ARLINGTON, Va., April 12,
2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Council on
Aging (NCOA), the national voice for every person's right
to age well, is joining forces with The Henry and Marilyn Taub
Foundation to celebrate Boost Your Budget Week from
April 12-16, 2021. The outreach
campaign and direct support efforts will connect almost 5,000
struggling older adults in Bergen
and Passaic counties to billions
in federal, state, and local benefits to help them age with health
and financial security.
"Before the pandemic, many older adults, especially women and
people of color, had to cut the amount of food on their tables and
the medicine in their cupboards just to keep a roof over their
heads," said NCOA President and CEO Ramsey Alwin. "The pandemic has made things even
worse. This is not acceptable in the richest country in the world.
Boost Your Budget Week is a coordinated effort with the Taub
Foundation to help vulnerable older adults in New Jersey find the resources they need.
We believe aging well is something every American
deserves—regardless of gender, color, sexuality, income, or zip
code. We are proud to partner with the Taub Foundation, a longtime
NCOA supporter, in this effort."
An estimated 47,000 Medicare beneficiaries in Bergen and Passaic counties have incomes below 150% of
the federal poverty level. Enrollment in key federal programs can
improve their economic security. The campaign drives these older
adults and caregivers to use NCOA's free online screening tool
available in both English and Spanish—BenefitsCheckUp.org and
BuscaBeneficios.org. Visitors enter basic information and receive a
personalized report of programs they may be eligible for to help
pay for food, medicine, utilities, and other daily needs. The tool
screens for more than 2,500 benefits, including the Supplemental
Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly Food Stamps), the
Medicare Low-Income Subsidy, Medicare Savings Programs, and tax
relief. Since 2001, 9.4 million people have used
BenefitsCheckUp® to find over $39.5 billion in benefits.
The Taub Foundation partnership with NCOA will help improve the
lives nearly 5,000 economically insecure older adults living in
Bergen and Passaic counties through in-person help at
community-based centers. These centers will focus on assisting
seniors who are homebound and/or socially isolated.
"Every year billions of dollars in benefits go unclaimed because
eligible older adults do not apply—mostly because they are unaware
that these benefits exist and that they qualify for them," said
Julia Stoumbos, Program Director at
the Taub Foundation. "Every person in New
Jersey has the right to age in their community with dignity
and economic security—and having access to benefits can make all
the difference, even more so during a global pandemic."
To start a free benefits screening,
visit www.ncoa.org/Boost.
About NCOA
The National Council on Aging (NCOA) is the national voice for
every person's right to age well. We believe that how we age should
not be determined by gender, color, sexuality, income, or zip code.
Working with thousands of national and local partners, we provide
resources, tools, best practices, and advocacy to ensure every
person can age with health and financial security. Founded in 1950,
we are the oldest national organization focused on older adults.
Learn more at www.ncoa.org and @NCOAging.
About the Taub Foundation
Henry Taub, and his wife Marilyn, started The
Henry and Marilyn Taub Foundation in 1967 as a means of giving back
to their community. Henry was the founder of Automatic Payrolls,
now called ADP, one of the largest providers of business
outsourcing solutions, serving businesses in over 125 countries.
The Henry and Marilyn Taub Foundation makes grants to pre-selected
organizations working in early childhood, aging in place, and
medical research. We also fund institutions with historic ties to
the Taub family. A continuing focus of the Foundation is on local
communities in New Jersey's
Bergen and Passaic counties, in areas with the greatest
needs, including Henry's hometown of Paterson. In addition, the Foundation makes
grants in Israel through existing
partnerships.
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