M.E. Cox

30 years ago, local community efforts founded the center, which then was one of the 1st of its kind in the region and the US. Once an unknown or misunderstood service, adult day care is now recognized as an essential community service in Hampton Roads and the nation. It is, according to the National Council on Aging, the fastest developing option of care for older adults in this country. The Center had a modest beginning in 1975, it was situated in Bayside Community Christian Church on Greenwell Road and was originally named as the Center of Leisure Activities for Older Adults.