As we age, we all deserve to stay engaged and connected to our communities and families, with the support we need to make our own decisions and live independently—free from the threat of abuse, neglect, and exploitation.
However, as we get older, loneliness, and isolation caused by an absence of services like transportation, senior centers, meal deliveries, and other supports can open the door to abuse.
Justice in Aging’s elder rights advocacy focuses on protecting and strengthening programs that provide support to older adults, such as those funded by the Older Americans Act. OAA services are a lifeline and critical resource for nearly 11 million older adults and their family caregivers. These programs support the health, dignity, and independence of older adults, and include legal assistance, nutrition services, senior center programs, caregiver support and more.
Justice in Aging provides training and produces materials to give advocates the tools they need to advance elder rights. Our California Resources and Training Toolkit contains a curated collection of materials for legal services attorneys working to advance elder rights for older adults in California.
