State Legal Assistance for the Elderly
Every state provides legal assistance for
older citizens in great economic or social need. The states will refer older
adults to appropriate legal providers. Find the appropriate office nearest
you below:
ALABAMA
Alabama Commission on Aging
PO Box 301851
Montgomery, AL 36130-1851
Tel: (334) 242-5743
Fax: (334) 242-5594
ALASKA
Alaska Commission on Aging
P.O. box 110209
Juneau, AK 99811-0209
Tel: (907) 465-3250
Fax: (907) 465-4716
ARIZONA
Arizona Aging & Adult Administration
Department of Economic Security
1789 West Jefferson, 950A
Phoenix, AZ 85007
(602) 542-6440
Fax: (602) 542-6575
ARKANSAS
Advocacy Supervisor / Legal Services Developer
AR Department of Human Services
Division of Aging and Adult Services
P.O. Box 1437, Slot 1412
Little Rock, AR 72203-1437
(501) 682-8511
Fax: (501) 682-8155
CALIFORNIA
Legal Services Developer
CA Department of Aging
1600 K Street, 4th Floor
Sacramento, CA 94810
(916) 327-6849
Fax: (916) 324-1903
COLORADO
Legal Services Developer for the Elderly
The Legal Center
455 Sherman Street, Suite 130
Denver, CO 80203
(303) 722-0300 or (800) 288-1376
Fax: (303) 722-0720
CONNECTICUT
Legal Services Developer
CT Department of Social Services
Elderly Services Division
25 Sigourney Street, 10th Floor
Hartford, CT 06106
(860) 424-5244
Fax: (860) 424-4966
DELAWARE
Legal Services Developer
DE Division of Services for Aging and Adults
with Physical Disabilities, DHSS
1901 N. DuPont Highway
New Castle, DE 19720
(302) 577-4791
Fax: (302) 577-4793
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Legal Services Developer
Legal Counsel for the Elderly/AARP
601 E. Street, NW
A Building, Fourth Floor
Washington, DC 20049
(202) 434-2164
Fax: (202) 434-6464
FLORIDA
Florida Department of Elder Affairs
4040 Esplanade Way
Building B, Suite 152
Tallahassee, FL 32399-7000
(904) 414-2000
Fax: (904) 414-2006
GEORGIA
Legal Services Developer
GA Division of Aging Services
Department of Human Resources
2 Peachtree Street, NW, Suite 36.385
Atlanta, GA 30303-3176
(404) 657-5328
Fax: (404) 657-5285
HAWAII
Legal Services Developer
HI Executive Office on Aging
No. 1 Capitol District
250 South Hotel Street, Suite 109
Honolulu, HI 96813
(808) 586-7309
Fax: (808) 586-0185
IDAHO
Adult Protection Coordinator & Legal Services Developer
Idaho Commission on Aging
PO Box 83720
Boise, ID 83720-0007
(208) 334-2220
Fax: (208) 334-3033
ILLINOIS
Legal Services Developer
IL Department on Aging
421 E. Capitol Avenue, Suite 100
Springfield, IL 62701-1789
(217) 524-7945
Fax: (217) 524-9644
INDIANA
Legal Services Developer
IN Family & Social Services Administration
Division of Disability, Aging, and Rehab Services
402 W. Washington, PO Box 7083
Indianapolis, IN 46207-7083
(317) 232-7900
Fax: (317) 232-7867
IOWA
Legal Services Developer
IA Department of Elder Affairs
Clemens Building, 3rd Floor
200 Tenth Street
Des Moines, IA 50309-3609
(515) 281-4657
Fax: (515) 281-4036
KANSAS
Legal Services Developer Advocacy Services
KS Department on Aging
New England Building
503 S. Kansas Avenue
Topeka, KS 66603-3404
(785) 296-4986
Fax: (785) 296-0256
KENTUCKY
Legal Services Developer
Division for Aging Services
Kentucky Cabinet for Human Resources
275 East Main Street, Sixth Floor West
Frankfort, KY 40621
(502) 564-6920
Fax: (502) 564-4595
LOUISIANA
Legal Services Developer
LA Governor's Office of Elderly Affairs
P.O. Box 80374
Baton Rouge, LA 70898-0374
(225) 342-7224
Fax: (225) 342-7144
MAINE
Legal Services Developer
ME Bureau of Elder & Adult Services
Department Of Human Services
11 State House Station
35 Anthony Avenue
Augusta, ME 04333
(207) 624-5335
Fax: (207) 624-5361
MARYLAND
Legal Assistance Developer
MD Department on Aging
301 W. Preston Street - Room 1007
Baltimore, MD 21201-2374
(410) 767-1088 or (800) 243-3425
Fax: (410) 333-7943
MASSACHUSETTS
Legal Services Developer
MA Executive Office of Elder Affairs
One Ashburton Place, Fifth Floor
Boston, MA 02108
(617) 727-7750
Fax: (617) 727-9368
MICHIGAN
Legal Services Developer
MI Office of Services to the Aging
PO Box 30676
Lansing, MI 48909
(517) 373-4076
Fax: (517) 373-4092
MINNESOTA
Legal Assistance Developer
MN Board on Aging
Human Services Building, Fourth Floor
444 Lafayette Road North
St. Paul, MN 55155-3843
(651) 296-0378
Fax: (651) 297-7855
MISSISSIPPI
Legal Assistance Developer
MS Division of Aging and Adult Services
Dept of Human Services
750 N. State Street
Jackson, MS 39202
(601) 359-4929
Fax: (601) 359-4370
MISSOURI
Aging Program Specialist
Missouri Division of Aging
Department of Social Services
PO Box 1337 - 615 Howerton Court
Jefferson City, MO 65102-1337
(573) 751-3082
Fax: (573) 751-8493
MONTANA
Legal Services Developer
MT Dept. of Public Health and Human Services
Division of Seniors and Long Term Care
P.O. Box 4210111 N. Saunders, Rm. 210
Helena, MT 59604-4210
(406) 444-7783
Fax: (406) 444-7743
NEBRASKA
Elder Rights Specialist
Division of Aging Services
NE Dept. of Health & Human Services
301 Centennial Mall South
P.O. Box 95044
Lincoln, NE 68509-5044
(402) 471-2307
Fax: (402) 471-4619
NEVADA
Elder Rights Attorney
Division for Aging Services
NV Department of Human Resources
340 N. 11th Street, Suite 114
Las Vegas, NV 89101
(702) 486-3545
Fax: (702) 486-3572
NEW HAMPSHIRE
Elderly Legal Services Developer
NH Division of Elderly and Adult Services
State Office Park South
115 Pleasant Street, Annex 1
Concord, NH 03301-3843
(603) 271-4690
Fax: (603) 271-4643
NEW JERSEY
Legal Services Developer
NJ Dept. of Health and Senior Services
Division of Senior Affairs
P.O. 807
101 South Broad Street
Trenton, NJ 08625-0807
(609) 292-7798
Fax: (609) 633-6609
NEW MEXICO
Legal Services Developer
c/o NM Attorney General's Office
6301 Indian School Rd. NE, Suite 400
Alburquerque, NM 87110
(505) 841-8964
Fax: (505) 841-8095
NEW YORK
Legal Services Developer
NY State Office for the Aging
Two Empire State Plaza
Albany, NY 12223-0001
Tel: (518) 474-0388
Fax: (518) 474-0608
NORTH CAROLINA
Legal Services Developer
NC Division on Aging
Department of Human Resources
693 Palmer Drive, CB 29531
Raleigh, NC 27626-0531
(919) 733-8400
Fax: (919) 733-0443
NORTH DAKOTA
Legal Services Developer
Aging Services Division
ND Department of Human Services
600 South Second Street, Suite 1C
Bismarck, ND 58504-5729
(701) 328-8906
Fax: (701) 328-8989
OHIO
Legal Assistance Developer
Ohio Department of Aging
50 West Broad St., 9th Floor
Columbus, OH 43215-5928
(614) 466-0466
Fax: (614) 466-5741
OKLAHOMA
Legal Services Developer
Aging Services Division
OK Department of Human Services
312 NE 28th Street
Oklahoma City, OK 73105
(405) 522-3069
Fax: (405) 521-2086
OREGON
Legal Services Developer
500 Summer Street, NE, 2nd Floor
Salem, OR 97310-1015
(503) 945-8999
Fax: (503) 373-7902
PENNSYLVANIA
Legal Services Developer
PA Dept. of Aging
Bureau of Home & Community Services
555 Walnut Street, 5th Floor
Harrisburg, Pa 17101 - 1919
400 Market Street
Harrisburg, PA 17101-2301
(717) 772-2934
Fax: (717) 772-3382
PUERTO RICO
Governor's Office of Elderly Affairs
P.O. Box 50063
Old San Juan Station
San Juan, PR 00902
(809) 721-5710
Fax: (809) 721-6510
RHODE ISLAND
Legal Services Developer
RI Department of Elderly Affairs
160 Pine Street
Providence, RI 02903
(401) 277-2894
Fax: (401) 277-2130
SOUTH CAROLINA
Department of Health & Human Services
Office on Aging
P.O. Box 8206
Columbia , SC 29202-8206
(803) 253-6177
Fax: (803) 253-4173
SOUTH DAKOTA
Legal Services Developer
Office of Adult Services and Aging
SD Department of Social Services
700 Governor's Drive
Pierre, SD 57501
(605) 773-3656
Fax: (605) 773-4855
TENNESSEE
Legal Services Developer
TN Commission on Aging
Andrew Jackson Building
500 Deaderick Street, Ninth Floor
Nashville, TN 37243-0860
(615) 741-2056
Fax: (615) 741-3309
TEXAS
Legal Services Developer
TX Department on Aging
P.O. Box 12786
Austin, TX 78711
(512) 424-6871
Fax: (512) 424-6890
UTAH
Legal Services Developer
Division on Aging
120 North, 200 West, Third Floor
Salt Lake City, UT 84103
(801) 538-4641
Fax: (801) 538-4395
VERMONT
Elder Rights Services Developer
RFD 1
Box 80A
East Burke, VT 05832
(802) 467-3037 (or leave a message at
VT State Office on Aging (802) 241-2402)
Fax: (802) 467-3037
VIRGINIA
Legal Services Developer
VA Department for the Aging
1600 Forest Avenue, Suite 102
Richmond, VA 23229
(804) 662-7049
Fax: (804) 662-7035
WASHINGTON
Legal Services Developer
WA DSHS, Aging and Adult Services
State Unit on Aging
PO Box 45600
Olympia, WA 98504-5600
(360) 493-2543
Fax: (360) 438-8633
WEST VIRGINIA
Legal Services Developer
WV Bureau of Senior Services
State Capitol
1900 Kanawha Boulevard,
East Charleston, WV 25305
(304) 558-3317
Fax: (304) 558-0004
WISCONSIN
Legal Services Developer
WI Bureau on Aging
217 S. Hamilton Street, Suite 300
Madison, WI 53703
(608) 267-3201
Fax: (608) 267-3203
WYOMING
Legal Services Developer
Wind River Legal Services
P.O. Box 247
Fort Washakie, WY 82514
(307) 332-6626
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