Support Others
How Can I Help Protect Older Adults from Mistreatment?
There are many ways to volunteer your time to promote elder justice and help keep older adults safe from abuse, neglect, and exploitation. Preventing elder abuse can come in the form of delivering meals visiting an isolated older adult, advocating for long-term care residents, and building awareness about elder abuse in your community. Think about your skills, areas of interest, and the type of time commitment that would work well for you.
Elder Justice Opportunities
World Elder Abuse Awareness Day
It is never too early to think about how you can get involved in World Elder Abuse Awareness Day. Every year on June 15th, communities around the world come together to raise awareness of elder abuse and help promote a better understanding of this issue. Visit the WEAAD Microsite to learn how to get involved.
USC Judith D. Tamkin International Symposium on Elder Abuse
The mission of the USC Judith D. Tamkin International Symposium on Elder Abuse is to create safe and healthy environments for all older adults, here and across the world, by bringing researchers, practitioners, advocates, thought leaders, lawmakers, and other stakeholders together to share findings, strategize solutions, and help shape and propel the field of elder justice. Visit the Tamkin Symposium website for more information.
- Commit to Connect: Connecting people with resources to combat social isolation
- AARP Digital Fraud Fighter
- Legal Services Corporation– Ask about ways to support legal assistance for older adults
- National Consumer Voice for Quality Long-Term Care: Become a Long-term Care Ombudsman. Learn how you can help fight abuse in congregate settings.
- Staying Safe with Faith Volunteer Program: Learn more about how your faith community
- Eldercare Locator: Locate agencies in your area that assist older adults, such as your local Area Agency on Aging, Aging and Disability Resource Center, or Adult Day Center, and see how you can get involved. Visit their website or call 1-800-677-1116.
- Meals on Wheels
- Alzheimer’s Association
- National Council on Aging: Contact senior centers in your city and see how you can get involved.
- Department of Justice Elder Justice Neighborhood Map
- Ask your local Area Agency on Aging to see if they have a friendly visitor program for older adults and how you can get involved. Locate these programs by visiting Eldercare Locator or calling 1-800-677-1116.
- Disability Information & Access Line (DIAL)
- Visit an assisted living facility or nursing home in your community to socialize with residents.
