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SUMMARY:Homebuyer Education
DESCRIPTION:REGISTER\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAre you interested in buying a home but not sure where to start? \n\n\n\nOur FREE HUD-approved homebuyer education class can teach you the important basics of the home buying process.  We will provide you with the knowledge you’ll need to secure an affordable mortgage and buy the right house for you. \n\n\n\nThis course is a four-part series. This registration is for the following days\, from 6-8 PM: \n\n\n\n\nJanuary 7\n\n\n\nJanuary 14\n\n\n\nJanuary 21\n\n\n\nJanuary 28\n\n\n\n\nSession One: Budget & Credit\n\n\n\nJanuary 7 \n\n\n\n\nExamine your money profile\n\n\n\nLearn how to better manage your money through spending plans\, tracking income & expenses\, goal setting and building your savings\n\n\n\nExplore the importance of credit and learn tips to establish and improve your credit\n\n\n\nReview how to avoid and handle identity theft\n\n\n\n\nSession Two: Obtaining a Mortgage Loan & Your Consumer Rights\n\n\n\nJanuary 14 \n\n\n\n\nLearn how to qualify and get pre-approved for a mortgage loan\n\n\n\nReview affordability and how to determine how much money to spend on buying a home\n\n\n\nLearn your rights as a loan consumer\n\n\n\n\nSession Three: Shopping for a Home & the Importance of a Home Inspection\n\n\n\nJanuary 21 \n\n\n\n\nLearn how to shop for a home\, from finding the right neighborhood to considering which type of home is right for you\n\n\n\nExplore tips on how to work with an agent\n\n\n\nLearn about the purchase\, sale\, escrow\, and closing processes\n\n\n\nReview the professional home inspection process and why it’s so important\n\n\n\n\nSession Four: Home Insurance & Maintaining Your Home\n\n\n\nJanuary 28 \n\n\n\n\nLearn how to protect your home through insurance\, liability protection and home safety measures\n\n\n\nExplore different ways to maintain your home\n\n\n\nEmbrace your neighborhood and learn ways to explore your community\, be a good neighbor and invest in your area’s success\n\n\n\n\nTo register\, click the above button and fill out our registration form.
URL:https://www.benrose.org/event/hbe-jan2026/
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SUMMARY:Virtual Second Wednesday with Benjamin Rose
DESCRIPTION:Join us virtually the second Wednesday of every month from 9 – 10 a.m. to learn more about Benjamin Rose and from President & CEO Orion Bell. Each month we will provide an overview of the programs and services we offer. Second Wednesdays are a great opportunity to network\, learn about Benjamin Rose\, and discover how you can get involved in our work. \n\n\n\nSecond Wednesdays are free to attend\, and all are welcome! Registration is required. For more information\, please call (216) 373-1688.
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SUMMARY:Aging in Place: Know Your Housing Options
DESCRIPTION:REGISTER\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOur FREE Aging in Place: Know Your Housing Options course is designed to assess homes for safety\, accessibility\, and affordability; explore ways to use home equity to stay in the home; and discover housing options.  \n\n\n\nThis course is a three-part series. This registration is for the following days\, from 2:00-3:30 PM: \n\n\n\n\nJanuary 20 (Tues)\n\n\n\nJanuary 21 (Weds)\n\n\n\nJanuary 22 (Thurs)\n\n\n\n\nSession One:\n\n\n\nAssessing Your Home – Is it Safe? Is it Accessible? Is it Affordable?\n\n\n\nJanuary 20 \n\n\n\n\nLearn what it means to age in place\n\n\n\nAssess your current home based on your current needs\n\n\n\nCreate a continuum of care plan based on health\, supports\, and both current and future needs\n\n\n\nReview safety and accessibility in the home through safety checklists\n\n\n\nLearn about fall prevention\n\n\n\nExplore home affordability and the importance of budgeting\n\n\n\n\nSession two:\n\n\n\nUsing Your Home Equity to Keep Your Home\n\n\n\nJanuary 21 \n\n\n\n\nLearn the definition of home equity and why it matters\n\n\n\nExplore different ways to use home equity to age in place:\n\nSingle purpose loans and grants\n\n\n\nHome equity loans\n\n\n\nHome equity line of credit\n\n\n\nReverse mortgages\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSession three:\n\n\n\nExploring Housing Options for Older Adults\n\n\n\nJanuary 22 \n\n\n\nMedicaid Waiver \n\n\n\n\nLearn about activities of daily living (ADLs)\n\n\n\nExplore different housing options for older adults:\n\n\n\nSenior Apartments\n\n\n\nIndependent Living\n\n\n\nAssisted Living\n\n\n\nSkilled Nursing & Rehab Facilities\n\n\n\nCo-Housing & Shared Housing\n\n\n\nLearn about potential ways to pay for housing:\n\n\n\nVeteran benefits\n\n\n\nLong-term care insurance
URL:https://www.benrose.org/event/aging-in-place2026/
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SUMMARY:Ask the Expert: Live Q&A Hour for Caregivers
DESCRIPTION:REGISTER\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDon’t miss this opportunity to get all your questions about caring for an older adult answered by experts in the field! Join us for this informal ask-and-learn session for family and friend caregivers. \n\n\n\nEverything is on the table — ask us anything you need to know about caring for an older adult\, from managing challenging behaviors to bathing and meals\, safety\, nutrition\, housing transitions\, mood swings\, and even finding time for self-care. At the same time\, you’ll take away tons of valuable insights and tips as our Experts answer questions from others facing similar challenges. \n\n\n\nThe Ask the Expert webinar series is an interactive educational experience that allows you to get answers to your most pressing questions about care. \n\n\n\nOur Experts in areas of family caregiving\, dementia care\, finding services and support\, planning future care and more are prepared to address your challenges and offer guidance to help you provide the best care possible.
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SUMMARY:Financial Education Workshops
DESCRIPTION:REGISTER\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBenjamin Rose\, a HUD-approved housing and financial counseling agency\, provides a variety of free workshops and counseling services. \n\n\n\nOur financial workshops are a five-part series. This registration is for the following days\, from 2:00-3:00 PM: \n\n\n\n\nJanuary 26 (Mon)\n\n\n\nJanuary 27 (Tues)\n\n\n\nJanuary 28 (Wed)\n\n\n\nJanuary 29 (Thurs)\n\n\n\nJanuary 30 (Fri)\n\n\n\n\nRecognizing & Avoiding Elder Financial Abuse\, Scams & Fraud – Module 1\n\n\n\nJanuary 26 \n\n\n\nWhile this is a great course for all\, it’s even better for our older adults or anyone caring for an older adult. You will learn what elder financial exploitation is and why older adults are at risk\, who the abusers are\, and where to report the abuse. This workshop also covers how to avoid becoming a victim of identity theft\, the different scams that are out and how to spot them. What to do and who to call if you believe you have been a victim of a scam and how to guard yourself against identity & medical theft. Don’t become a victim! Register today! \n\n\n\nPreparing for the Future – Module 2\n\n\n\nJanuary 27 \n\n\n\nIn this course you will learn what an estate is\, how to prepare an estate plan\, advance healthcare directives and prepare yourself for unexpected life events. It is never too early to start estate planning. Register today to start preparing for your future! \n\n\n\nBudgeting\, Goal Setting & Saving – Module 3\n\n\n\nJanuary 28 \n\n\n\nThis course provides an informative session about where you are\, where you want to go\, and how to get there. Topics include tools to manage your money\, identify personal goals\, and how to budget and save. Go for the GOAL and Register today! \n\n\n\nTaking Control of Credit & Debt – Module 4\n\n\n\nJanuary 29 \n\n\n\nWhether you want to set a financial goal\, get out of debt\, or manage your payments\, this course will provide tools and resources in navigating it all. Register today and make this the year YOU take control! \n\n\n\nBenefitting from Benefits – Module 5\n\n\n\nJanuary 30 \n\n\n\nDon’t lose out on the benefit of seeing what benefits you may qualify for. Register today!
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SUMMARY:Invisible Consequences: How Federal Policy Shapes Economic Security for Older Adults
DESCRIPTION:Explore how legislative changes—especially the Older Americans Act\, the Big Beautiful Bill and Social Security adjustments—affect older adults even when they are not the intended policy targets. Discuss how eligibility rules\, documentation requirements and reporting burdens create barriers to benefits such as Medicaid\, SNAP\, housing and caregiver assistance. Examine how policy shifts influence housing stability\, consumer debt (including mortgages and student loans) and caregiving supports\, all of which shape real-world access to basic security. \n\n\n\nProposed policy solutions include—simplifying eligibility and documentation across aging-related programs\, expanding automatic enrollment for means-tested benefits\, and funding the Older Americans Act at levels that sustain caregiving and housing stability. \n\n\n\nProjected fiscal impact: These reforms would require moderate federal and state administrative modernization investments (estimated $2–$4 billion) but could yield long-term savings of 5%–10% in benefit administration and healthcare costs by reducing duplication\, fraud and delayed access to preventive services. \n\n\n\nPresenters: \n\n\n\nOrion Bell\, MBA\, is president and CEO at the Benjamin Rose Institute on Aging\, having joined Benjamin Rose in 2019 with more than 30 years’ leadership experience in not-for-profit management. Prior to Benjamin Rose\, he served as president and CEO at CICOA Aging and In-Home Solutions\, the largest of Indiana’s 16 Area Agencies on Aging\, overseeing a staff of 240 and an operating budget of $27 million. Bell is an active member of ASA’s Economic Security Advisory Council. \n\n\n\nRobert “Bob” Blancato is national coordinator of the bipartisan 3\,000-member Elder Justice Coalition\, and president of Matz\, Blancato and Associates\, executive director of the National Association of Nutrition and Aging Services Programs\, and national coordinator of the Defeat Malnutrition Today coalition. He has testified numerous times before House and Senate committees\, served 17 years as a staffer in Congress\, having been appointed by President Clinton to be executive director of the 1995 White House Conference on Aging\, one of four he participated in. He serves as second vice chair of the AARP board and on the AARP Foundation board\, as well as on the board of the National Hispanic Council on Aging. \n\n\n\nJudith Kozlowski is an independent elder justice consultant and a senior fellow at the Women’s Institute for a Secure Retirement. She was a subject matter expert with the DOJ Elder Justice Initiative for more than 10 years\, and prior to that\, senior advisor to the HHS Assistant Secretary for Aging and at the ACL\, where she helped develop national policy initiatives concerning elder abuse and financial exploitation. Kozlowski helped establish the Office for the Financial Protection of Older Americans at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. She co-chairs ASA’s Economic Security Advisory Council. \n\n\n\nLearning Objectives: \n\n\n\n\nUnderstand the policy design process and unintended effects on aging populations\, caregivers and households carrying long-term debt.\n\n\n\nAnalyze real-world case studies of eligibility exclusion in Medicaid\, SNAP and housing programs.\n\n\n\nIdentify advocacy strategies to reduce administrative and procedural inequalities and to strengthen the caregiving and housing safety net.\n\n\n\n\nWho should attend this session: \n\n\n\nGovernment and public-sector administrators \n\n\n\nNational\, state and local aging advocates \n\n\n\nPublic policy staff at nonprofits\, associations and foundations \n\n\n\nGovernment relations and policy analysts focused on aging\, health or economic security \n\n\n\nThink tank and research teams
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