How often do you want to give back—deliver on your best pro bono intentions, just to be thwarted by not being able to find the right opportunity? Philadelphia’s own SeniorLAW Center and AARP are developing an innovative partnership that will use the power of the city’s legal community to improve the lives of senior veterans, elder abuse victims, and grandparents raising grandchildren, far too many of whom face poverty or other challenges. Pro Bono Action for Community Impact in Pennsylvania leverages pro bono partnerships with law firms and corporate counsel to fight for systemic changes that expand legal protections and resources for vulnerable seniors. Pennsylvania’s demographics demonstrate the need for focused senior legal advocacy. It is the fourth oldest state, and Philadelphia includes both the largest percentage of seniors and poorest overall population among the nation’s 10 largest cities. Issues of law and aging are affecting our country, our health care, housing, financial, social services and legal systems, and our individual lives profoundly … and will continue to do so as older people grow to become one quarter or more of the world’s population by 2050.
Aging is changing the world.
