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Causes: Crime & Law, Legal Services
Mission: Support older persons in their efforts to live safely, independently, non-institutionalized, and with dignity.
Programs: Legal aid-civil - provides free legal services and community education to elders in the following areas of law: public benefits, housing, elder abuse, nursing homes, consumer, advance directives and simple wills. Also address legal issues affecting elders through collaborative activities and outreach targeting elders, their families, their advocates, and other service providers. During the year, this program served 1529 people.
volunteer training and supervision: recruits and trains volunteer intake workers and pro bono attorneys to assist sala's attorney staff with the provision of legal services and community education through the legal aid program. During the year, this program served 20 people.