THE HOMEBOUND ELDERLY LEGAL PROJECT Addressing the legal needs of homebound, disabled and chronically ill elders.  Made possible by the generous support of the Independence Foundation.

HOMEOWNERS ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (“HAP”) Addressing the needs of low-income elderly homeowners in  Philadelphia, enabling them to maintain their homes and remain in their communities, helping them to lead safe, independent  lives and expand their long-term care options.  Made possible by the generous support of The Pew Charitable Trusts.  

PROJECT S.A.F.E. (“Stop Abuse and Financial Exploitation”)  Working to end and prevent various forms of elder abuse and financial exploitation of the elderly through direct services, educational workshops, and professional outreach.

KinC.A.N. (“Kinship Caregiver Assistance Network”) Addressing the needs of grandparents and other elders raising young relative children, many of whom have been abandoned, neglected or abused by birth parents. 

ASIAN ELDERLY LEGAL PROJECT  In November 2000, SeniorLAW Center launched The Asian Elderly Legal Project, a new program focusing on the legal needs of Asian elders in partnership with the Pennsylvania Chinese Senior Citizen Association in Chinatown and other Asian community organizations in Philadelphia.

LEGAL SERVICES FOR HISPANIC ELDERS  SeniorLAW Center also provides bilingual bicultural services for Hispanic elders, holding workshops and community-based legal clinics each month in Hispanic communities in Kensington and North Philadelphia, at senior centers focusing on Spanish-speaking elders from Puerto Rico, Mexico, Cuba, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, the Dominican Republic and other countries.

COMMUNITY-BASED NEIGHBORHOOD LEGAL SERVICES & COMMUNITY CLINICS   SeniorLAW Center provides services not only by telephone and walk-in intake at its center city offices, but throughout the communities of Philadelphia, through home visits, outreaches throughout the city, special projects at community and senior centers, and at its six community-based intake sites.

PLANNING TO AGE WITH DIGNITY   Recognizing that dementing illnesses impact elders and their families not only physically, emotionally, and financially but legally, SeniorLAW Center has launched a new program funded by an Independence Foundation Public Interest Law Fellowship to provide education and advance planning services to Philadelphia seniors at risk for dementing illness or dementia; i.e. Alzheimer's disease and related progressive memory disorders.

Pennsylvania SeniorLAW HelpLine  (PHONE: 1-877-PA SR LAW) 

The Pennsylvania SeniorLAW Helpline is a toll-free, state-wide, legal information, advice and referral service for Pennsylvania senior citizens (60 years and older).  A free and confidential telephone service, the Helpline is staffed by attorneys, Monday through Friday, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.  The Helpline provides free legal information, advice and referrals on a variety of topics, including: consumer problems (credit, debt, bankruptcy), health care including Medicare Part D, estate planning (wills, powers of attorney), pensions – government and private, family law (divorce, custody, domestic violence), housing (landlord-tenant, deeds, utilities), and many other areas of the law.  We provide interpretation services in 150 languages.