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Through the glass, laughter and tears in visit to 107-year-old mom at nursing home

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Through the glass, laughter and tears in visit to 107-year-old mom at nursing home

March 25, 2020 | Lou Michel | Buffalo News

Tags: Coronavirus | COVID-19 | Eldercare | Nursing Homes | Seniors

Deeds: Volunteers help Baltimoreans untangle titles, keep more homes from going vacant

Column (Maryland)

Deeds: Volunteers help Baltimoreans untangle titles, keep more homes from going vacant

January 24, 2020 | Dan Rodricks | Baltimore Sun
The MVLS provides pro bono help to Marylanders who can’t afford an attorney for civil matters. In the last couple of years, it started providing advice on estates and help untangling titles to homes.
Tags: Housing: Title | Seniors

Now 40 years old, Legal Assistance to the Elderly is bigger than ever — and more necessary

News Story (California)

Now 40 years old, Legal Assistance to the Elderly is bigger than ever — and more necessary

October 23, 2019 | Joe Eskenazi | Mission Local
Four decades into the nonprofit’s existence, it has more lawyers than it ever has, more space than it ever has, more money than it ever has — and a hell of a lot more to do than it ever has.
Tags: Seniors

Budget uncertainty could make it harder for the elderly to access medical care

News Story (Alaska)

Budget uncertainty could make it harder for the elderly to access medical care

July 30, 2019 | KCAW (Sitka, AK)
Potential cuts to senior benefits and Medicaid have many concerned. But the elder community faces another potential setback – this one tied to cuts to the Alaska Legal Services Corporation.
Tags: Seniors

Issue Brief Argues for Federal Leadership in Reforming America’s Civil Justice System

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Issue Brief Argues for Federal Leadership in Reforming America’s Civil Justice System

September 20, 2019 11:08 am by Karen A. Lash
A new issue brief from the Center for American Progress argues that it is time to fix the nation’s civil justice system so that it works for everyone, not just the people and corporations that can afford to hire private lawyers.

Downriver law firm offers free civil legal services to low-income and elderly clients

Feature (Michigan)

Downriver law firm offers free civil legal services to low-income and elderly clients

March 4, 2019 | Keith Salowich | News-Herald (Detroit)
Nonprofit Lakeshore Legal Aid has resources for vulnerable sects of the community
Tags: Poverty | Seniors

Indiana legal service helps keep seniors and endangered adults from harm

News Story (Indiana)

Indiana legal service helps keep seniors and endangered adults from harm

February 22, 2019 | Lincoln Wright | South Bend Tribune
Kim Pike says she felt like a prisoner in her own home but she was able to take back her home, thanks to attorney Jessica Brock and the LAVA program.
Tags: Elder Abuse | Seniors
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