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National Center on Law
National Center on Law
Outreach and Targeting
About Legal Outreach and Targeting
Legal assistance and elder rights programs provide help to older adults with the greatest social and economic need. However, reaching individuals who are socially or geographically isolated sometimes requires creative community outreach and engagement. The resources in this section share tools for creating effective outreach programs and reaching isolated older adults.
Outreach Strategies
Legal outreach includes a wide range of programs and events that proactively reach individuals with legal needs. Community presentations, legal clinics, mobile legal options, and “office hours” at community partner locations are all examples of legal outreach programs.
Resources
- Creating Effective Legal Outreach & Community Engagement Programs
- Recording
- Slides (PDF | 547 KB)
- Chapter Summary (PDF | 69 KB)
- Remote Legal Outreach & Community Education
- Recording
- Slides (PDF | 3 MB)
- Chapter Summary (PDF | 113 KB)
Targeting and Greatest Social Need
The Older Americans Act (OAA) calls for OAA-funded legal services organizations to target services to older adult populations with the greatest social need. These resources provide information on reaching and targeting services to reach these populations, including those experiencing cultural, social, or geographical isolation.
Resources
- Advancing Equity for Older Adults, Part 1: An Introduction to Advancing Equity in Legal and Aging Services
- Recording
- Slides (PDF | 3 MB)
- Resource Guide (PDF | 90 KB)
- Advancing Equity for Older Adults, Part 2: Putting Strategies into Practice
- Recording
- Slides (PDF | 858 KB)
- Self-Evaluation Worksheet (PDF | 99 KB)
- Advancing Equity in Legal Services: Lessons Learned from the 2022 Cohort
- Interview with Dr. Donna Benton on Supporting Black Caregivers and Older Adults
- How Can Legal Assistance Providers Better Meet the Needs of Black Older Adults? (PDF | 153 KB)
- How Can Legal Assistance Providers Better Meet the Needs of LGBTQ+ Older Adults? (PDF | 174 KB)
- How Can Legal Assistance Providers Better Meet the Needs of Tribal Elders? (PDF | 114 KB)
- NCLER Equity Tool (PDF | 69 KB)
Last Modified: 01/16/2024