A private, nonprofit corporation (LA R.S. 46:1601) serves as the Area Agency on Aging in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana and was incorporated in 1971. It is responsible for advocacy and planning of a comprehensive and coordinated variety of services that are available for over 120,000 persons aged 60+. JCOA is supervised by a 15 member volunteer Board of Directors. JCOA is responsible for planning, organizing, and offering a comprehensive set of programs and services for improving the quality of life of Jefferson Parish’s 60+ year old seniors. These seniors represented nearly one fourth of the parish’s population. JCOA’s mission is. . . to assist the senior citizens of Jefferson Parish to age with dignity and independence in the place and manner of their choice.