Seniorlaw Center

“A copy of form 990 is provided to the Board of Directors prior to filing”

“Board members are required to sign an annual disclosure statement detailing any situation that might give rise to a conflict and the policy is regularly monitored by the Executive and Finance Directors.”

“A committee of the Board of Directors annually evaluates the Executive Director. Salary and benefits are determined to be reasonable using all available data obtained from a local nonprofit association as well as Philadelphia area legal services nonprofits.”

“Access to various governing documents, as well as conflict of interest and other policy statements are made available to the public upon request.”

“2017-2018 Service Statistics July 1, 2017 - June 30, 2018 INDIVIDUAL LEGAL ASSISTANCE Total Unduplicated Seniors (Clients) in Philadelphia: 2,548 elders Total New Cases Opened (Philadelphia): 4,553 cases Total Cases Closed (Philadelphia): 3,235 cases Types of Cases: 28% Housing (Landlord/Tenant, Mortgage Issues, Property Tax, Homeowner Issues) 24% Personal Planning (Wills, Powers of Attorney, Advance Health Care Directives) 20% Consumer (Contractor Fraud, Unfair Sales Practices, Utilities, Credit/Collection) 16% Family Law (Protection from Abuse, Financial Exploitation, Grandparent Custody) 4% Probate (Probate, Estate Administration) 8% Public Benefits & Misc. (Medicare, Medicaid, Nursing Home, Prescription Drug Assistance) OUTREACHES: 92 ATTENDEES: 6,257 elders Community Education Workshops, Tabling Events & Presentations for Seniors PROFESSIONAL TRAININGS: 18 ATTENDEES: 877 professionals Professional Training Workshops COURT APPEARANCES: 436 CLIENT CHARACTERISTICS (Philadelphia clients) 80% Minorities: 72% Female 67% African American 28% Male 9% Hispanic 2% Asian 46% 60-69 years old 2% Other Minorities 36% 79-79 years old and 18% 80+ years old 42% Income at or below Poverty Level SeniorLAW HelpLine CALLERS - outside Philadelphia 862 elders”