Posts in 'Elder Law/Senior Citizens'

Agriculture Secretary Russell C. Redding today urged eligible older adults who are at risk of hunger to enroll before June 30 in an expanded program that can provide them with healthy foods. Redding said the Commodity Supplemental Food Program, or CSFP, provides foods such as canned fruits and

The National Consumer Law Center and the National Senior Citizens Law Center will be presenting a webinar entitled Health Care Reform & the Aging Population: How the Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act will impact low-income older adults on June 23, 2010 from 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM Eastern.

The Shriver Center’s CLEARINGHOUSE REVIEW and the Legal Aid Association of California (LAAC) are holding a 60-minute webinar on legal assistance for low-income LGBT seniors on July 1, 2010 at 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM Eastern. Designed for legal aid attorneys working with lesbian, gay, bisexual, and

Older Americans with chronic diseases can learn how to manage their conditions and take control of their health using the $27 million in grants announced on March 30 by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius. The Communities Putting Prevention to Work Chronic

The American College of Trial Lawyers has announced that the Older & Wiser program of the Neighborhood Legal Services Association of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, is the winner of the 2010 Emil Gumpert Award. The $50,000 first-place prize is funded by a grant from the Foundation of the American College

Article from Citizen's Voice outlining the efforts of Community Legal Services to restore the recently implemented reduction to State Supplemental Payments received by federal Supplemental Security Income benefit recipients.

Story from the Republican Herald, Pottsville, about trainings involving Carolyn Tenaglia and Eileen Barlow of MidPenn Legal Services that was conducted by the Schuylkill Elder Abuse Prevention Alliance.

Recognizing the challenges many older Americans are facing in today's economic climate, HHS Assistant Secretary for Aging Kathy Greenlee, on behalf of the Administration on Aging, has launched a new Web site for the National Legal Resource Center (NLRC).

The onset of a serious illness or injury can affect much more than a person’s health. Knowing what steps to take to get one’s financial and legal affairs in order is often vitally important not only to the affected individual, but to his or her loved ones as well. The Legal Guide for the Seriously

From: Public News Service Press Play (►) for Audio Report A new report finds nearly a third of Americans, most of them women, are acting as a caregivers for loved ones, sometimes putting careers on hold or dealing with other hurdles. In Pennsylvania and across the country, 65 million people are