The Senior
Law Project of the Southeastern Massachusetts Legal Assistance
Corporation is funded in part by the Coastline Elderly Services,
Inc. (CES), with Title III funds from the Older Americans Act
and the Massachusetts Bar Foundation. CES and its programs are
funded in whole or in part by contracts with the Massachusetts
Executive Office of Elder Affairs. The Seniors Law Project was
developed to provide legal assistance to elders (age 60 and
over) residing in:
- Acushnet
- Dartmouth
- Fairhaven
- Gosnold
- Marion
- Mattapoisett
- New Bedford
- Rochester
Eligibility
for services is based on age, residence and Project priorities.
While there are no income criteria, the Project does direct
its efforts to those elders with the greatest economic and social
need.
SMLAC provides legal assistance with no charge for questions
or problems with:
Public Benefits:
Social Security, Supplemental Security Income (SSI), cash assistance,
food stamps and other entitlement programs.
Housing:
Landlord/tenant problems in private and public housing, especially
evictions.
Health /Health Insurance/Long Term Care:
Problems with Medicaid (Mass Health), Medicare, private insurance
and institutional care.
Document Preparation:
Power of attorney, wills for home-bound and institutionalized
seniors and in emergency situations.
There is no need to wait until the
problem becomes serious!
Call for advice as soon as you think
you have a problem!
For other legal problems, a referral may be made to a private
attorney.
Project staff can assist you in Portuguese and Spanish. The project
is located at:
Southeastern Massachusetts
Legal Assistance Corporation
21 South Sixth Street
New Bedford, Massachusetts 02740-5997
Appointments are available throughout the service area. Elders
wishing to take advantage of our services should call us at:
- 508-979-7150
- 800-929-9721
during the hours of 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday.
Callers can be seen by appointment unless there is and emergency. Home
visits are available for home-bound seniors.
It is the policy of the Southeastern Massachusetts Legal
Assistance Corporation not to discriminate against any individual requesting
or receiving services because of race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual
orientation, age, marital status, national origin, political affiliation,
or other basis prohibited by law. |
