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On Thursday, July 16 at 10 AM we'll resume our FSA Zoom chats and:
  • Review results from the 2017 FSA senior housing survey, plus...
  • Discuss a possible new survey to further explore senior housing needs and preferences.
This will inform FSA's direction and future work in this area. 

​Here's how to participate: If you’re interested, just click HERE, then enter your contact information and indicate "I'm interested in FSA Zoom meetings" in the comments area. An FSA volunteer will be in touch.  Note that even without a web camera (which most computers/phones already have), you can still join these sessions by phone for audio-only.

FSA is an all-volunteer, non-partisan group that advocates for issues important to our seniors. 

Since our formation in 2016, FSA's focus has been:
  • Senior-friendly housing solutions;
  • Town and State fiscal/tax strategies to keep Fairfield affordable for seniors;
  • Retaining State programs for lower income seniors;
  • Improving senior programs and services.
Keeping our seniors is critical for everyone. Here's why:
  • Seniors generate a sizable portion of our property tax revenues;
  • Seniors helped build our Town, offer valuable experiences, and are sources of charitable
    giving/volunteer activities.
  • But economic pressures can make it impractical for many to stay in Fairfield. Whenever we lose a senior, the expected annual cost to the Town approaches $10,000;
  • Economic reality: allowing Town spending to rise faster than inflation jeopardizes seniors' abilities/willingness to afford to stay here, causing everyone's taxes to rise and hurting all families.
During the Covid period FSA is continuing its mission through a series of user-friendly sessions via Zoom.  Sign up on our Contact Us page.
So far, sessions have addressed:
  • Senior-friendly housing issues and needs
  • Managing day to day: what's working for everyone  
  • Library digital resources, online book clubs, webinars
  • Catching up with Julie DeMarco on resources for seniors and the Bigelow Center’s ongoing activities
  • The YMCA’s wide range of remote exercise/wellness offerings - now made available to all seniors
  • Using the outdoors as a haven: gardening and outside projects    
  • Reopening for business:  How will it work and what does it mean for our senior community?  

CHECK OUT SLIDES FROM OUR FEBRUARY 2020 EVENTS ON THIS  PAGE
You can support our efforts by:
  • Following FSA's communications and attending our meetings;
  • Visiting our website: fairfieldsenioradvocates.com
  • Volunteering to help further FSA's mission. Please see "Contact Us"
NEW:  FSA programs at the Fairfield Library and Bigelow Center begin January 29-30, 2020. See our EVENTS PAGE for details.

​Our Mission

Make Fairfield an attractive town for older adults: an affordable, desirable, vibrant, ​engaged community. This makes our community - and our finances - better.

Our Core Values

  • Seniors are important to our town: to its economy, diversity, sense of community.
  • FSA is non-partisan and represents all Fairfielders. 
  • FSA is inclusive: No age restrictions, all points of view considered.​​
Everyone: regardless of your situation or plans, please take our senior housing/living survey (see link above). 

FSA is an advocate for Bigelow (Senior) Center programs and activities
Please sign up for email updates, meeting notices or specific  volunteer opportunities.