End of Life Partnership of Western Pennsylvania, Inc. (Pennsylvania)

Contact: Denise Stahl

• "Take Charge of Your Life" Campaign
• Educate seniors about end of life care options, importance of discussing preferences w/ loved ones, and practical aspects of putting one's wishes in documented legalized format
• Partners: Allegheny County Bar Association, Highmark Blue Cross/Blue Shield, AARP, Penn State Cooperative Group

Neighborhood Legal Services, Inc. (Massachusetts)

Contact: John Ford

• Demystifying Medical Guardianships for Massachusetts Elders
• Develop guide for use by lay advocates, family members and nursing home administrators on process to secure medicaid reimbursed medical guardianships for Massachusetts Elders
• Partners: Ombudsman, Alzheimers Association, NAELA Chapter, U. Mass.Boston Institute of Gerontology

Wyoming Legal Services (Wyoming)

Contact: Janet Millard

• Senior Advance Planning and Guardianship Project
• Coordinate and improve delivery of legal assistance to low-income seniors in guardianship matters
• Partners: State Bar Association; Ombudsman; Wyoming Guardianship Corp; WY Dept of Health and Family Services

DSC - Community Mediation Center (Virginia)

Contact: Bob Glover

• Reaching Higher Ground: A Community Collaboration
• Build capacity in older adult community to resolve conflicts and develop an intervention strategy to alert seniors to benefits of mediation
• Partners: Senior Services of Southeastern Virginia; City of Norfolk Dept. of Human Services; Portsmouth Dept. of Social Services; United Way of South Hampton Roads

Legal Aid of Arkansas / Arkansas Volunteer Lawyers for the aging(Arkansas)

Contacts: Mona Teague / Catherine Edwards

Promoting Legal Awareness for Older Arkansans

• Develop training and information tool for use by local media, churches and other interested parties to enhance consumer recognition of legal problems and resources
• Partners: White River Area Agency on Aging; Blackwood Martin, Cranford, Johson, Robinson and Woods; Ozark Film and Video; The Agency, Inc.; Arkansas State University Department of Journalism; AK Statewide Pro Bono Task Force; AK Dept. of Human Services, Div. of Aging and Adult Services.

Legal Aid Society of San Mateo County (California)

Contact: M. Stacey Hawver

• Caregver Legal Assistance Network
• Recruit private attorneys to provide legal services to grandparents and other relatives over 60 who are raising minor children.
• Partners: San Mateo County Commission on Aging, Edgewood Center for Children and Families, San Mateo County Bar Association.

Western Massachusetts Legal Services, Inc. (Massachusettes)

Contact: Jonathan Lees

• Spotlight on Advocacy for Elders Project (SAFE)
• Produce two town meeting-style forums on elder legal issues filmed live at the Western Massachusetts Public TV station, to be broadcasted and replayed
• Partners: WGBY Public Television, Area Councils on Aging, Massachusetts Attorney General's Office/Elder Protection Project, Hampden Cty Bar Association.

Three T's Inc (Arizona)

Contact: Claudeen Bates Arthur

• Dine Elder Protection Ace Review and Amendments
• Collaborate with elders at 5 senior centers on the Navajo Nation to review and suggest changes to current elder protection laws
• Partners: Navajo Nation Agency on Aging, Navajo Nation Office of the Prosecutor, Navajo Nation Bar Association, Five Navajo Senior Centers

Marion-Polk Legal Aid Services, Inc. (Oregon)

Contact: Carla Mikkelson

• Expanding ELVIS
• Recruit volunteer emeritus attorneys to provide community education and direct services to clients at a clinic in Keizer, Oregon.
• Partners: Mid-Willamette Valley Senior Services Agency; Marion Cty Bar Association.

Senior Legal Hotlines /Legal Services of Northern California (California)

Contact: David L. Mandel

• Developing Multicultural / Multilingual Capacity to Provide Legal Assistance to Northern California Seniors
• Recruit corps of bilingual translators to assist Senior Legal Hotline in conducting outreach to seniors who do not speak or understand English; educate translators on elder law issues
• Partners: Asian Pacific Community Counseling Center