Seniors

Highlighting BayLegal’s Senior Legal Services in Napa County

Aug 6, 2020 Comments Off on Highlighting BayLegal’s Senior Legal Services in Napa County
December 9 @ 1:58 am

Free legal services for seniors were a longstanding core component of practice for Legal Aid of Napa Valley, and a tradition that BayLegal is proud to have sustained following the 2015 agreement that made LANV part of our firm. Our attorneys partner with community organizations throughout the county to provide…

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Raising Awareness About Seniors and Student Loan Debt

May 16, 2019 Comments Off on Raising Awareness About Seniors and Student Loan Debt
December 9 @ 1:58 am

Bay Area Legal Aid attorney Juliana Fredman and client Martin Ross spoke with ABC 7 news last week about the growing problem of low-income seniors struggling with decades-old student loan debt. With four times as many seniors still paying off student loans compared to a decade ago, and with the…

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Urgent Alert: New SSA Phone Scam

Oct 31, 2018 Comments Off on Urgent Alert: New SSA Phone Scam
December 9 @ 1:58 am

From our allies at Justice in Aging comes news of a phone scam targeting Social Security beneficiaries: There’s a new phone scam targeting Social Security beneficiaries that advocates for older adults should be aware of. The Federal Trade Commission is warning that scammers are engaging in a caller ID trick…

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Spotlight on Safety

Nov 4, 2016 Comments Off on Spotlight on Safety
December 9 @ 1:58 am

Elder Abuse Prevention Dory is known throughout her tight-knit community for her many acts of kindness and generosity, like balancing checkbooks for her neighbors and opening her home to her recently-divorced daughter. After moving in, Dory’s daughter invited her own adult daughter and grandchildren to live in the house, causing…

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