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Local Resources

AARP (Local)
215-629-7445
www.aarp.org

Action Alliance for Senior Citizens of Greater Philadelphia
215-557-0751

Administration on Aging
www.aoa.gov

Aging and Disability Resource Center
www.adrc-tae.org

AgingStats.gov
www.agingstats.gov/agingstatsdotnet/main_site/default.aspx

Aid for Friends
www.aidforfriends.org

Albert Einstein Medical Center
www.einstein.edu

Alliance for Aging Research
www.agingresearch.org

Alzheimer's Association Office Helpline
215-925-3220
www.alz.org

American Geriatrics Society
www.americangeriatrics.org

American Planning Association, PA Chapter
www.planningpa.org

American Society on Aging
www.asaging.org

American Sociological Association
www.asanet.org

CARIE-Center for Advocacy for the Rights and Interests of the Elderly
www.carie.org

Catholic Social Services for Seniors
215-854-7070

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention—Aging Statistics
www.cdc.gov/nchs/agingact.htm

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
http://www.cms.hhs.gov/default.asp?

Caregiver Resources
http://www.medicare.gov/caregivers/

Chester County Department of Aging Services
www.chesco.org

Crisis Fuel Program
215-686-2590

Crozer-Keystone Health System
610-447-6003

Delaware County Office of Services for Aging
www.co.delaware.pa.us

Department of Health and Human Services–aging links
www.hhs.gov/aging/index.shtml#hhs

Elder Law Project
215-277-2400

Emergency Shelter Services
215-686-7150

Episcopal Community Services
www.ecs1870.org

Gerontological Society of America
www.geron.org

Housing Consortium for Aging and Disabled Individuals
215-895-5694

Institute on Aging at Temple University
www.temple.edu/aging

Jefferson Health System
www.jeffersonhealth.org

LIHEAP Hotline
215-560-2970

Living Strategies
www.livingstrategies.com

Mayor's Commission on Services to the Aging
215-686-8450

Medicare
www.medicare.gov

Montgomery County Aging and Adult Services
www.montcopa.org

Moss Rehab Hospital/Outpatient Programs
215-673-MOSS

NCOA Benefits CheckUp
www.benefitscheckup.org

National Institute on Aging
www.nia.nih.gov

National Association of Social Workers
http://www.naswdc.org/

National Center on Elder Abuse
www.ncea.aoa.gov/ncearoot/Main_Site/index.aspx/ncearoot/Main_Site/index.aspx

National Council on Aging
www.ncoa.org

National Gerolontological Nursing Association
www.ngna.org

PANPHA- Pennsylvania Association of Non-profit Homes for the Aging
www.panpha.org

Pfizer Inc
www.pfizer.com

Philadelphia Corporation for Aging Helpline
215-765-9040
www.pcaphl.org

Philadelphia Elder Abuse Hotline
800-490-8505

Philadelphia Geriatric Center- Counseling for Caregivers
215-455-6320

Philadelphia Senior Center
www.philaseniorcenter.com

Practicing Physician Education in Geriatrics
www.gericareonline.net

Senior Law Center
www.seniorlawcenter.org

Society for Social Work Leadership in Health Care
www.sswlhc.org

Society for Social Work Research
www.sswr.org

Temple Elderly Law Project
Telephone: (215) 204- 6887
Fax: (215) 204- 2570
Email: debra.kroll@temple.edu

Unitarian Universalist House
www.nursing-home.org

University of Pennsylvania's Institute on Aging
www.med.upenn.edu

University of Pennsylvania's West Philadelphia History Center
http://www.archives.upenn.edu/histy/features/wphila/index.html

Utility Emergency Service Fund
215-988-9093

Veterans Administration Medical Center
215-823-5800

Wider Horizons
www.widerhorizons.org