COMMUNITY AND RESOURCES:
Federal and National Resources

• About.Com's Senior Living
  
  
• American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) - a nonprofit organization of persons 50 and older dedicated to addressing their needs and interests
  
  
  • AARP Magazine



• American Society on Aging - offers resources, publications, and educational opportunities geared to enhance the knowledge and skills of people working with older adults and their families
  
  
• Benefits CheckUp - Get all the benefits you deserve. Find and enroll in federal, state, local and private programs that help pay for prescription drugs, utility bills, meals, health care and other needs
  
  
• Benefit Eligibility Screening Tool - a tool that you can use to find out if you could be eligible for benefits from any of the programs Social Security administers
  
  
• Civic Ventures - a national nonprofit organization that works to expand the contributions of older Americans to society, and to help transform the aging of American society into a source of individual and social renewal
  
  
• Department of Health and Human Services: Administration on Aging - one of the nation's largest providers of home- and community-based care for older persons and their caregivers
  
  
• Federal Citizen Information Center - consumer publications, web sites and information - U.S. General Services Administration
  
  
• FirstGov for Seniors - Official information and services from the U.S. government
  
  
• GovBenefits - GovBenefits.gov is the official benefits website of the U.S. government, with information on over 1,000 benefit and assistance programs
  
  
• MORE Magazine - celebrating women 40+
  
  
• Oprah.com - live your best life
  
  
• Senior Citizens Bureau - a national, non-profit community resource for the elderly, children of the elderly and other caregivers, advocates and professionals
  
  
• Social Security Online - the U.S. government agency shaping and managing America's Social Security programs
  
  
• United States Department of Health Resources and Services Administration - primary Federal agency for improving access to health care services for people who are uninsured, isolated or medically vulnerable
  
  
• USA.Gov - for Seniors - Official information and services for seniors from the U.S. government
  
  
• United States Postal Service
  
  
• WiredSeniors.com - a networking service with a large collection of links to services and information for seniors