NCOA's many programs help to improve the lives of older adults:

• Access to Benefits Coalition - Ensures that Medicare beneficiaries with limited incomes know about and can make the best use of all available resources for accessing prescription drugs and reducing their costs.
  
   
• BenefitsCheckUp - Helps seniors with limited income and resources find benefits programs that help with prescription drug costs, rent, energy bills, food, and more. See a Public Service Announcement describing BenefitsCheckUp.
  
   
• Center for Healthy Aging - Is a significant, national resource center for professionals interested in developing and implementing healthy aging programs such as health promotion, falls prevention, disease prevention, and chronic disease self-management.
  
   
• Diffusion of Innovations - Helps non-profit organizations assess their readiness to adopt and speed the adoption of new ideas and programs.
  
   
• Health Education Program - Promotes healthy aging through consumer education campaigns on medical conditions affecting older persons.
  
   
• My Medicare Matters - Is a community-based education program that is helping thousands of people with Medicare learn about and enroll in the Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage (Part D).
  
   
• National Center for Benefits Outreach and Enrollment - Helps organizations enroll seniors and younger adults with disabilities with limited means into the benefits programs for which they are eligible.
  
   
• National Center for Family Friends - Connects older adult volunteers with families who have children with disabilities in communities nationwide.
  
   
• Prescription for Better Health - Joint program between CVS, NCOA and senior centers throughout the country, aimed at helping seniors to take better care of their health through education, health screenings, and improved access to benefits.

 
• RespectAbility - Seeks to help non-profit organizations make more effective use of older Americans in their community-based efforts.
  
   
• Senior Center National Accreditation Program - Provides official recognition that a senior center is meeting its mission in a nationally accepted professional fashion.
  
   
• Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP) - Provides training and employment opportunities to low-income Americans over age 55.
  
   
• Senior Environmental Employment (SEE) - Supports environmental projects and older workers.
  
   
• Use Your Home to Stay at Home™ - Encourages the appropriate use of reverse mortgages to help older Americans pay for long-term care services at home.
  
   
• Wisdom Works - Fosters civic engagement among older adults through self-directed teams.