The Santa Cruz Story : Senior Citizens Legal Services / Wanda R. Collins and Others.

The document describes the Senior Citizens Legal Services program in Santa Cruz, California, which provides legal services to the elderly poor with the assistance of senior citizens who act as legal assistants. Among those involved in the Senior Citizens Legal Services are the following staff member...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Collins, Wanda R.
Corporate Author: California Rural Legal Assistance, San Francisco
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 1973.
Subjects:
Guidelines.
Legal Aid.
Legal Assistants.
Legal Education.
Older Adults.
Paraprofessional Personnel.
Program Descriptions.
Program Development.
Staff Role.
Reports, Descriptive.
Genre:
Reports, Descriptive.
Physical Description:60 pages
Format: Microfilm Book
Description
Summary:
The document describes the Senior Citizens Legal Services program in Santa Cruz, California, which provides legal services to the elderly poor with the assistance of senior citizens who act as legal assistants. Among those involved in the Senior Citizens Legal Services are the following staff members, whose duties are outlined: office assistant, legal assistants, attorney, and college student volunteers. The processes involved in creating the program are described in sequence: (1) information gathering, (2) seeking and obtaining funding, (3) determining staff size and composition, (4) office location and design, (5) recruiting and selecting staff, (6) staff training, (7) developing office policy, and (8) publicizing office opening. The administrative structure and procedures of the Senior Citizens Legal Services are described, and samples of office forms used for gathering information about a client are included. The use of the program as a model and its possible adaptation or expansion into other situations is discussed. (EC)
Note:Sponsoring Agency: Administration on Aging (DHEW), Washington, DC.
ERIC Note: For related documents, see CE 007 231-235. The film which accompanies this report can be rented from the California Rural Legal Assistance Office, National Senior Citizens Law Center, 942 Market Street, Suite 606, San Francisco, California 94102.
Microform.
Call Number:ED124691 Microfiche
Reproduction Note:
Microfiche. [Washington D.C.]: ERIC Clearinghouse microfiches : positive.