Applied for and got SNAP (food stamps) benefits

terry123 said:
You might qualify for the Meals on Wheels program also.
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You have to pay for this program in my state. When ever we were really strapped for cash we ate lunch at the senior center. While they ask for a donation you are not required to give one cause it’s a donation. Course the senior centers have been closed since March.
 

They bring a meal each week day and usually a sandwich lunch for Saturday. I was surprised that on Thanksgiving Kelleys furnished the meals which were really nice and Lubys did the meal for the Friday after Thanksgiving. They don't ask for donations but each month I write them a check.
I had told them they could skip me on Holidays so their route would be shorter and they could get back to their families but they said if I was going to be home, they would be by. They are such dedicated volunteers and the food does help.
 
Marie5656 said:
I get my phone and internet through the cable company, so not sure if that would work. But thanks for suggestion. I do not have cable TV, just use the service for phone and internet.
Living in a smaller town means the grocery prices are cheaper. Plus, come summer, there is a farmers market right across the street from my building. Walking distance.
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Check with your local Office of the Aging and they will tell you all the different programs available for seniors in your area.

From June to November they give out $20. worth of coupons for the farmers' markets. If you need help with anything, you just call them and they always have the answers or know who does.

My building which is a senior living apartment building has a contract with Spectrum for lower pricing for their services. I only use internet so it only runs me twenty bucks a month.

It sounds like your new place is centrally located too. That is nice to be able to get around.
 

Marie5656 said:
I get my phone and internet through the cable company, so not sure if that would work. But thanks for suggestion. I do not have cable TV, just use the service for phone and internet.
Living in a smaller town means the grocery prices are cheaper. Plus, come summer, there is a farmers market right across the street from my building. Walking distance.
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They have low-income programs for internet also. I have one with AT&T, and it costs me $10 a month, and no rental charge for the modem. Different areas have different programs, depending on which internet companies are available.
Check out this website to see if you have a provider in your area for low income internet. Some only offer it to families with children, but some companies offer it to seniors, so you have to check and see.

https://www.cheapinternet.com/low-income-internet
 
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In the past, I found that having qualified for HEAP,
then made me automatically qualify for most anything else that was available.....

I m not eligible at the present time, but I would apply in the future, if become so, again.
 

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