Elderwerks Senior Resource Directory 2025/2026

MISCELLANEOUS GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS

U.S. Food and Drug Administration The FDA is responsible for protecting the public health by assuring the safety, efficacy and security of human and veterinary drugs, biological products, medical devices, our nation’s food supply, cosmetics, and products that emit radiation. FDA is also responsible for advancing the public health by helping to speed innovations that make medicines more effective, safer, and more affordable and by helping the public get the accurate, science-based information they need to use medicines and foods to maintain and improve their health. FDA also has responsibility for regulating the manufacturing, marketing and distribution of tobacco products to protect the public health and to reduce tobacco use by minors. Finally, FDA plays a significant role in the Nation’s counter-terrorism capability. FDA fulfills this responsibility by ensuring the security of the food supply and by fostering development of medical products to respond to deliberate and naturally emerging public health threats. www.fda.gov 888-463-6332 10903 New Hampshire Avenue Silver Spring, MD 20993

United States Senate Special Committee on Aging Fraud Hotline 855-303-9470 www.aging.senate.gov/fraud-hotline This Committee is focused on ensuring taxpayers’ money is properly spent on vital programs impacting seniors. Hotline serves as a way to report instances of waste, fraud, and abuse within government programs. The Committee’s investigators have experience in fraud concerning retirement savings, identity theft, phone scams, Medicare, Social Security, and a variety of other consumer issues important to seniors and the elderly.

VA Inspector General Hotline 800-488-8244 vaoighotline@va.gov Contact to report suspected fraud or abuse in VA programs or operations. Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) 800-906-9887 irs.treasury.gov/freetaxprep “The Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program offers free tax help to people who generally make $56,000 or less, persons with disabilities and limited English speaking taxpayers who need assistance in preparing their own tax returns.”

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