Helpful Links:

Canton-Cherokee County Georgia:

• City of Canton
• Cherokee County
• Cherokee County Sheriff
• Cherokee County Fire and Emergency Services
• Northside Hospital-Cherokee
• Cherokee County Volunteer Aging Council
• Georgia Association of Area Agencies on Aging

Federal Agencies

• Administration on Aging
• Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
• Armed Forces Retirement Home
• Centers for Disease Control
• Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
• Employee Benefits Security Administration
• Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
• Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board
• Food and Nutrition Service
• Indian Health Service – Elder Care Initiative
• Internal Revenue Service
• Medicare Payment Advisory Commission
• National Bipartisan Commission on the Future of Medicare
• National Cemetery Administration
• National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases
• National Institute on Aging
• Office of Disability Employment Policy
• Office of Vocational and Adult Education
• Railroad Retirement Board
• Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
• Social Security Administration
• U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
• U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
• U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
• Veterans Benefits Administration
• Veterans Health Administration
• Veterans' Employment and Training Service

State Agencies and Locators

• Disability Employment Liaisons, by State
• Disability Organizations and Agencies, by State
• Long-Term Care Ombudsman, by State
• Social Security Offices, by State
• Social Service Agencies, by State

Consumer Protection for Seniors

• Abuse of the Elderly
• Advocates for Residents of Nursing Homes, by State
• Commission on Legal Problems of the Elderly
• Consumer Action Handbook
• Consumer Protection Offices
• Elder Rights Protection
• Federal Trade Commission Consumer Protection Page
• Financial Crimes Against the Elderly
• H.E.L.P. – Helping People Meet Aging-Related Legal and Care Challenges
• Long Term Care Ombudsman Program (Administration on Aging)
• Medicare Fraud: Detection and Prevention
• Social Security – Protect Your Social Security Number
• Social Security – Report Fraud

Education, Jobs, and Volunteerism

• American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) Working Options
• Experience Works: Senior Workforce Solutions
• Foster Grandparents Program
• National Caucus and Center on Black Aged
• National Library Services for the Blind and Physically Handicapped
• Office of Vocational and Adult Education (Education Department)
• Peace Corps – Older Volunteers Program
• RSVP Program
• Senior Companions Program
• Senior Corps
• Senior Service America
• Veterans Voluntary Service