Outreach Counselors work to connect seniors and disabled individuals, with emphasis on those with lower incomes, with those programs that will help them to remain independent. These programs include: - Benefit Access Applications. - SHIP (Senior Health Insurance Program). - Real Estate tax reductions. - Medicare Part D counseling. - SNAP, LIHEAP, and other state and federal programs. - Assistance with hearing. - A small reserve of funds for occasional GAP funding for emergency needs.