Support Services, Resources and Help for Seniors

AARP Foundation Local Assistance Directory

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Search AARP Foundation's Local Assistance Directory to find food, housing, health and employment programs in your area.

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Need Help Affording Food?

If you are struggling to afford food, AARP Foundation can help you apply for SNAP assistance and also help you maximize the benefit you receive.

How Connected Are You?

Social isolation has a negative impact on our emotional and physical health. Take this assessment to find out if you are at risk.

Local Assistance Directory

Search AARP Foundation's Local Assistance Directory to find food, housing, health and employment programs in your area. Find Help

Save on Medical Expenses

If you’re enrolled in Medicare and struggling to pay health care costs, Medicare Savings Programs and “Extra Help” could save you $7,000 a year.

Tax-Aide Self-Filing Options

To help with year-round tax prep support, you may qualify for the free file option OnLineTaxes.

Featured Programs and Services

AARP Foundation SCSEP

55 or older, unemployed and looking for work? The Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP) can help you get on-the-job training.

Work for Yourself at 50+

AARP Foundation's Work for Yourself @50+ provides free tools and resources to help you become self-employed and improve your financial situation.

BACK TO WORK 50+

We are partnering with workforce services providers to strengthen the bridge between 50+ job candidates and respected employers.

AARP Foundation Experience Corps

Experience Corps is a literacy program that utilizes highly trained volunteers age 50 and over to help struggling students become great readers.

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Charity Rating

AARP Foundation earns a high rating for accountability from a leading charity evaluator.

Eighty-one cents of every dollar we spend goes toward programs and services that help low-income older adults. We have met every one of the Better Business Bureau’s 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.

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