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Senior Advocacy Groups are available in MOST states and can help with finding housing, help stop elder abuse, help find prescription assistance programs, help with financial distress and many other resources for seniors or disabled people.

Below is a list or of credible Senior Advocacy Groups, organized by state.

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• Alabama

  Department of Senior Services

  • Alabama Department of Senior Services 

  • 1-800-AGE-LINE

• Alaska

  • Alaska Senior Resource Guide 2016

  • The Office of Elder Fraud and Assistance

  • Office of Elder Fraud & Assistance
    900 West 5th Avenue, Suite 525
    Anchorage, AK 99501
    (907) 334-5954
    (907) 269-1071 fax
    doa.opa.elder.fraud@alaska.gov

• Arizona

  • Arizona Attorney General: Resources for Seniors

  • Arizona has several area-specific organizations for Senior Advocacy Groups that are not government agencies.

• Arkansas

  • Arkansas Division of Aging, Adult, & Behavioral Health Services

  • 501-682-1001

• California

  • California Department of Aging

  •  1-800-510-2020

• Colorado

  • Colorado Older Adult Services

  • 303-866-5700

• Connecticut

  • Connecticut State Department of Aging and Disability Services

  •  860-424-5055

  • Find a Local Office

  • Email: kathleen.sullivan@ct.gov

• Delaware

  • Delaware Services and Programs for the Aging Population

  •  1-800-223-9074

  • TTY: 302-424-7141

  • Email: delawareADRC@delaware.gov

  • Contact Information and Locations

• Florida

  • Florida Department of Elder Affairs

    • Scroll down on the page to the map of Florida, to select the appropriate county for Area Agency on Aging and ADRC locations and contact information.

  • There are 11 Area Specific Departments of Elder Affairs.

  • 1-800-96-ELDER

  • 1-800-963-5337

  • Information@elderaffairs.org

• Georgia

  • Georgia Department of Human Services: Division of Aging Services

  • Local Phone number: 404-657-5258

  • Toll-Free Phone number: 866-552-4464

  • Find a Local Office

• Hawaii

  • State of Hawaii, Department of Health: Executive Office on Aging

  • Info Line: 808-586-4400

• Idaho

  • Idaho Commission on Aging

  • General Phone number: 208-334-3833

  • Email: icoa@aging.idaho.gov

  • Contact Information and Locations

• Illinois

  • Illinois Department on Aging: Agencies & Organizations Serving Seniors

  • Senior Helpline: 1-800-252-8966

  • TTY: 1-888-206-1327

  • Illinois Attorney General includes links and phone number to report various types of Elder Abuse, Neglect, and/or Exploitation

• Indiana

  • Indiana, Family and Social Services Administration: Area Agencies on Aging

  • 888-673-0002

• Iowa

  • Iowa Department on Aging

  • 866-468-7887

• Kansas

  • Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services (Helpful Links)

  • Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services (Programs and Services)

  • Main Office: 785-296-4986

  • Toll-Free: 800-432-3535

  • TTY Number: 785-291-3167

  • Email: kdads.wwwmail@ks.gov

• Kentucky

  • Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services: Department for Aging and Independent Living

  • 502-564-6930

  • Email: Chfs.listens@ky.gov

• Louisiana

  • State of Louisiana: Governor's Office of Elderly Affairs

  • General Phone number: 225-342-7100

  • Area Specific Contact Info and Locations

• Maine

  • State of Maine, Department of Health and Human Services: Office of Aging and Disability Services

  • Phone: 207-287-9200

  • Toll-free: 800-262-2232

  • Email: oads@maine.gov

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