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Older Adult Committee

Connecting generations to build a better future.

Support, fellowship, and shared knowledge for our seniors — and a place for the whole community to learn from them. Start with what you need.

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Our Mission

Our mission is to encourage older adults to share their knowledge, skills, and talents with youth and adults, helping to build a more resilient and spiritually connected ummah. We promote intergenerational collaboration inspired by the Islamic value of mutual cooperation in goodness. By creating opportunities to learn, serve, worship, and grow together, we seek to strengthen the bonds of brotherhood and sisterhood across ages.

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What do you need?

The committee's work is organized into four areas. Each opens to details, links, and a way to reach a real person.

Need Support

Companionship, guidance, transport, technology help, resource referrals, or a hospital or home visit.

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Coffee Chats & Programs

Coffee Chats, monthly resource meetings, seminars and workshops, and Ramadan iftars — see what's next.

Meet us for coffee →

Resources

A curated list of clinics, specialists, financial guidance, and community resources for seniors.

Browse resources →

Get Involved

This work runs on volunteers — hosts, greeters, drivers, and companionship visitors.

See how to help →

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About the committee

Honoring the generation that built this community

The Older Adult Committee is a group of volunteers dedicated to encouraging older adults to share their knowledge, skills, and talents with youth and adults — helping build a more resilient and spiritually connected ummah, rooted in the Islamic value of mutual cooperation in goodness.

The Older Adult Committee at a resource meeting.

The committee at work

Our Mission

To encourage older adults to share their knowledge, skills, and talents with youth and adults, helping to build a more resilient and spiritually connected ummah — promoting intergenerational collaboration inspired by the Islamic value of mutual cooperation in goodness.

Why It Matters

By creating opportunities to learn, serve, worship, and grow together, we strengthen the bonds of brotherhood and sisterhood across ages — with reminders on gratitude (shukr) and patience (ṣabr) alongside practical, everyday support.

Resource meeting

Coffee Chat

Seminar

Ramadan iftar

What the committee does

1

Meets monthly to share knowledge

Resource meetings where seniors gain beneficial knowledge (‘ilm nāfi‘) and connect in a warm, supportive environment.

2

Runs seminars & workshops

Healthy aging, emotional wellbeing, Islamic guidance on life transitions, and navigating community resources.

3

Hosts Ramadan iftars

Special gatherings devoted to older adults during Ramadan — barakah-filled meals and spiritual companionship.

Our two signature programs

Coffee Chat

A relaxed hour of conversation, storytelling, and fellowship — many seniors find comfort sharing their journeys of faith (dīn) and life lessons.

Meet us for coffee →

Resources for Older Adults

A curated directory covering health, daily living, emotional support, and community connection.

Browse the directory →

Programs & events

Find a program, see what's next

The committee's standing programs and this month's gatherings. Check the dates on the calendar below.

New to Coffee Chat? Just show up — no RSVP needed. Times and locations are on the calendar below.

Upcoming events

Three friends raising their coffee cups together over a table.

Fellowship

Coffee Chat

A relaxed hour together

Conversation, storytelling, and fellowship

Many seniors find comfort in sharing their unique journeys of faith (dīn) and life lessons, which strengthen bonds across the community. No RSVP needed — just show up. Dates and times are on the calendar below.

See Coffee Chat Dates →

We’re listening

Ideas - Support - Volunteer

Two quick ways to reach the committee: request support for yourself or someone you know, or send a general idea, suggestion, or request to volunteer.

The Older Adult Committee extends to seniors who may need assistance in any aspect of life—emotionally, spiritually, socially, or physically. If you or someone you know is facing challenges, please know that seeking help is both welcomed and dignified in Islam. Our goal is to support you with warmth, mercy, and confidentiality.

A word on our elders

وَقَضَىٰ رَبُّكَ أَلَّا تَعْبُدُوا إِلَّا إِيَّاهُ وَبِالْوَالِدَيْنِ إِحْسَانًا إِمَّا يَبْلُغَنَّ عِندَكَ الْكِبَرَ أَحَدُهُمَا أَوْ كِلَاهُمَا فَلَا تَقُل لَّهُمَا أُفٍّ وَلَا تَنْهَرْهُمَا وَقُل لَّهُمَا قَوْلًا كَرِيمًا وَاخْفِضْ لَهُمَا جَنَاحَ الذُّلِّ مِنَ الرَّحْمَةِ وَقُل رَّبِّ ارْحَمْهُمَا كَمَا رَبَّيَانِي صَغِيرًا

Your Lord has decreed that you worship none but Him, and that you be good to your parents. Should one or both of them reach old age with you, do not say to them a word of disrespect, nor repel them, but speak to them a noble word. Lower to them the wing of humility out of mercy and say, “My Lord, have mercy upon them as they raised me when I was small.”

The Holy Qur’an · 17:23–24

Request support

Older Adult Support Form

Confidential — a committee volunteer will follow up.

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What can we help with?

Replies come from committee volunteers.

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Get involved

This work runs on volunteers.

Every Coffee Chat, resource meeting, and Ramadan iftar is made possible by community members who give their time. Companionship visitors are especially needed — but so are hosts, greeters, and drivers.

Click Here to Volunteer Suggest a Resource

A word on our elders

مَنْ لَمْ يَرْحَمْ صَغِيرَنَا وَيَعْرِفْ حَقَّ كَبِيرِنَا فَلَيْسَ مِنَّا

“Those who do not show mercy to our young ones and do not realise the right of our elders are not from us.”

Sunan Abi Dawud · 4943

Where volunteers go

Coffee Chat hostsSet up, greet, and keep the conversation warm.

Companionship & visitationHospital and home visits, and regular check-ins.

Resource meeting supportSetup, greeting, and helping seniors find what they need.

Event supportRamadan iftars, seminars, and workshops throughout the year.

Coffee Chat hosts

Companionship visits

Setup and greeting at a resource meeting.

Resource meetings

Event support

Moments together

Photo Gallery

A small preview from our gatherings — Coffee Chats, resource meetings, Ramadan iftars, and more.

A Ramadan gathering for the Older Adult Committee.

A seminar on dental health for older adults.

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Resources

Resources for Older Adults

A curated list of helpful resources designed to support the well-being, independence, and spiritual growth of our senior community members.

Mariam Clinic

Link pending

Glaucoma and Cataract Associates of North Carolina

Link pending

Cary Dental Center – Dr. Farhath Abdul Kareem, MD

Link pending

Crescent Private Wealth

Link pending

RFS Community Resources Database

Link pending

IAR Imams’ Office

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A word on giving

الَّذِينَ يُنفِقُونَ أَمْوَالَهُم بِاللَّيْلِ وَالنَّهَارِ سِرًّا وَعَلَانِيَةً فَلَهُمْ أَجْرُهُمْ عِندَ رَبِّهِمْ وَلَا خَوْفٌ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلَا هُمْ يَحْزَنُونَ

Those who spend their wealth in charity day and night, secretly and openly—their reward is with their Lord, and there will be no fear for them, nor will they grieve.

The Holy Qur’an · 2:274

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Your support funds the Older Adult Committee's work directly — Coffee Chats, monthly resource meetings, seminars and workshops, Ramadan iftars, and support services like companionship, transport, and home visits for seniors who need them.

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