LEGAL COUNSEL FOR THE ELDERLY
Championing the dignity and rights of Washington, DC's elderly by providing free legal services to those in need — empowering, defending and protecting vulnerable seniors. Help us help them. Support LCE: www.aarp.org/lcedonate
AARP Legal Counsel for the Elderly is honored to announce that the 2008-09 Catalogue for Philanthropy has named us "One of the best small charities in the Washington, D.C., region." Click on the “One of the Best” seal of approval for details.
Success Stories
Keeping Legal Rights, Lives Intact
From saving the roof over one client’s head to extracting someone from a suspicious prepaid-funeral plan, LCE is there to help low-income, older residents of Washington, D.C. The agency also helps to keep Medicare fraud in check. Read about how LCE has made a difference.
How You Can Help
Get Involved With LCE!
Volunteers are trained to support LCE programs. You can be any age and have almost any type of career. But to volunteer, we need you to commit at least one day (five hours or more) a week, for at least a three-month period of time.
Support AARP Legal Counsel for the Elderly
Join companies and citizens across the country in financially supporting LCE to help the agency carry out its work. We are a 501(c)(3) corporation incorporated in the District of Columbia. Your contributions are tax deductible.
The AARP Legal Counsel for the Elderly provides free legal services and advocacy for Washington, D.C. residents age 60 and older. LCE serves as the city’s long-term-care ombudsman and operates initiatives such as training non-lawyers to help older residents with legal matters.
The Law: Mistakenly Signing Away Your Home
The Case: Can a homeowner who mistakenly signed away her home get it back?
LCE Annual Report
Find out about the LCE’s various ventures, including the Volunteer Lawyers Project and Housing Attorney Advocacy. Learn more about the agency’s stellar performance.
From The Online Community
Since 1975, AARP LCE has championed the rights and dignity of Washington, D.C.’s older, low-income residents. Join the group to talk about how people are empowering, defending, and protecting the rights of aging Washingtonians.
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More on LCE
- Alternatives to Landlord/Tenant Court for the Elderly Project
- Brief Services Unit
- Consumer & Financial Abuse
- Impact Advocacy & Tax Sale Prevention Project
- LCE Staff Attorneys for Extended Services Cases
- Legal Advice Line
- Money Management Project
- Outreach and Self-Help Programs
- Senior Attorney Volunteers for the Elderly
- Senior Medicare Error Patrol Project
- Pro Bono Project & Active Intake Project
- D.C. Long Term Care Ombudsman
- Judge Orders D.C. Government to License Assisted Living Facilities
- D.C. Fails to Implement Nursing Home Regulations
- Assisted Living Facilities in the District of Columbia
Part of the Senior Service Network – Supported by the DC Office on Aging
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