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Senior Center
Other useful sites

Pennsylvania Senior Law Project
http://seniorlawcenter.org/
Helpline 1-877-727-7529 or
Senior Law Center 215-988-1249

• 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.
• PROJECT S.A.F.E. (“Stop Abuse and Financial Exploitation”)
• Free legal representation and counsel to end abusive situations
• Community education and outreach to help prevent abuse and exploitation
• Professional education and training for professionals
• Advocacy to help stem the crisis of elder abuse
• Partnerships with victim services colleagues, law enforcement, protective services and others interested stopping elder abuse
• Kin C.A.N. (“Kinship Caregiver Assistance Network”)
• Reaching Underserved Older Women Victims
• The Pension Rights Project
• The Hospice And Home Care Legal Project

Philadelphia Corporation For Aging
http://www.pcacares.org/
Helpline-215-765-9040

• Advocacy
• Care at Home Services
• Employment Assistance
• Health Promotion
• Home Repair
• Information and Referral
• Legal Assistance
• Home-delivered Meals
• Protective Services
• Senior Community Centers
• Transportation

  • For elder abuse resources, information, and referral in Pennsylvania call 1-800-490-8505 (Protective Services for Adults) or 1-800-254-5164 (Pennsylvania Department of Health)
  • For gambling resources, information and referrals call 1-800-Gambler
  • For alcoholism resources, information, and referral call 1-301-443-3860 (National Institute on Alcohol abuse and Alcoholism) or visi (by clicking belowt:
    http://www.seniorsinsobriety.org/

 
 
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