Through The Elderly Victims Of Domestic Violence Legal Project we address and serve the needs of elderly victims of domestic violence in Philadelphia.  Providing a wide array of direct services to victims, we address the comprehensive legal and social service needs of victims, pursuing not only protection from abuse, but their issues of housing, financial stability, custody and support, and long-term care planning.  With support from the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Violence Against Women, we provide direct legal representation, crisis counseling, emergency and ongoing advocacy, victim orientation and education, needs assessment, safety planning, emergency financial assistance, orientation to the justice and other systems.  We serve the poorest, most isolated and most vulnerable of our community's domestic violence victims.  Preservation of dignity, autonomy and independence, safety planning, and innovative access methodologies are key to our service model, and are especially important when serving older victims of domestic violence, whose needs are often overlooked by organizations serving general populations.