Benefits counselors, located in each county, assist persons 60 years of age and older with the day-to-day complexities of public benefits, including benefit awareness, eligibility determination, application assistance, and advocacy.
This program also serves persons with disabilities who are Medicare beneficiaries and provides benefits counseling to those under 60 years of age.
What services are available?
The Benefits Counseling program offers the following assistance:
- Advance Directives
- Appeals for Denied Benefits
- Application for Public Benefits
- Coordination of Benefits
- Extra Help With Prescription Drugs
- Explanation of Benefits
- Information and Referral
- Legal Assistance
- Long-Term Care Insurance
- Low-Income
- Medicaid
- Medicare
- Medicare Savings Program
- Outreach and Education
- Prescription Assistance
- Qualified Income Trust
- Social Security Benefits
- Supplemental Security Income
- Veterans Benefits
In the News
Benefits Counselors at TCOG Ready for Medicare Open Enrollment
News Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TCOG Benefits Counselors Prepare for Medicare Open Enrollment Period Free, personalized Medicare Counseling from October 15 through December 7, 2022 SHERMAN, […]
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Program Staff
Texoma Resources
2-1-1 Texas Information & Referral
2-1-1American Red Cross
(903) 465-1330Adult Protective Services
1 (800) 252-5400Basic Food Pantry
(903) 227-0260Care Center Food Pantry
(903) 965-7716Calvary Baptist Church
(940) 665-4082Center for Workforce Inclusion
(281) 689-5544Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS)
(877) 267-2323Church Food Pantry
(903) 892-6171Clyde Cosper Veterans Home
(903) 640-4164Community Services/DADS Intake Line
1 (888) 337-6377Community Ministries, Inc. Food Pantry
(903) 583-3663Cooke County United Way
(940) 665-1793Denison Helping Hands Food Pantry
(903) 465-5101Denison Lion's Club
(903) 465-9284Energy Services
(903) 813-3541Fairview Baptist Church Food Pantry
(903) 892-3543First Baptist Church of Tom Bean Food Pantry
(903) 546-6231First Baptist Church of Whitewright Food Pantry
(214) 738-9975Four Rivers Outreach
(903) 870-4000Gainesville Housing Authority
(940) 665-1747Grayson County Central Appraisal District
(903) 892-3200Grayson County Health Clinic
(903) 771-2846Grayson County Health Department
(903) 893-0131Grayson County Shelter
(903) 465-6041Grayson County Crisis Center
1 (800) 259-3909 Toll-Free, (903) 893-3909Grayson County United Way
(903) 893-1920Greater Texoma Health Clinic
(903) 465-2440Harmony Baptist Church Food Pantry
(903) 892-2044Health & Human Services Ombudsman
(877) 787-8999Health & Human Services
2-1-1Hearcare & Associates, Inc.
(903) 868-2650Hear Now
(903) 892-1597Lakeway Resale Barn
(903) 786-2402LEAP Thrift Store & Food Pantry
(903) 587-2288Legal Aid of Northwest Texas
(972) 542-9405 or 1 (800) 906-3045Legal Hotline for Older Texans
1 (800) 622-2520Lite-Up Texas
1 (866) 454-8387Meals on Wheels of Texoma
(903) 786-3351Medicaid Card Helpline
1 (855) 827-3748Medicaid Estate Recovery Program
800-641-9356Medicaid for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities
(903) 892-7848Medicaid Helpline
1 (800) 964-2777Medicaid Lone Star Helpline
1 (800) 777-7328Medicaid Transportation
(877) 633-8747Medicare
1 (800) 633-4227New Beginnings
(903) 463-4110Ostomy Support Group
(903) 464-0086Public Housing
(903) 583-3336Salvation Army
(903) 786-2402 - Grayson Co., (903) 583-2141 - Fannin Co., (940) 665-2006 - Cooke Co.Sherman Senior Center
(903) 892-7316Share Ministries Food Bank
(903) 893-7097 or (903) 892-3543Smiles for Texas
1 (877) 807-6453Social Security Administration
1 (877) 405-3521State Bar of Texas
1 (800) 204-2222TAPS
(903) 813-0511Texoma Community Center
(903) 957-4738Texas Department of Health Indigent Care
(903) 465-2878Texas Department of Insurance
1 (800) 252-3439Texas Medical Board
1 (800) 248-4062Utility Assistance
(903) 813-3541Texas Star Plus Program
1 (800) 964-2777Veterans Service Officer
(903) 813-4253Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 973
Call 2-1-1Visto Food Bank
(940) 668-6403Your Neighbors House Food Bank
(903) 564-4400