Facebook-f Linkedin Youtube

Grantee National Council on Aging increases benefits screenings for older adults

  • Main e-news
« Back to blog

Thanks to newly upgraded digital infrastructure, the National Council on Aging (NCOA) has helped connect more older adults with benefits programs that assist them with covering basic needs such as health care, food, housing, and utilities. The organization’s newly improved online tools, BenefitsCheckUp and the Age Well Planner, now work more effectively and efficiently to provide step-by-step guidance on how older adults can access critical programs and financial services, including Medicaid, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program, and more.

The digital upgrade has enabled NCOA to complete more than 1 million benefits screenings since 2021—resulting in an estimated $7 million in services that older adults have secured to help support themselves. The Weinberg Foundation’s $750,000 grant helped ensure BenefitsCheckUp’s design included feedback from the individuals who will use the tool.

Learn more about BenefitsCheckUp.

Like and share:

Stay Updated

Interested in receiving our e-newsletter? Please join our mailing list.

Sign Up

More e-news

Adults and young children place bags of apples and celery into large cardboard boxes at a food distribution site.

New report highlights efforts to address poverty in the U.S. Jewish community

Many Jewish families in the United States struggle to afford necessities, such as food, housing, or health care. Financial hardship can also create barriers to full participation in Jewish communal life, leading to isolation and exclusion. Yet persistent stereotypes — combined with limited national data — have long obscured the...
Read More »
Multi-story building under construction with exposed wooden framing and scaffolding along the exterior.

What is community-led development? A pathway to long-term affordable housing

Stable, affordable housing is essential to individual and community well-being. It provides safety and security and serves as a firm foundation for achieving life goals. Without a stable place to call home, families cannot move out of poverty and put themselves and their children on a path to a stronger...
Read More »
Aerial view of open green land in Kauai

The Weinberg Foundation grants land to support affordable housing on Kauaʻi

The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation has provided a land grant to Kauaʻi Housing Development Corporation (KHDC) and Kauaʻi Habitat for Humanity (KHFH) to support a new affordable housing development in Līhuʻe, Kauaʻi. Together with nonprofit partners, the Foundation is advancing a collaborative, community-led response to the island’s severe housing...
Read More »
Load More