From food assistance like the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program to utility bill discounts, there are many benefits available to older adults with low income. Benefits Enrollment Centers (BECs) are agencies that can help you find and enroll in all the different programs you qualify for. That way, you know you’re not missing out on valuable benefits that can help you save money.
BECs have trained benefits counselors whose job is to learn more about you, figure out what programs you qualify for, and walk you through the application process. This includes helping you gather the documents you need to apply for different programs. These centers are supported by the U.S. Administration for Community Living through a partnership between the National Council on Aging and the Henry and Marilyn Taub Foundation.
Where are Benefits Enrollment Centers located?
Today, there are 85 BECs across 41 U.S. states, listed below. Use the links to connect with BECs in the area where you live.
- Adelante Development Center, Inc. (Albuquerque, NM)
- AgeOptions (Oak Park, IL)
- AgeSmart Community Resources (O'Fallon, IL)
- Alamo Area Council of Governments (San Antonio, TX)
- Alivio Medical Center (Chicago, IL)
- Anchorage Senior Activity Center (Anchorage, AK)
- The Arc of Prince Georges County (Largo, MD)
- Area Agency of Palm Beach and the Treasure Coast Inc. (West Palm Beach, FL)
- Asian Services in Action, Inc. (Akron, OH)
- Aster Aging, Inc. (formerly East Valley Adult Resources) (Mesa, AZ)
- Atlanta Community Food Bank (Atlanta, GA)
- Bear River Area Agency on Aging (Logan, UT)
- Benefits Data Trust (Philadelphia, PA and statewide in MD)
- Benefits in Action (Lakewood, CO)
- Bergen County Division of Senior Services ADRC (Hackensack, NJ)
- Blount County Community Action Agency (Maryville, TN)
- CAPI USA (Brooklyn Center, MN)
- Catholic Charities Archdiocese of New Orleans (New Orleans, LA)
- Catholic Charities Hawaii (Honolulu, HI)
- Catholic Charities of Northern Nevada (Reno, NV)
- Center for Independence of the Disabled in New York (New York, NY)
- The Children's Home Society of New Jersey (Trenton, NJ)
- Chicanos Por La Causa (Phoenix, AZ)
- Chinese Community Center (Houston, TX)
- Chinese Information and Service Center (Seattle, WA)
- Community Health Center of Southeast Kansas (Pittsburg, KS)
- Council on Aging of Buncombe County (Asheville, NC)
- CUMAC (Paterson, NJ)
- District Three Governmental Cooperative (Marion, VA)
- Duke University (Durham, NC)
- Elder Law of Michigan (Lansing, MI)
- ElderSource (Jacksonville, FL)
- Erie Department of Senior Services (Buffalo, NY)
- Family Eldercare (Austin, TX)
- Family Health Centers of San Diego (San Diego, CA)
- Feeding the Gulf Coast (Theodore, AL)
- Five County Association of Governments/Area Agency on Aging (St. George, UT)
- Georgia Legal Services Program (Atlanta, GA)
- Green River Area Development District (Owensboro, KY)
- Hana Center (formerly Korean American Community Services; Chicago, IL)
- HOPES Community Action Partnership, Inc. (Hoboken, NJ)
- Isabella Geriatric Center (New York, NY)
- Kenosha County Aging and Disability Resource Center (Kenosha, WI)
- Knoxville-Knox County Community Action Committee (Knoxville, TN)
- Korean Community Service Center of Greater Washington (Annandale, VA)
- The Latino Health Insurance Program, Inc. (Framingham, MA)
- League for the Blind & Disabled, Inc. (Fort Wayne, IN)
- Legal Aid of the Bluegrass (Lexington, KY)
- Legal Services for the Elderly (Augusta, ME)
- Little River Medical Center (Little River, SC)
- Live On New York (New York, NY)
- LTSC Community Development Corporation (Los Angeles, CA)
- Mexican American Opportunity Foundation (Los Angeles, CA)
- Missouri Alliance of Area Agencies on Aging (Gainesville, MO)
- Missouri Department of Insurance/CLAIM (Jefferson City, MO)
- National Church Residences (Columbus, OH)
- Native American Disability Law Center (Farmington, NM)
- North Mississippi Rural Legal Services (Oxford, MS)
- Northwest Kansas Area Agency on Aging (Hays, KS)
- Northwest Side Housing (Chicago, IL)
- Ohio District 5 Area Agency on Aging (Ontario, OH)
- Partners in Care Foundation (Los Angeles, CA)
- Rhode Island Division of Elderly Affairs (Cranston, RI)
- Rio Arriba County Health and Human Services Department (Espanola, NM)
- Riverside County Office on Aging (Riverside, CA)
- SCAN - Senior Citizens Activities Network (Eatontown, NJ)
- Senior Connections, The Capital Area Agency on Aging (Richmond, VA)
- Senior Resources (Norwich, CT)
- Senior Solutions (Springfield, VT)
- Grafton County Senior Citizens Council (GCSSC) (Lebanon, NH) in conjunction with Senior Solutions
- The Senior Source (Dallas, TX)
- South Alabama Regional Planning Commission (Mobile, AL)
- Southern Maine Agency on Aging (Biddeford, ME)
- Steuben County Office for the Aging (Bath, NY)
- Terry Reilly Health Services (Nampa, ID)
- Three Square (Las Vegas, NV)
- Tri-Valley, Inc. (Dudley, MA)
- United Cambodian Community (Long Beach, CA)
- Ventura County Area Agency on Aging (Ventura, CA)
- Washington County Commission on Aging, Inc./Area Agency on Aging for Washington County, Maryland (Hagerstown, MD)
- Watts Labor Community Action Committee (Los Angeles, CA)
- Westchester Community Opportunity Program, Inc. (Elmsford, NY)
- Western Arizona Council of Governments, Area Agency on Aging (Yuma, AZ)
- Western Montana Area VI Agency on Aging, Inc. (Polson, MT)
- The Whole Person (Kansas City, MO)
Once you find a BEC, contact them to make an appointment with a trained benefits counselor. The counselor will work with you to find and apply for all the programs that can help you save money and live better. Get more information on locating a Benefits Enrollment Center near you.
