California Council on Gerontology and Geriatrics (CCGG) ^Non-profits

The California Council on Gerontology and Geriatrics (CCGG) is a statewide nonprofit leadership organization which seeks to promote the quality of life of California’s diverse aging population by informing and integrating educational programs, work force development, and public policy initiatives. CCGG was founded in early 1980 when Jim Birren, the first CCGG Executive Director and Dean of the University of Southern California’s Leonard Davis School of Gerontology, and his co-visionary, Bonnie Russell of CSU San Jose and head of the California Department of Aging, were successful in securing a two-year planning grant from the Luke B. Hancock Foundation.