8 resources
BenefitsCheckUp (National Council on Aging)
Nationwide / online
Free online screening that asks a few questions and tells you which benefit programmes you likely qualify for to help with food, medicine, utilities and health costs.
Eldercare Locator
Nationwide / online
Federal call line and website that tells you which local agencies near you handle meals, transport, home care, benefits and elder abuse, and connects you to them.
Los Angeles LGBT Center — Senior Services
California
Free and low-cost programmes for LGBTQ+ people 50 and over including case management, meals, housing navigation, legal help and over 75 social events a month.
Meals on Wheels America
Nationwide / online
Postcode search that finds your local meal-delivery programme, which may also offer community dining, transport, pet food and a regular friendly visit. Cost varies by location — free, donation or sliding scale.
National Resource Center on LGBTQ+ Aging
Nationwide / online
Free library of guides and fact sheets on ageing as an LGBTQ+ person, plus a directory of ageing providers that have completed LGBTQ+ competency training.
Openhouse
California
San Francisco Bay Area organisation running LGBTQ+ senior housing, drop-in social programmes, support groups and an adult day programme.
SAGE (Advocacy & Services for LGBTQ+ Elders)
Nationwide / online
The main national organisation for LGBTQ+ people over 50, offering virtual community programmes, care management, drop-in centres in New York and South Florida, and advocacy on elder issues.
State Health Insurance Assistance Programs (SHIP)
Nationwide / online
Free one-to-one Medicare counselling from trained local counsellors who have nothing to sell you, covering enrolment, plan comparison, appeals and help paying premiums.
These organisations are independent of this community. We list them because members have found them useful, not as an endorsement of any particular service or advice they give.