Outreach Projects

What we are doing

  • BenePhilly Enrollment Center

    In 2008, Philadelphia Mayor Michael A. Nutter and BDT announced the joint launch of the BenePhilly Enrollment Center, a citywide initiative to improve access to multiple benefit programs for low-income seniors.

  • PACE Project

    Since 2007, BDT has partnered with the PA Department of Aging to identify and apply older Pennsylvanians for the state pharmaceutical assistance program (PACE/PACENET) and/or Medicare Extra Help (LIS).

  • Unemployment Compensation Project: SNAP Outreach

    1-866-440-3490

    Benefits Data Trust, in partnership with the Pennsylvania Departments of Labor and Industry and Public Welfare, currently outreaches to Pennsylvanians who have exhausted their unemployment benefits in an effort to help them...

  • SNAP/MIPPA

    1-866-579-0964

    Benefits Data Trust is currently engaged in a pilot supported by USDA's Food and Nutrition Services (FNS) and the PA Department of Public Welfare aimed at implementing a deemed eligibility model. BDT uses data from previousl...

  • Lehigh Valley

    In collaboration with the United Way of Greater Lehigh Valley, BDT is working to expand the successful BenePhilly Enrollment Center model to include Pennsylvania's Lehigh and Northampton Counties.

  • AARP

    In 2006, BDT and AARP worked together to outreach to and apply AARP members for Medicare Low-Income Subsidy (LIS). AARP continues to support BDT's efforts to help low-income individuals meet their everyday needs.

  • EPIC Medicare Savings Project

    In partnership with the New York State EPIC (Elderly Pharmaceutical Insurance Coverage) program and various foundations and advocacy organizations, BDT conducted outreach for the Medicare Savings Program (MSP) in New York in 2009.

  • Kaiser Permanente

    BDT began its first national outreach program in partnership with the National Council on Aging (NCOA) and Kaiser Permanente. Using a combination of direct mail and transfers from Kaiser Permanente call centers, BDT was able to assist over 11,400...

  • PhRMA

    In November 2005, BDT received a grant from Partnership for Prescription Assistance (PPARx) to apply interested seniors for Medicare Extra Help (LIS).