About Us
COUNCIL ON AGING of BUNCOMBE COUNTY, Inc.
46 Sheffield Circle
Asheville, NC. 28803
(828) 277-8288
FAX (828) 277-8299
FACT SHEET
Serving Adults Age 60+ and Their Families Throughout Buncombe County
8:30 am - 5:00 pm Monday - Friday
Established 1964 as Buncombe County Committee on Aging, Inc.
Established 1973 as Buncombe County Council on Aging, Inc.
Established 2003 as Council on Aging of Buncombe County, Inc. 501C3 Not for Profit Agency - United Way participating agency
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MISSION STATEMENT
Dedicated to assisting and linking senior adults and their families with information, opportunities, and services that promote and enhance quality of life.
FUNDING
- County Aging Supplement – Senior Dining, Information & Case Assistance, In Home Aide
- Community Action Opportunities – supports case assistance for weatherization services.
- Community Benefits Program – Mission Hospital – support for Caring for Aging Parents Education and Support (CAPES) group.
- Deerfield Episcopal Retirement Community - provides space for offices and meetings.
- Family Caregiver Program (Land of Sky Area Agency on Aging) – supports case assistance for caregivers of the elderly; provides respite funds for caregivers.
- Home & Community Care Block Grant (HCCBG) – federal and state funds support Information and Case Assistance, Senior Dining, In-Home Aide programs.
- Kate B. Reynolds Charitable Trust – support for Project Continuum CARE (Coordinating Care for At-Risk Elderly).
- Sisters of Mercy Foundation – support for Project Continuum CARE – case coordination.
- Chaddick Family Foundation – support for Seniors Safe At Home services.
- United Way – support for Resource Coordination and Seniors Safe At Home.
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of NC Foundation – support for Project EMMA (Eat better, Move More, Age well).
- Janirve Foundation – Program Support
- Program Donations & Fund Raising – The COA Annual Campaign, events, and general donations support all programs.
- National Church Residences – supports Services Coordination Battery Park and Vanderbilt Apts.
- Participant Contributions – clients of program contribute to costs of services.
- General Support – The Council accepts community donations for general operating costs.
- State Health Insurance Information Program – Medicare outreach.
