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Big Sky Senior Services (BSSS) is the umbrella organization for Senior Helping Hands and Prevention of Elder Abuse. At a recent gathering that several of the Senior Helping Hands clients attended one thing was repeated by each one. "I couldn't be at my home without you". But BSSS does more than help with the daily physical needs of our clients. Two years ago Big Sky Senior Services received a grant to establish a community coalition to bring awareness to the issue of elder abuse. There were over 40 business, agencies and other non-profits that attended that organizational meeting...some from several hundred miles away. From that meeting Partnership for Elder Protection (PEP) was formed and has since put on two conferences targeting elder abuse awareness that were attended by between 150 and 200 each time. The speakers were nationally known experts, State and local governmental agencies, law enforcement, medical and legal experts. The attendees were social workers, senior service providers and general public. The response was tremendous with people thanking us and asking for more information. The conferences have brought about more awareness and coordinated effort state wide to protect our senior population. One thing that became apparent was the lack of resources for law enforcement departments across our vast state. Smaller communities are in need of education on the issues and they need tools to prevent and prosecute these crimes. To that end PEP will be presenting a conference next spring targeting the law enforcement and legal staff of cities and counties across the state. Our goal is to tele-communicate this conference to the larger towns across MT so that law enforcement agencies in all areas will have a way to attend. The following day PEP is expecting to host a half day conference for the general public that will be televised to US Bank locations across the state and open to the general public. This is one more way we at Big Sky Senior Services strive to protect our senior population and assist them in living safely in their own homes.

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