Help & benefits
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Sometimes the hardest part is knowing who to ask. These public agencies help with food benefits, health coverage, long-term care, Social Security and finding local services, and they don't charge for their help.
6 listings, in no particular order. Everything here comes from each listing's own website or a public resource page, and I've linked it under each one so you can check it yourself.
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NACOG Area Agency on Aging
Help for older adults and people with disabilities in northern Arizona, including Yavapai County: answers, meals, rides and care at home.
- Offices in Show Low, Flagstaff, Cottonwood and Prescott Valley
From their website and a public resource page, checked November 2, 2026. Suggest a correction
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Arizona Department of Economic Security
Applications for Nutrition Assistance (food stamps), cash assistance and AHCCCS health coverage, online, by phone or at the Prescott Valley office.
- Office
- 3262 Bob Dr, Prescott Valley
- People 65 and older with no earned income can use a simpler Nutrition Assistance application
- You can apply online at Health-e-Arizona Plus
From their website and a public resource page, checked November 2, 2026. Suggest a correction
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AHCCCS and ALTCS (Arizona Medicaid)
Arizona's Medicaid health coverage, and ALTCS for people who need a nursing-home level of care, such as in-home health care, a nursing facility or assisted living.
- Phone line answered weekdays 8 to 5
- ALTCS applications start in Health-e-Arizona Plus
From a public resource page and another page, checked November 2, 2026. Suggest a correction
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Social Security Administration
Report a change or ask about your Social Security benefits.
From a public resource page, checked November 2, 2026. Suggest a correction
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211 Arizona
A free statewide directory of community services you can search by need and ZIP code.
From their website, checked November 2, 2026. Suggest a correction
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City of Prescott community resource guide
The city's printable list of local help: food, housing, health care, counseling, veterans services and more.
- A PDF you can print and keep by the phone
From their website, checked November 2, 2026. Suggest a correction
In an emergency, call 911. For the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline, call 988. If you're worried someone is being abused or taken advantage of, Arizona Adult Protective Services answers 24 hours a day at 1-877-767-2385.
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Other kinds of help
- Home repairs & handyman
- Accessibility & home safety
- In-home care & caregiving
- Meals & food help
- Free & low-cost rides
- Taxis & airport shuttles
- Yard care & cleanup
- House cleaning
- Computer & phone help
- Internet, TV & phone service
- Downsizing & estate sales
- Pet care
- Plumbing, heating & electrical
- Real estate for downsizing
- Emergency & safety numbers