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The Seniors Resource of the Month
Have You Had Your Annual Benefit Check Up?
By Christal Batey, Community Resource Advocate

The Benefit Check Up is a free screening offered by the National Council on Aging. It will determine your eligibility for over 1500 Federal, State, and local programs and services available for seniors and disabled adults. This anonymous screening takes approximately 15 minutes and results in a printed report that describes each program and gives the telephone number to contact to enroll in the program. In many instances if an application is required the form can be downloaded directly from the internet. Don’t worry, if you are not online, the Greenbelt Assistance in Living Program Office can assist you. Please call Chassidy Lynch at 240-542-2031 on Tuesday, October 3 rd between the hours 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm and Anita Smith at 240-542-2036 on Thursday, October 5 th 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm to complete the interview with you via the phone and mail out the report. This screening informs participants about free prescription benefits for seniors, tax credit programs, discounts on products and community based resources just to name a few. To follow you will find the list of information that you will need for the screening: zip code, date of birth, veteran status, citizen status, current prescriptions, income, assets, type of residence, length of time in current residence and current expenses. Please note it does not ask for your name, telephone number or social security number. This free screening does not put you on a list for future mailing or calls. It does qualify participants by zip code and the information that you put into the system. So you must be as accurate as possible. The City of Greenbelt’s Assistance in Living Program looks forward to hearing from caregivers or seniors that would like to have this free screening completed. For residents with access to the internet, the website is www.ncoa.org.

Greenbelt Senior Services
Assistance in Living Program
301.474.8000 ext. 2012

Greenbelt Recreation Department
301.397.2208