You
May Qualify…
| AT 50 For: |
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| Tompkins County Senior
Citizens Council activities |
273-1511 |
| Membership in AARP |
800-424-3410 |
| New York State Parks
Senior Games |
518-474-0456 |
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| AT 55 For: |
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| Experience Works Older
Workers Employment |
272-7570 |
| RSVP (Retired Senior
Volunteer Program) |
277-4545 |
| Subsidized Employment
Program through Tompkins County Office for the Aging (COFA) ** |
274-5486 |
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| AT 60 FOR: |
|
| Personal Care and Housekeeping |
274-5278 |
| Foodnet Home Delivered
Meals * |
266-9553 |
| Friendly Visiting through
COFA |
274-5491 |
| Gadabout transportation
services * |
273-1878 |
| GIAC Senior Citizens
Program |
272-3622 |
| Golden Age Club |
273-2400 |
| Home Weatherization &
Assistance Program (WRAP) through COFA |
274-5487 |
| Legal Assistance through
COFA |
274-5486 |
| Lunch at Foodnet Congregate
Meal Sites * |
266-9553 |
| NYSEG Senior Identification
Program |
800-572-1111 |
| Personal Emergency Response
System through COFA* |
274-5482 |
| Project Share Assistance
** |
273-1900 |
| Senior Circle quarterly
newsletter |
273-1511 |
| Tuition-free courses
at TC3 on a no-credit, space available basis |
844-8211 |
| Widow’s Benefit
from Social Security |
800-772-1213 |
| ½ Fare Option
on public bus – TCAT * |
277-9388 x 450 |
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| AT 62 FOR: |
|
| Early Retirement Social
Security Payments |
800-772-1213 |
| Free entrance to State
Parks on weekdays |
518-474-0456 |
| Greyhound Bus Lines Senior
Discount |
800-229-9424 |
| Minimum age for most
Senior Housing ** |
|
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|
| AT 65 FOR: |
|
| EPIC Pharmaceutical Insurance
Coverage ** |
800-332-3742 |
| Health Insurance Counseling
through the Senior Citizens' Council * |
273-1511 |
| Medicare coverage * |
800-633-4227 |
| Real Property Tax Exemption
** |
274-5517 |
| Supplemental Security
Income (do not have to prove disability at age 65) COFA*
** |
274-5486 |
| Medicare Savings Programs
* ** |
274-5359 |
| Reduced fee Sportsmen
License * |
|
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| AT 70 FOR: |
|
| Must begin withdrawals
from non-Roth IRA’s |
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| THE FOLLOWING PROGRAMS
ARE OPEN TO ALL AGES: |
|
Home Energy Assistance
Program (HEAP)**
[60 years or older or
disabled COFA* **] |
274-5264
274-5482 |
| Medicaid ** |
274-5359 |
| Food Stamps ** |
274-5348 |
| Telephone Lifeline Discount
** |
890-7100 |
| Free tax preparation
by RSVP volunteers ** (including IT214 Property Tax Rebate) |
277-4545 |
| Veterans Benefits |
272-1084 |
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(* these
programs are also available to disabled persons of any age)
(** = these
programs have income restrictions) |
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For further information about
any program listed, contact:
Tompkins County Office for the Aging
320 North Tioga Street, Ithaca, New
York 14850
(607) 274-5482
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