May is Older Americans Month

May is Older Americans Month

May is Older Americans Month, a time to celebrate the contributions older Americans have made to society – and to focus attention on the many services available to older Americans as a part of the Older Americans Act.

The services that we at the Pension Rights Center are most proud of are those provided by the U.S. Administration on Aging’s Pension Counseling and Information Program, which provides free legal assistance to people who need help in obtaining the retirement benefits they have earned. The Center provides training and technical assistance to the Program’s regional pension counseling projects. Since it was launched in 1993, the program has helped retirees and their families obtain more than $190 million in retirement benefits. 

Throughout the month, we will highlight successful cases handled by the counseling projects. 

• You will read about Vicki, who was shocked when she was told that she wasn’t eligible for the pension her husband had told her would be there for her after his death. 
• You’ll also read about Bill, who was told that his 15 years of work had earned him only a one-time $500 lump sum, despite the fact that he knew he was entitled to a pension. 
• You’ll also read stories about many others  who will now receive their pensions as a result of the work of the counseling projects. 
• Finally, you can watch a video about the pension counseling projects that features just a few of the real people whose lives were forever changed by the Pension Counseling and Information Program.

The Pension Counseling and Information Program provides free legal assistance to individuals in 30 states. To find out if you can be helped by a counseling project, visit https://pensionrights.org/find-help.

You may also make a contribution to the Pension Rights Center to help us support these vital services.