Elder Legal Aid



Mass Senior Legal Helpline -- Flyers

The Massachusetts Senior Legal Helpline is a project made in collaboration with the Massachusetts Executive Office of Elders Affairs, the Legal Advocacy & Resource Center, the Massachusetts Justice Project and the Massachusetts legal services providers.   This project is made possible with a grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration on Aging.

Elder Legal Services Hotline number

I want to alert you to a new phone number for all elder legal services intake — 1-866-778-0939 — which will be effective July 5, 2011.   I am attaching a flyer on this new service, which will be the intake and screening number for cases within our case priorities, requiring our legal expertise, or referred to us for followup.
Wynn Gerhard, Greater Boston Legal Services

National Senior Citizens Law Center (NSCLC)


NSCLC News Releases
NSCLC Alerts

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•   Medicare Part D LIS recipients may be getting their LIS rider late this year
•   Dual Eligibles Encounter Problems Accessing Needed Benefits (2011/07/15)
•   Consumer Protection for Dual Eligibles Important in New Integrated Care Models (2011/07/13)

End-of-life documents not a huge concern for many boomers

"Most people don't want to think about death, much less plan for it-"
(By Associated Press, Washington Post, November 16, 2011)





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