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Following a heart-healthy diet means eating a variety of nutritious whole foods. But it doesn’t have to be expensive. Learn how you can eat right and save.

Apr 11, 2024

Your Guide to Eating Heart-Healthy on a Budget Read Article

Apr 11, 2024

4 Surprising Financial Benefits of SNAP Read Article

Apr 11, 2024

7 Facts About Older Adults and SNAP Read Article

Apr 11, 2024

8 Ways to Make Better Food Choices for Older Adults Read Article

Read about low-income older adults who learned they qualify for financial help through local and government benefits programs. See if you’re eligible, too.

Apr 4, 2024

How One 68-Year-Old Found More Than $7,000 in Life-Changing Benefits Read Article

Learn how the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) helps many older Americans afford healthy food every month.

Mar 22, 2024

What Is SNAP and How Do I Apply? Read Article

What Is SNAP?

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, helps nearly 5 million older Americans afford food at their local markets. Learn more about the federal program and how to find out if you or a loved one is eligible.

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Learn some of the myths surrounding SNAP for non-citizens and whether you or someone you know may be eligible for vital food assistance.

Mar 21, 2024

Can I Get Food Stamps? A Non-Citizen’s Guide to SNAP Benefits Read Article

Feb 22, 2024

Get the Facts on Economic Security for Seniors Read Article

Feb 15, 2024

Nutritious Food: An Ultimate Necessity as We Get Older Read Article

Feb 12, 2024

How Do Benefits Enrollment Centers Help Older Adults? Read Article

Help Older Adults Find Savings

Millions of older adults miss out on money-saving benefits simply because they don't apply. Find out how BenefitsCheckUp makes it easy. Start today by browsing benefits, answer a few questions to learn more about eligibility, and get help applying.

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.

Partners and Programs

Learn more about the work we do. Search by city or ZIP code to locate an NCOA partner or programs that are nearest to you.

Find help where it's needed.

NCOA has partners and programs that can help older adults. Use the map to search and locate an NCOA partner or program that's nearest to you.

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Jan 30, 2024

6 Ways to Eat Well as You Get Older

An elderly caucasian woman is sitting in a motorized wheelchair picking out produce at the grocery store. If you're wondering if you qualify for SNAP while on disability, the answer is yes. It’s possible to qualify for and receive SNAP benefits while you also collect Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) and/or Supplemental Security Income (SSI) payments.

Jan 25, 2024

Can I Get SNAP if I’m on Disability?

You can use your SNAP benefits to start a small garden

Jan 25, 2024

What Can You Buy With SNAP?

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.

Jan 24, 2024

What Is the SNAP Emergency Application?

A "We Accept Supplemental Nutrition Assitance Program (SNAP)" sign appears on the window of a grocery retailer.

Jan 24, 2024

Where to Get Food Help Now: A Guide for Older Adults

DoorDash accepts EBT cards for online grocery delivery and pickup orders. Learn where you can use your SNAP benefits and how to get started.

Oct 30, 2023

How to Use Your EBT Card on DoorDash

Most SNAP applicants, caseworkers, and retailers adhere to program rules. Discover a few situations where that may not be the case and what you can do about it.

Oct 30, 2023

How Do I File a SNAP Complaint? A Guide for Recipients and Caregivers

A senior Asian woman is looking at produce in the grocery store.

Oct 30, 2023

How Can You Stretch Your SNAP Benefits Further?

Congregate meals bring older adults together in convenient community settings. Learn how these programs support overall health and well-being.

Feb 9, 2023

What Is a Congregate Meal? How Do They Benefit Older Adults?

Adults age 65+ are a fast-growing segment of America’s population. Get the facts on our nation’s older adults, including key trends and challenges.

Dec 12, 2022

Get the Facts on Older Americans

If you’re unhappy with your SNAP benefits decision, you have the right to an appeal. See how to request one for yourself or someone else.

Sep 29, 2022

How Do I Appeal a SNAP Benefits Decision?

While many older adults worry that applying for SNAP is too complex or time-consuming, it isn't as difficult as you might expect. Learn how.

Sep 3, 2022

How to Apply for SNAP in Your State: 4 Simple Steps

The upcoming White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition & Health, the first since 1969, is a chance to craft transformational policies that will make nutritious food affordable and accessible.

Jul 29, 2022

Older Adults and Hunger: Helping People Lead Healthier Lives Helps Us All

The Home-Delivered Nutrition Program works with nationwide partners to get meals directly to those whose independence might otherwise be at risk.

Jul 22, 2022

Home-Delivered Meals for Older Adults: A Caregiver's Guide

Learn more about the Restaurant Meals Program that allows certain SNAP recipients to purchase prepared meals at authorized restaurants with their EBT card.

Jul 14, 2022

What Is the SNAP Restaurant Meals Program?

If you or an older adult you care for has concerns about applying for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, there are resources available to help.

May 23, 2022

Lifting Barriers to SNAP: Real Stories from Older Adults

SNAP can help you and your loved ones afford nutritious foods, protect your health and well-being, and support your income when times are tough

Apr 19, 2022

3 Ways SNAP Can Help Your Loved One

Making superfoods, like blueberries, a regular part of their diet can help seniors maintain strong bones and prevent chronic disease.

Apr 5, 2022

The 8 Best Superfoods for Seniors

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, is the largest domestic hunger safety net program, helping low-income older adults achieve food security.

Apr 4, 2022

Seniors & SNAP: 5 Myths Busted

A farmers market stand loaded with fresh fruits and vegetables (Pike Place in downtown Seattle).

Mar 10, 2022

Do Farmers Markets Accept SNAP?

A senior Black woman is picking out carrots in the produce section.

Jan 24, 2022

7 Important Health Benefits of SNAP

A senior Hispanic woman wearing a mask is shopping at a farmer's market picking out fresh produce.

Jun 2, 2021

How to Maximize Your Food Benefits

Senior Asian man is paying at the grocery register with his two granddaughters, while all are wearing their masks during the pandemic.

Apr 9, 2021

How Seniors Can Get Help Paying for Food with SNAP

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Mar 18, 2021

How You Can Help Older Adults Access Food

A senior woman is in the parking hugging her granddaughters as they kiss her on the cheeks.

Mar 16, 2021

American Rescue Plan Improves Senior Health and Financial Security

A "We Accept Supplemental Nutrition Assitance Program (SNAP)" sign appears on the window of a grocery retailer.

Feb 20, 2021

Older Adult Nutrition Month and SNAP Advocacy

A lone piece of bread sits on an empty plate with a fork close by, indicating hunger.

Feb 15, 2021

Get the Facts on SNAP and Senior Hunger

A senior couple is laughing at the dinner table while eating a healthy meal together.

Feb 6, 2020

Simple Tips for Eating Well

A Black woman is shopping for produce in the grocery store.

Sep 13, 2018

How SNAP Ensures Healthy Aging

An older hispanic woman unpacks groceries with her daughter and granddaughter in the kitchen.

May 7, 2015

Food Assistance Benefits for Seniors

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