Helping older adults find benefits and jobs to improve their lives

Health care costs are rising … job opportunities are drying up … and retirement accounts are taking a hit.

Millions of older Americans struggle every day to make ends meet. Too many have to decide whether to use their fixed income to pay for heat, food, or medicine.

We help older adults find benefits to pay for everything from health care to home heating. And we help them find meaningful work — right in their own communities.

• The National Center for Benefits Outreach & Enrollment gives community organizations strategies to find, educate, screen, and enroll older adults in benefits that can improve their lives.
• BenefitsCheckUp® online screening service has helped more than 2 million older adults find more than $7 billion worth of annual benefits.
• My Medicare Matters is a Web site that helps older adults understand and maximize their Medicare benefits.
• Our Mature Worker programs connect thousands of workers aged 55+ with training and employment opportunities.
• Our Economic Security Initiative is funding innovative one-stop centers where older adults can get help to regain their economic footing.

• What's New

  • Economic Security and the Older Americans Act
    How can we make the OAA work better for mature workers and economically disadvantaged older adults? Share and vote on The Exchange.
  • Become a Deputy in Benefits Access 
    The economic downturn means more older adults are eligible for public benefits. Community organizations can help them get the assistance they need. Find out how. 
  • Hurting from the Recession?
    BenefitsCheckUp® helps older adults in need find and apply for benefits for housing, health care, and food. Use BenefitsCheckUp®.
  • Workforce Professionals: See You Online!
    We've launched a special group for workforce professionals on Crossroads, our online community. Join in to share ideas, solve problems, and address challenges. Join.

  From www.ncoa.org