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Did you know Kansas residents age 60 or older might have free legal guidance available to them?
The Elder Hotline is a program of Kansas Legal Services, where private attorneys volunteer their time to field calls.
If you'd like to see if this program is available to you, please call 316-267-3975, 8 am to 4:30 pm, Monday through Friday.
You will be connected to an operator who will complete an application for possible help or guidance.
If you need to leave this page for any reason, please click on the "Quick Exit" red button here.
This guided interview will give you must-know info about Kansas protection orders -- Protection From Abuse (PFA) and Protection From Stalking (PFS).
Kansas Elder Law Hotline and Senior Citizen Law Project: Protecting Seniors’ Rights
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.
Medicare Interactive
Many pages and resources on this website have help for survivors of physical or sexual abuse, stalking, and other crimes. Here is list of links to pages that will help you or someone you care about deal with some of the issues faced by survivors of these crimes.
Can a Protection from Abuse order help me?
When States Recoup Medicaid Costs by Seizing Family Homes, Poor Families Suffer While State Budgets Are Barely Affected
MAY 2024 Eric Carlson, Director, Long-Term Services and Supports Advocacy
Apply for crime victims compensation in Kansas through the Kansas Attorney General's office:
https://ag.ks.gov/victim-services/victim-compensation
Resources for victims of crime in Kansas: https://ag.ks.gov/victim-services
Know your rights as a victim of crime
Kansas VINE (Victim Information Notification Everyday) Service
Information and Notification for Offender Custody Status in County Jails.
The National Network to End Domestic Violence (NNEDV) and Facebook have teamed up to offer tips for survivors of abuse so that you can still use Facebook but maintain safety and control over your information. This guide is aimed at helping survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking with how to use Facebook in a way that ensures that they stay connected with friends and family, but control their safety and privacy to help prevent misuse by abusers, stalkers, and perpetrators to stalk and harass.
Jeremiah Battle, National Consumer Law Center
Robocalls, the persistent automated telephone calls to cell phones and landlines, are a favorite tool of telemarketers, debt collectors, and scammers. Older adults anticipating important calls from medical providers and others may be reluctant to answer the phone due to excessive or unwanted robo telephone calls.
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Did you know Kansas residents age 60 or older might have free legal guidance available to them?
The Elder Hotline is a program of Kansas Legal Services, where private attorneys volunteer their time to field calls.
If you'd like to see if this program is available to you, please call 316-267-3975, 8 am to 4:30 pm, Monday through Friday.
You will be connected to an operator who will complete an application for possible help or guidance.
If you need to leave this page for any reason, please click on the "Quick Exit" red button here.
This guided interview will give you must-know info about Kansas protection orders -- Protection From Abuse (PFA) and Protection From Stalking (PFS).
Kansas Elder Law Hotline and Senior Citizen Law Project: Protecting Seniors’ Rights
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.
Medicare Interactive
Many pages and resources on this website have help for survivors of physical or sexual abuse, stalking, and other crimes. Here is list of links to pages that will help you or someone you care about deal with some of the issues faced by survivors of these crimes.
Can a Protection from Abuse order help me?
When States Recoup Medicaid Costs by Seizing Family Homes, Poor Families Suffer While State Budgets Are Barely Affected
MAY 2024 Eric Carlson, Director, Long-Term Services and Supports Advocacy
Apply for crime victims compensation in Kansas through the Kansas Attorney General's office:
https://ag.ks.gov/victim-services/victim-compensation
Resources for victims of crime in Kansas: https://ag.ks.gov/victim-services
Know your rights as a victim of crime
Kansas VINE (Victim Information Notification Everyday) Service
Information and Notification for Offender Custody Status in County Jails.
The National Network to End Domestic Violence (NNEDV) and Facebook have teamed up to offer tips for survivors of abuse so that you can still use Facebook but maintain safety and control over your information. This guide is aimed at helping survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking with how to use Facebook in a way that ensures that they stay connected with friends and family, but control their safety and privacy to help prevent misuse by abusers, stalkers, and perpetrators to stalk and harass.
Jeremiah Battle, National Consumer Law Center
Robocalls, the persistent automated telephone calls to cell phones and landlines, are a favorite tool of telemarketers, debt collectors, and scammers. Older adults anticipating important calls from medical providers and others may be reluctant to answer the phone due to excessive or unwanted robo telephone calls.
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