Justice In Aging

Economic security advocacy - justice in aging preserves, strengthens, expands, and improves the income supports that help low-income older americans afford food, shelter, and other basic necessities. Justice in aging uses its legal expertise to protect and improve programs such as social security and supplemental security income (ssi) so they provide adequate funds to help low-income seniors meet their basic needs; are accessible to all seniors who qualify without arbitrary disruptions, denials, or delays; and are delivered without discrimination based on race, ethnicity, language ability, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, or other potential disadvantage. Justice in aging advances the economic security of older adults through an innovative combination of training and technical assistance to local (continue on schedule o) (continued from page 2, part iii) advocates and service providers, administrative advocacy, and impact litigation. Each year, justice in aging provides training and advice on economic security issues to several thousand direct service providers.

Litigation - as the only national organization focused solely on protecting the rights of low-income seniors, justice in aging partners with advocates on the ground who help justice in aging monitor and uncover issues that impact poor seniors. When a group needs a champion in the courts, justice in aging is there, on its own or in partnership with other organizations, to litigate precedent-setting cases that benefit hundreds of thousands of seniors.