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KLS works with the Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services (KDADS) and the Area Agencies on Aging as a part of the state aging network. Older Americans Act funds are added together with LSC and other private funds to address this growing area of need.
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Kansas has an elder abuse statute (K.S.A. 21-5417) that makes it a crime to take money from elders who are 60 or older and for powers of attorney to misuse funds.
Do you know someone who is being financially abused by a trusted person or power of attorney? It’s no longer a “family issue.” It is a crime.
You can look up your own criminal history and find out what employers and law enforcement can see when they run a background check. This is also helpful information to have if you want your record expunged.
http://www.kansas.gov/kbi/criminalhistory/
As you may know, Kansas Legal Services is part of the national legal aid movement that was born in the War on Poverty in the early 1960s. KLS grew out of the movement that believed everyone deserved equal access to justice, without regard to their ability to pay for services.
The National Legal Aid and Defender Association (NLADA) has a film about the history of civil legal aid in the United States on their website.
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