|
COMMUNITY
OUTREACH AND EDUCATION
SeniorLAW Center
also strives to prevent legal problems from occurring through extensive
community outreach and education. Pursuing the
belief that many legal and social crises can be prevented
through knowledge and outreach to the at-risk community,
SeniorLAW Center staff seeks to empower older Philadelphians with
information about their legal rights and interests so that they
may become self-advocates.
To
that end, SeniorLAW Center educates senior citizen participants at
community sites, senior centers, health fairs, churches, and
nonprofit organizations throughout the city on their legal
rights and distributes educational materials addressing legal
issues affecting elders.
In the year 2000,
SeniorLAW Center provided community education to almost 5,000
senior citizens.
Topics
include:
-
SeniorLAW Center
Services
-
Avoiding
Financial Exploitation
-
Elder Abuse
-
Avoiding Home
Repair Contractor Fraud
-
Homeowner
Issues and Resources
-
Grandparent
Custody and Visitation
-
Wills, Powers
of Attorney and Advance Health Care Directives to plan for
future medical care, financial decisions, and mental health
needs
-
Services for
Homebound Seniors
-
Homeowners
Assistance Program services
-
Consumer
Protection
Presentations are
available in English, Spanish and Cantonese.
If you or your organization is interested in scheduling a
community education presentation, please call SeniorLAW Center’s
Outreach Coordinator, Elena Newman, at 215-988-1244.
Services are free, but we gladly accept donations.
|
