Information for Groups and Organizations (Subscribe)
Many people, including those with low-income, limited English proficiency, housing instability, or mental health challenges, face barriers to accessing services and benefits. These individuals often rely on groups and organizations to help them get the assistance they need.
On this page, you will find a current list of resources and materials that you can use to learn about Social Security benefits and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and help spread the word in your community. We encourage you to share these materials widely, through external and internal websites, social media, blogs, and newsletters.
We also encourage you to promote the benefits of signing up for a personal my Social Security. Having an account allows individuals to securely access important information, manage their benefits, and take advantage of online services, helping them stay informed and in control of their financial future. By encouraging your audiences to create an account, you can help them overcome barriers and make it easier to access the services and support they need.
Outreach Resources and Materials
Survivors Benefits
Survivors benefits provide vital financial support to family members of workers who have passed away. Learn if the person you are helping may be eligible and help them apply.
- Webpage: Survivor benefits
- Webpage: What to do if someone dies
- Publication: Survivors Benefits (English)
- Publication: Beneficios para sobrevivientes (Spanish)
- Publication: How Social Security Can Help You When a Family Member Dies
- Publication: Parent’s Benefits
- Publication: What You Need to Know When You Get Retirement or Survivors Benefits
- Publication: Information for Funeral Homes
- Toolkit: Social Security Survivors Benefits Toolkit – A Guide for Organizations
- Flyer: Survivors Benefits: You May Be Eligible To Apply
- Video: How Social Security Survivor Benefits Work
- Video: Survivor Benefits Testimonial: Josephine Mueller
- Video: Survivor Benefits Testimonial: Erik Hansen
- Video: More Survivors of Same-Sex Relationships Could Be Entitled to Social Security Survivors Benefits
Family Benefits
Social Security provides critical benefits to eligible family members, including spouses and children of workers who are retired, disabled, or deceased. Learn if the family member you are helping may be eligible and help them apply.
- Webpage: Family benefits
- Webpage: Understanding Supplemental Security Income (SSI) for Children
- Webpage: Childhood Disability: Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Program - A Guide for School Professionals
- Toolkit: Social Security Benefits and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Payments for Children: A Guide for School Professionals
- Toolkit: Youth Toolkit and Resources
- Infographic: Supplemental Security Income (SSI) for Children
- Publication: Benefits for Children with Disabilities
- Publication: How to Apply Online for Retirement, Spouses or Medicare Benefits
Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
SSI provides critical financial help to aged, blind, and people with disabilities who have limited income and resources. Learn if the person you are helping is eligible and help them apply.
- Webpage: Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
- Webpage: Understanding Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Eligibility Requirements
- Webpage: Understanding Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Application Process and Applicants' Rights
- Flyer: Are You Eligible for Supplemental Security Income (SSI)?
- Flyer: Are You Eligible for Supplemental Security Income (SSI)? - Spanish
- Flyer: Supplemental Security Income And Other Benefits
- Flyer: Supplemental Security Income And Other Benefits - Spanish
- Publication: A Guide to Supplemental Security Income (SSI) for Groups and Organizations
- Publication: You May Be Able to Get Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI)
Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) provides essential financial assistance to people with disabilities who have a qualifying work history. Learn if the person you are helping may be eligible and help them apply.
- Webpage: Disability
- Webpage: Disability Benefits | How Does Someone Become Eligible?
- Publication: Disability Benefits
- Video 1: "Helping Others Apply for Social Security Disability Insurance Benefits" guides you through the important points of filing a disability application on someone’s behalf, including the forms that you need to submit and best practices to follow.
- Video 2: "The Application Package" reviews the application package for filing a disability application online on someone’s behalf.
- Video 3: "Additional Information & Forms" outlines additional information and forms for filing a disability application online on someone’s behalf.
- Video 4: "Tips & Best Practices" provides tips and best practices for filing a disability application online on someone’s behalf.
Other Helpful Resources
- Webpage: my Social Security
- Webpage: Online Services
- Webpage: If You Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing
- Webpage: Information for Educators
- Webpage: Information for Employers
- Webpage: Information for Financial Professionals
- Webpage: Outreach Materials for People with Limited English Proficiency (LEP)
- Webpage: Scam Awareness For Groups and Organizations
- Webpage: Special Notice Option for the Blind or Visually Impaired
- Webpage: Social Security Office Locator
- Webpage: Ask for a Speaker
- Flyer: How to Get Help from Social Security
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