Disaster Assistance for Caregivers

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Natural disasters can strike anywhere. Create a preparedness plan and discover what assistance benefits are available after disaster strikes for older adults.

A young Black female caregiver is giving her grandmother a big hug in her home.

Oct 13, 2021

4 Free Tools to Help Caregivers Prepare for Emergencies Read Article

Older woman looking out window at storm while on cell phone with worried expression

Dec 2, 2020

Finding Post-Disaster Resources for Seniors Read Article

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Jan 19, 2022

How to Get Help Paying for Food, Housing, and Healthcare Read Article

BenefitsCheckUp®

Find out how BenefitsCheckUp connects millions of older adults and people with disabilities with benefits programs that can help pay for health care, medicine, food, utilities, and more.

Help a loved one find benefits

BenefitsCheckUp® makes it easy to find benefits to help your loved one pay for food, medicine, and more. Learn more and find out how you can get help.

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Benefits Enrollment Centers (BECs) help Medicare-eligible, low-income older adults and younger adults with disabilities find and enroll in all the benefits programs for which they qualify.

May 19, 2022

How Do Benefits Enrollment Centers Help Older Adults? Read Article

The Disaster Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program provides food benefits to people who have been financially impacted by a disaster. Learn how it works and find out if you qualify.

Apr 1, 2022

What Is the SNAP Emergency Application? Read Article

Help NCOA Help Families

Every day, older Americans are choosing between paying for healthy food, medicine, or utilities. With your donation, we can make a difference.

The pandemic has underscored the essential work that caregivers do to keep our families safe and power an economy that is still struggling to rebound.

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