The Council on Aging of Volusia County, in partnership with the community, promotes healthy, independent living through caring, competent and compassionate services.

The story of the Council on Aging of Volusia County, Inc. (COA) began in May 1966 when the Honorable Haydon Burns, then Governor of Florida, appointed fifteen Volusia citizens to evaluate the needs of the elderly.  The group elected to incorporate as a non-profit organization called Volusia County Citizens Advisory Council on Aging and Articles of Incorporation and By-laws.

The newly formed Council’s first project, under Title III of the 1965 Older Americans Act, was approved February 1, 1967.  The project, Community Planning for the Elderly, became operational March 1, 1967.  The State Commission of Aging approved a grant totaling $18,495, of which $5,105 was in-kind contributions in lieu of cash by the City of Daytona Beach and other contributors.