Centralina Volunteers
The human contribution is the essential ingredient. It is
only in the giving of oneself to others that we truly live.
--Ethel Percy Andrus
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Each Area Agency on Aging in North
Carolina has a Regional Aging
Advisory Committee, a Community
Advisory Committee, and Senior TarHeel Legislators. These groups of individuals help to improve services, advocate and inform others of important aging issues. For more information on these groups, click on the link below. Region F Aging Advisory Committee Senior Tar Heel Legislators Community Advisory Committee |
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| Information for all Volunteers Aging Related Terms & Abbreviations History of Older Americans Act Older Americans Act Programs |
Region F Aging Advisory Committee (RFAAC)
The purpose of the Region F Advisory
Committee is to assist the Area Agency on Aging staff to provide
direction for programming and services for the population aged 60
and over in Region F (Anson, Cabarrus, Gaston, Iredell, Lincoln,
Mecklenburg, Rowan, Stanly, and Union counties).
RFAAC Bylaws
Updated 7/09
RFAAC
Job Description
Senior Tar Heel Legislators (STHL)
The purpose of the Senior Tar Heel
Legislators is to advise and inform the North Carolina General
Assembly regarding issues impacting the lives of persons aged 60 and
over in North Carolina. Senior Tar Heels attend regional meetings
and state Tar Heel meetings, become knowledgeable about needs of
older adults in their respective counties, and advocate with
local and state public officials on behalf of older adults.
STHL Bylaws
STHL
Legislation
Community Advisory Committees (CACs)
CACs are community volunteer advocates appointed by their County Commissioners. The Regional Ombudsman program supports and trains CACs as they regularly visit facilities to become familiar with residents and facility operation. There are Nursing Home and Adult Care Home Community Advisory Committees in every county that has a Nursing Home or Adult Care Home. The creation of this network, established in 1977 by North Carolina General Assembly, extended the Ombudsman Program to the local level in a more comprehensive way. The committee's primary function is to maintain the spirit of the Nursing Home and Adult Care Home Patients' Bill of Rights.