A White House memo ordered a temporary federal funding freeze, exempting Social Security and Medicare. Here are some programs that seem to be at risk.

The fiscal 2026 spending bill approved by Congress this month preserves federal funding for most senior service programs. Perhaps surprisingly, the GOP majority on Capitol Hill rejected many deep ...

WHEAT RIDGE, Colo. — More than 100 hunger relief organizations signed a letter to Congress, in the hopes lawmakers would consider an act to support rural seniors experiencing food insecurity in the ...

This commentary reviews current means-tested federal benefit programs designed to assist low-income individuals and families. The large number of those programs is amplified by similar state and local ...

Palo Alto resident Patti Schaffer, a volunteer at La Comida, checks the time as she prepares to provide groceries to seniors at Stevenson House in Palo Alto on Nov. 5, 2025. Photo by Seeger Gray. La ...

The Council on Aging of Buncombe County (COABC), in partnership with the National Council on Aging (NCOA), has reopened its Benefits Enrollment Center (BEC), a free service that helps low-income, ...