Become an Advocate As a community advocate, you dedicate your time to serving those in need. Benefits.gov can be your key tool on your path to help others. On Benefits.gov, you can… Search a public database of more than 1,200 government benefits. From anywhere on the site, you can browse by category, state, or by federal agency! Personalize their benefits search by using the free, simple, and confidential Benefit Finder prescreening tool. Find out which benefits your client may be eligible to receive, as well as information on how to apply. You can answer questions on behalf of your client or teach them how to use the Benefit Finder. Discover little-known benefits that your clients may be eligible to receive, and view the results instantly. Create, print and email a customized list of benefits that address your clients' unique circumstances. Easily add benefits you're interested in to the "Your Favorites" list and share it with your clients. Empower your clients to help themselves by informing them about Benefits.gov and teaching them to use the site from any computer or device with an Internet connection.

Benefits.govVerified account @BenefitsGOV Visit http://Benefits.gov to access information on over 1,200 benefit and assistance programs from across 17 Federal agencies. Washington DC http://www.benefits.gov Joined March 2009 https://www.benefits.gov/about-us#our-mission As the official benefits website of the U.S. government, our mission is to reduce the expense and difficulty of interacting with the government while increasing citizen access to benefit information. Our History Launched in 2002, Benefits.gov (formerly GovBenefits.gov) was one of the earliest “E-Government” initiatives to launch as part of the President’s Management Agenda and was established as the official benefits website of the U.S. government. The White House began an intensive effort to build, launch and manage a diverse portfolio of government-to-citizen, government-to-business and government-to-government websites. Operated, managed and supported by a Federal agency partnership, Benefits.gov provides an innovative, technology-based solution to benefit information delivery. The beneficiaries include U.S. citizens, businesses and Federal and state government entities. Prior to Benefits.gov, citizens looking for government benefit information had to search through a complicated maze of web pages, often unsuccessfully. There was no easy-to-use, single source of benefit information to help citizens understand which benefit programs they may be eligible for, or how to apply. Today, millions of citizens have easy, online access to information from across 17 Federal agencies on Benefits.gov.