The Dare County Older Adult Services Advisory Council advises Dare County in its efforts to promote, organize, plan, and coordinate services and programs for residents and visitors to Dare County who are 55 years of age and older.

The advisory board assesses the services offered at the Thomas A. Baum Senior Center in Kill Devil Hills, the Virginia S. Tillett Community Center in Manteo and the Fessenden Center in Buxton. Staff members from each of those community facilities provide updates at each meeting. Senior services for all of Dare County are discussed, and the mission of this group is to provide guidance on how to meet the needs of this growing population.

The Dare County Older Adult Services Advisory Council is scheduled to meet on the second Wednesday of February, May, September and November at 10 a.m. in various locations throughout Dare County. 

Older Adult Services Advisory Council members are appointed by the Dare County Board of Commissioners, which welcomes citizen participation on the county's advisory boards and committees. This type of grassroots public involvement is the foundation of democracy and a vital part of maintaining Dare County as a quality place to live. 

Applications for advisory boards and committees are accepted on an ongoing basis and considered when a vacancy arises.  For more information, please contact Skyler Foley, who serves as Clerk to the Dare County Board of Commissioners, at 252-475-5800 or complete an online application. For more information about the Dare County Older Adult Services Advisory Council, please contact Jenna Wienert at 252-475-5636 or Jenna.Wienert@DareNC.gov.