The organization provides firefighting services to the town of manteo and roanoke island.

To celebrate and depict by exhibitions, pageants, reproductions, and by broadcasting and publishing historic narratives and records, the transplanting of english-speaking civilization on roanoke island, dare county, north carolina by sir walter raleigh and his colonists in the years 1584 to 1587, and the several efforts then made to establish the first english-speaking colony in the new world; to establish and maintain one or more areas or sites for the permanent location of buildings and other structures with the convenient facilities for preserving a historical background and representing the settlement and habits of life of the early colonists; to establish and maintain a museum of indian and early colonial antiquities; and to effect any other activities or plans to be designed to further the preservation of this chapter of north carolina history.

To develop, encourage and promote public awareness of the historical and cultural heritage of boat building in dare county and to support educational opportunities for students.

To maintain and preserve the natural and cultural resources of the nc outer banks.

To develop, maintain and administer a historical garden.

To assist us fish and wildlife service with public relations and educational activities.

The outer banks community foundation helps meet local needs across dare county and the entire outer banks. we manage charitable funds for individuals and agencies, and we target grants and scholarships toward our communitys most pressing needs and promising opportunities.

To nurture, provide and support the arts, encouraging excellence in all areas of the arts in dare county.

Dare county animal services, operated by the outer banks spca, provides professional and progressive animal welfare assistance to our residents. our focus is on providing quality care, rescue, reunification, and rehabilitation to all stray, homeless, and abandoned animals in dare county. we maintain extraordinary standards and achieve exceptional results, making our organization a well respected resource for responsible pet adoption, ownership, spay/neuter awareness and assistance, education, and retention.