What kind of help do you need?
- Adult education classes
- Affordable housing
- Alternative health & medicine
- Blind / low vision
- Business finance help
- Choosing a career
- Citizenship
- Consumer information
- Crime victim
- Deaf / hard of hearing
- Debt & credit counseling
- Developmental disabilities
- Disabilities
- Doctors, health care facilities & insurance
- Drug information
- Elder care
- Emergency assistance
- Employment for the disabled
- English classes
- ESOL classes
- Financial aid for school
- Financial help for artists
- Financial help for individuals
- Financial help for writers
- Find a lawyer
- Food, financial assistance
- GED classes
- Grants for individuals
- Health Conditions, Disorders & Diseases
- Home care assistance
- Home Purchase & Affordable Housing
- Home repair
- Homelessness
- Immigration
- Información para inmigrantes (español)
- Job hunting
- Job preparation
- Legal forms
- Literacy Agencies
- Medical bills, financial assistance
- Medical care assistance
- Medical tests & surgery
- Nutrition
- Pets - Pima Animal Care Center
- Preparation for GED
- Rent, financial assistance
- Scholarships
- Utilities, financial assistance
- Veterans
- Visas
Community Focus
Local Guides - Elder Care Resources
Pima Council on Aging (PCOA)
PCOA offers education, advocacy programs, and information and referral programs for seniors and those who assist them. PCOA offers an Introduction to Medicare and how it works on the first Wednesday of every month, 2-4 pm at PCOA, 8467 E. Broadway. For information about the Medicare workshop (view November schedule), please call 546-2011.
Also, take advantage of the ALTCS Workshop to find out what you need to know about government help for long-term care. This is offered the third Friday of every month, 2-4 pm at PCOA. These workshops are free, donations accepted. To register for these workshops or find out about other workshops, call 790-0504.
About the Ambassador Program: The Pima Council on Aging's Ambassador program is an education, information, referral, and advocacy program for seniors and those who assist them. The Ambassador Program provides a unique opportunity to help seniors and their caregivers.
After initial training (approximately 8 hours over two days) and attendance at a 1-hour monthly meeting, an Ambassador's work takes place on their own schedule. Currently, there are 100 Ambassadors serving in 210 locations, including residential communities, faith communities, civic organizations/agencies and libraries throughout Pima County.
Ambassadors serve groups as diverse as the Pan Asian Community Alliance, the Tucson High Alumni Association, mobile home parks, apartments, Kiwanis Clubs, and La Nanas (as association of Hispanic grandmothers). Names are being accepted now for the next training session.
If you would like more information about this unique volunteer opportunity, contact Joan Nevin, Ambassador Outreach Coordinator, at 790-0504.
- American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging
- AAHSA is a coalition of agencies that offer the continuum of aging services: adult day services, home health, community services, senior housing, assisted living residences, continuing care retirement communities, and nursing homes.
- Books by Mail
- Books-by-Mail is a free library service for visually impaired people who live in Pima County and/or are unable to get to a library. Large type and audio materials are mailed directly to your home free of charge. Read more about Books by Mail.
- CareGuide
- Offers elder care resources and services through the website and optional free membership.
- ElderCare Locator
- Help older adults and their caregivers find local services for seniors.
- Extended Care Information Network (ECIN)
- Provides a large searchable database of extended care facilities for oneself or a loved one.
- Helpguide
- Expert, non-commercial information on mental health and lifelong wellness.
- Law for Seniors
- Information for seniors and their caregivers and coverage of topics of interest, including health care, onsumer scams, and elder abuse. Site allows seniors to pose legal questions and volunteer lawyers will provide responses.
- How to be a Resilient Caregiver
- Guide provided by the United Way. Includes community resource listing. (PDF)
- MealCall.org
- Lists Meals on Wheels and Senior Meal programs for the Tucson area.
- Medicare: Nursing Home Comparison
- The primary purpose of this tool is to provide detailed information about the past performance of every Medicare and Medicaid certified nursing home in the country.
- Seniorsites.com
- A comprehensive site for non-profit housing alternatives (over 5000 communities) and other services.
- State Affiliates of the American Health Care Association
- The American Health Care Association (AHCA) is a non-profit federation of affiliated state health organizations, representing non-profit and for-profit assisted living, nursing facility, developmentally-disabled, and subacute care providers.
Local Elder Care Agencies
- City of Tucson - Community Services Department - HOPE for Elderly Independence Program
- 310 N. Commerce Park Loop
Tucson, AZ 85745
520-791-4171
http://www.ci.tucson.az.us/csd - COPE Behavioral Services, Inc. - Residential Program - Cottage Program
- 82 S. Stone Ave.
Tucson, AZ 85701
520-205-4732
http://www.copebhs.com - Coyote Run - Oro Valley's Transportation Service
- 11000 N. La Canada Dr.
Oro Valley, AZ 85737
520-229-4990
email: ckidwell@orovalley.net - Green Valley Assistance Services
- 250 E. Continental Rd. #102
Green Valley AZ 85614
520-625-5966
http://www.gvas.org/programs/casemanagement.html - Jewish Family & Children's Service - Homemaker Program: In-Home Companion Service
- 4301 E. Fifth St
Tucson, AZ 85711
520-795-0300
http://www.jfcstucson.org/ - Pima Council on Aging - HOST Program
- 8467 E. Broadway Blvd.
Tucson, AZ 85710
520-790-7262
http://www.pcoa.org - Pima County Health Department - Community Health & Dietetic Service - Food Plus for Seniors
- Various Locations
Tucson, AZ
520-721-8475
http://www.pimahealth.org/wic/nutrition.htm - Salvation Army Social Services - Senior Nutrition Program
- 1021 N. 11th Ave.
Tucson, AZ 85705
520-792-1352