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ICS Seeks Gifts of Love for Local Kids and Seniors

November 24, 2023 SrSupport Comments Off

Interfaith Community Services announces the launch of the annual Gifts of Love campaign. ICS invites individuals, families, faith communities, and other organizations to take advantage of this holiday service opportunity by providing gifts for a child, teen, or older or disabled adult in our community. The online adoption portal at icstucson.org/giftsoflove is now open through December 1, 2023. Donated gifts will be […]

Medicare

80 Percent of Retirees Want Better Inflation Protection

November 20, 2023 SrSupport Comments Off

Medicare Part B Premium Increase Proves Us Wrong, And We’re Relieved! The 3.2% Social Security cost of living adjustment (COLA) is well above the 2.6% average over the past two decades. Still, according to a new survey by The Senior Citizens League (TSCL), 80 percent of retirees think Congress should beef up inflation protection by providing a COLA that more closely […]

Attorney General Mayes Urges Federal Government to Implement Stronger Minimum Staffing Standards in Nursing Homes

November 18, 2023 SrSupport Comments Off

Tuesday, November 7, 2023 PHOENIX – Attorney General Kris Mayes today joined a coalition of 15 state attorneys general to urge the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ (CMS) to promulgate a rule requiring stronger minimum staffing requirements for long-term care facilities. The letter submitted on Monday by the coalition, responds to a […]

Food Assistance

Arizona Commodity Senior Food Program (CSFP)

November 17, 2023 SrSupport Comments Off

The Commodity Senior Food Program (CSFP) works to improve the health of low-income persons who are at least 60 years of age by supplementing their diets with a monthly package of nutritious food at no cost. CSFP foods are purchased by the state from United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) division. The Commodity Senior Food […]

Attorney General Mayes Warns Senior Citizens of Emerging Bitcoin Scams

October 27, 2023 SrSupport 0

PHOENIX — Attorney General Kris Mayes is warning Arizona seniors to be on high alert for a new wave of bitcoin scams targeting vulnerable individuals. Fraudsters are calling seniors, sometimes armed with a senior’s personal information such as social security numbers or addresses, to deceive them into believing their financial accounts have been compromised. The scammers then urge quick action, instructing […]

Benefit Amounts will change for October 2023 following the annual Cost-of-Living Adjustment to Nutrition Assistance

October 25, 2023 SrSupport 0

The Nutrition Assistance Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) changes income eligibility standards, NA allotments, and deductions. Due to the COLA, the benefit amounts that households receive in October are changing. Notices have been issued to households with the new benefit amounts. For more information, please see the FFY 2024 COLA Updates on the What’s Changed page in the CNAP Manual.

Zelle Partners with National Council on Aging to Help Older Adults Combat Scams

June 15, 2023 SrSupport Comments Off

Contact Simona Combi Public Relations Manager 571-527-3982 simona.combi@ncoa.org Scottsdale, Arizona (June 15, 2023)—On World Elder Abuse Awareness Day, Early Warning Services, LLC, the network operator of Zelle®, today announced a new partnership with the National Council on Aging (NCOA). The partnership starts with a national campaign featuring financial wellness expert Amanda Clayman that delivers guidance on how to avoid falling victim to scams. “Zelle and NCOA are […]