We’re the Council on Aging St. Tammany. COAST for short. We’re a dynamic, resourceful organization providing information and services to help seniors enjoy healthy, active and independent lifestyles. This website will tell you who we are and what we do. And why our work deserves your support.
COAST has been awarded Standards for Excellence Certification by the Standards for Excellence Institute. Certification is bestowed only to the most well-managed and responsibly governed nonprofit organizations that have demonstrated compliance with 55 specific Standards.
Based on honesty, integrity, fairness, respect, trust, responsibility, and accountability, the codes of the Standards for Excellence Certification process are based on eight guiding principles:
