The History of the HCCoA

Over 45 Years of Serving Hardin County

The Hardin County Council on Aging, Inc. was established as a not-for-profit corporation in Kenton, Ohio on March 23, 1978. A concerned group of citizens decided that there was a need for this type of service in Hardin County. Some of those important individuals who provided leadership and advocacy on behalf of all older persons in our county were Rev. Marion Hanover, James Getz, J. Barton Meyer, Delmar Hampton, Bernard Sponsler, May Wroten, George Getz, J. Arthur Cotner, and Donald F. Buerger. This group met in their homes and various other places as they diligently worked on forming a strategic plan for the operation and implementation of these services. As a result of their hard work, the Senior Center was then built in 1981 to accomodate the services to be provided.

The Adult Day Care Center operated within the Council on Aging for many years until the Wilkinson McVitty Berlien Adult Day Center building was added in 1996. This was a wonderful and dependable service offered to those who needed a loved one cared for a few hours or a full day while they attend to work, family, or other important matters.

The mission statement of the Hardin County Council on Aging, Inc. is “To improve the quality of life for those 60 and over in Hardin County”. The Hardin County Council on Aging, Inc. is governed by a 15 member Board of Directors. The advocacy and continued efforts to provide these needed services for the elderly can be attributed to the HCCoA Board of Directors, the HCCoA staff, and most importantly, the citizens of Hardin County.

Over the years the Council on Aging has provided and continues to provide many services to those 60 and over in Hardin County. These services have been made possible by the local tax levy, grants, self-pay clients, and personal donations and memorials. As the Senior Center has grown over the years we are now able to offer Transportation, Outreach, Homemaker, Chore, Information and Referral, and Socialization Activities. Check out the ‘Services’ tab to find out more information for each of the available services that we provide. We also have a Trips service, which organizes trips that are fully paid for by each trip’s participants.

We thank you for your support of these services for Hardin County, Ohio, a great place to call home!