Administered by the Florida Department of Elder Affairs (DOEA) and the Area Agency on Aging for Southwest Florida, Inc. (DOEA PSA 8, headquartered at 2830 Winkler Ave, Suite 112, Fort Myers, FL 33916, Florida Sunbiz Doc# 743164 [also cross-indexed as #744232], Toll-Free Elder & SHINE Helpline 1-866-413-5337 / Statewide 1-800-963-5337, aaaswfl.org), SHINE (Serving Health Insurance Needs of Elders) is Glades County's official, 100% free, unbiased, and commission-free Medicare financial counseling and prescription cost-assistance program. In Glades County, SHINE outreach, open-enrollment workshops, and 1-on-1 counseling appointments are coordinated through the Glades County Senior Citizens Service Center / Regional Training Complex (1030 Industrial Drive, Moore Haven, FL 33471, (863) 946-6000) and the Hope Connections Glades Senior Center Site (200 2nd Street, Moore Haven, FL 33471, (863) 675-1576 / (800) 835-1673), as well as the Glades County Public Library (201 Riverside Drive, Moore Haven, FL 33471, (863) 946-0744, Heartland Library Cooperative), with community outreach extending to Buckhead Ridge (34974), Lakeport (33471), Ortona (33471), Palmdale (33944), Muse (33935), and the Brighton Seminole Indian Reservation (33471). State-certified SHINE counselors sell no insurance products; instead, they perform side-by-side financial comparisons of Original Medicare, Medicare Advantage (Part C), Part D prescription drug formularies, and Medigap policies, and directly enroll eligible Glades County retirees in the Medicare Savings Programs (QMB, SLMB, and QI—eliminating the $2,000+ annual Medicare Part B premium deducts from Social Security checks) and the Social Security Part D 'Extra Help' Low-Income Subsidy (LIS).