you to a TRS communications assistant free of charge.
1 Northwestern Illinois Area Agency on Aging
Jeffrey Barnes, Executive Director
1111 South Alpine Road, Suite 600
Rockford, IL 61108
Phone: 815-226-4901; Fax: 815-226-8984
Toll Free: 1-800-542-8402
Web: nwilaaa.org
(NIAAA serves the following counties: Boone, Carroll, DeKalb, Jo Daviess, Lee, Ogle, Stephenson, Whiteside and Winnebago)
2 AgeGuide
Marla Fronczak, CEO
Main Office:
1910 S. Highland Ave., Suite 100
Lombard, IL 60614
Phone: 630-293-5990; Fax: 630-293-7488
Toll Free: 1-800-528-2000
Fiscal Office
100 College Dr, Building 5
Kankakee, IL 60901
Web: ageguide.org
(AgeGuide serves the following counties: DuPage, Grundy, Kane, Kankakee, Kendall, Lake, McHenry and Will)
3 Western Illinois Area Agency on Aging
Lacey Matkovic, Executive Director
729 34th Avenue
Rock Island, IL 61201-5950
Phone: 309-793-6800; Fax 309-793-6807
Toll Free: 1-800-322-1051
Web: wiaaa.org
(WIAAA serves the following counties: Bureau, Henderson, Henry, Knox, LaSalle, McDonough, Mercer, Putnam, Rock Island and Warren)
4 Central Illinois Agency on Aging, Inc.
Tessa Mahoney, President & CEO
700 Hamilton Boulevard
Peoria, IL 61603-3617
Phone: 309-674-2071; Fax: 309-674-3639
Toll Free: 1-877-777-2422
Web: ciaoa.net
(CIAA serves the following counties: Fulton, Marshall, Peoria, Stark, Tazewell and Woodford)
5 East Central Illinois Area Agency on Aging, Inc.
Susan Real, Executive Director
1003 Maple Hill Road
Bloomington, IL 61704-9327
Phone: 1-309-829-2065; Fax: 309-829-6021
Toll Free: 1-800-888-4456 (sixteen county area ONLY)
Web: eciaaa.org
(ECIAAA serves the following counties: Champaign, Clark, Coles, Cumberland, DeWitt, Douglas, Edgar, Ford, Iroquois, Livingston, Macon, McLean, Moultrie, Piatt, Shelby and Vermilion)
6 West Central Illinois Area Agency on Aging
Vanessa Keppner, Director
639 York Street, Room 333
Quincy, IL 62301
Phone: 217-223-7904; Fax: 217+222-1220
Toll Free: 1-800-252-9027
Web: wcian.org
(WCIAAA serves the following counties: Adams, Brown, Calhoun, Hancock, Pike and Schuyler)
7 AgeLinc
Carolyn Austin, CEO
2731 S. MacArthur Blvd
Springfield, IL 62704
217-787-9234; Fax: 217-787-6290
Toll Free: 1-800-252-2918 (217, 309 & 618 area codes)
Web: agelinc.org
(AgeLinc serves the following counties: Cass, Christian, Greene, Jersey, Logan, Macoupin, Mason, Menard, Montgomery, Morgan, Sangamon and Scott)
8 AgeSmart Community Resources
Joy Paeth, CEO
801 W State St.
O’Fallon, IL 62269
Phone: 618-222-2561; Fax: 618-222-2567
Web: agesmart.org
(AgeSmart serves the following counties: Bond, Clinton, Madison, Monroe, Randolph, St. Claire and Washington)
9 Midland Area Agency on Aging
Tracy Barczewski, Executive Director
434 South Poplar
Centralia, IL 62801-1420
Phone: 618-532-1853; Fax: 618-532-5259
Toll Free: 1-877-532-1853
Web: midlandaaa.org
(Midland AAA serves the following counties: Clay, Effingham, Fayette, Jefferson and Marion)
10 Southeastern Illinois Agency on Aging, Inc.
Shana Holmes, Executive Director
516 Market Street
Carmel, IL 62863-1558
Phone: 618-262-2306; Fax: 618-262-4967
Toll Free: 1-800-635-8544 (618 area code ONLY)
Web: seiaoa.com
(SEIAOA serves the following counties: Crawford, Edwards, Hamilton, Jasper, Lawrence, Richland, Wabash, Wayne and White)
11 Egyptian Area Agency on Aging, Inc.
Becky Salazar, Executive Director
200 East Plaza Drive
Carterville, IL 62918-1982
Phone: 618-985-8311; Fax: 618-985-8315
Toll Free: 1-888-895-3306
Web: egyptianaaa.org
(Egyptian AAA serves the following counties: Alexander, Franklin, Gallatin, Hardin, Jackson, Johnson, Massac, Perry, Pope, Pulaski, Saline, Union and Williamson)
12 City of Chicago’s Senior Services Area Agency on Aging
Margaret Laraviere, Executive Director
1615 West Chicago Avenue, 3rd Floor
Chicago, IL 60622
Phone: 312-744-4016; Fax: 312-744-8168
Web: chicago.gov
13 AgeOptions, Inc.
Diane Slezak, President & CEO
1048 Lake Street, Suite 300
Oak Park, IL 60301
Phone: 708-383-0258; Fax: 708-524-0870
Web: ageoptions.org
(AgeOptions serves suburban Cook County)
