ElderWeb

FirstGov for Seniors, October 2002

I am proud to be the top listing in the "Services" section of FirstGov for Seniors, and it is one of the few non-government sources listed on the site. This site is one of several initiatives of the National Partnership for Reinventing Government (NPRG), as a special project of Vice President Gore to get Americans connected to government services via the Internet. The Social Security Administration (SSA) agreed to create, host and maintain the site as a service especially geared toward senior citizens. Currently the sites helps users access all government sites that provide services for senior citizens, such as SSA, Health Care Financing Administration, the Administration on Aging, the Department of Veterans Affairs, etc. There are also links to all federal agencies and all 50 States. Ultimately, the goal is to give older Americans the option of conducting their government business electronically, along with the ability to transact business with a wide range of government agencies and programs. Using a one-stop shopping approach , seniors will have access to agencies at the Federal, State and local levels. They will also be able to search for programs that meet their needs, without having to know which agency, at which level, can deliver the services they seek.