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Elder financial abuse is a crime. It involves the wrongful taking of money or property, whether through fraud, scams, predatory caretakers or family, or others. An estimated $2.9 billion is stolen annually from elders. You can learn to protect yourself and those you love.
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About Elder Financial Protection Network (EFPN)
Elder Financial Protection Network works to prevent the financial abuse of elders through innovative partnerships that build public awareness, drive community outreach, and provide professional training. EFPN provides a critical link between financial institutions, law enforcement, community-based organizations and aging services providers in the effort to prevent elder financial exploitation in California.
Upcoming Events:
Be Wise and Aware: Working Together to Prevent Elder Financial Abuse
Thursday, May 16, 2013 ~ 1:30 to 3:00pm ~ Castro Valley Library
3600 Norbridge Avenue, Castro Valley, CA 94526
A free community education forum bringing together federal and regional experts, including Legal Assistance for Seniors, local law enforcement representatives, and Corporate Security Investigations from Bank of the West to discuss collaborative efforts in the work to prevent elder financial abuse.
For more information, call (415) 956-5556 or email info@bewiseonline.org
Wonderful Learning and Networking Opportunity Coming Up!
8th Annual Conference on Elder Abuse “Elder Justice: From Policy to Practice”
May 21, 2013 ~ UC Hastings College of the Law ~ San Francisco, CA
Elder Financial Protection Network (EFPN) will join Legal Assistance for Seniors at the 8th Annual Conference on Elder Abuse “Elder Justice: From Policy to Practice” on Tuesday, May 21, 2013 at UC Hastings College of the Law 198 McAllister Street in San Francisco. Keynote speaker will be Marie Theresa Connolly, a well known leading voice in efforts to prevent the suffering of older adults and ensure that elder abuse prevention becomes a priority on the National agenda.
For more information, visit Legal Assistance for Seniors Events or email conference@lashicap.org
Elder Financial Abuse: The Silent Crime
May 15, 2013 ~ San Francisco Commonwealth Club
- George Gascón, San Francisco District Attorney
- Hubert Horatio "Skip" Humphrey III, Assistant Director, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Office of Older Americans
- Shay Matthews, Assistant District Attorney, San Francisco District Attorney's Office
- Helen Karr, Elder Abuse Special Assistant, San Francisco District Attorney's Office
Visit the Commonwealth Club to find out more. The program begins at 5:15 pm.
Dear Friends,
We need your financial support.
Our mission to prevent elder financial abuse through innovative partnerships that build public awareness, drive community outreach and provide professional training has never been more important than during these turbulent economic times. As a non-profit organization, Elder Financial Protection Network (EFPN) serves an important role by ensuring that the issue of elder financial abuse remains in the public eye. MORE