The Senior Law Project provides legal advice and services to adults who are 60 years and older. We offer bilingual services in English and Spanish. The project promotes independent living, self-empowerment and community activism by addressing the needs of older adults in the following areas:

Consumer Protection
Estate Planning
Landlord-Tenant Relations
Public Benefits

Services are provided through weekly Tuesday afternoon clinics at La Raza Centro Legal's office and at regular clinics and presentations at several local senior centers.

Consumer Protection
La Raza helps promote consumer rights and defend seniors against fraud with the following services:

• Translation
  
• Canceling mail order merchandise
  
• Mediation
  
• Cease-and-desist letters to creditors
  
• Filing complaints against fraudulent businesses.
  
• Assistance in Small Claims Court

Estate Planning
The Senior Law Project helps seniors with estate planning including:

• Wills
• Living Trusts
  
• Financial Power of Attorney
  
• Advanced Health Care Directive
  
• Deeds

Landlord-Tenant Relations
In addition to La Raza's Housing Law project, the Senior Law Project provides assistance with:

• Rental deposit returns
  
• Habitability issues

Public Benefits
La Raza helps seniors apply for benefits and advocates on their behalf with various government agencies.

• Social Security Disability Insurance
  
• Social Security retirement benefits
  
• Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
  
• Medi-Care Benefits
  
• Medi-Cal Benefits
  
• Cash Assistance Program for Immigrants (CAPI)
  
• Cash Assistance Linked to Medical (CALM)
  
• Private Pension benefits

Links to Other Organizations

Government Agencies

• Social Security Administration
  
• US Administration on Aging
  
• San Francisco Department of Aging and Adult Services
  
• San Francisco Department of Human Services
  
• San Francisco Superior Court
  

Legal Service Organizations

Asian-Pacific Islander Legal Outreach - Senior Law Project
1188 Franklin Street, Suite 202
San Francisco, CA 94109
Ph: (415) 567-6255

Legal Assistance for the Elderly, Inc.
100 McAllister Street, Room 412
San Francisco, CA 94102
Ph: (415) 861-4444

Senior Action Network
965 Mission Street, Suite 705
San Francisco, CA 94103
Ph: (415) 546-1333

Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights
131 Steuart Street, Suite 400
San Francisco, CA 94105
Ph: (415) 543-9444

Homeless Advocacy Project
1360 Mission Street, #201
San Francisco, CA 94102
Ph: (415) 575-3130

San Francisco Bar Association Lawyer Referral Service
Ph: (415) 989-1616

Local Senior Centers

30th Street Senior Services- Senior Center
225 30th Street, 3rd Floor San Francisco, CA 94131
Ph: (415) 550-2210

Bernal Heights Senior Services
515 Cortland Ave. San Francisco, CA 94110
Ph: (415) 206-2142

Capp Street Senior Center
362 Capp Street San Francisco, CA 94110
Ph: (415) 206-7750

Centro Latino
1656 15th St., San Francisco CA 94103
Ph: (415) 861-8799

Francis of Assisi Community
145 Guerrero St. San Francisco, CA 94103
Ph: (415) 621-4092