Legal Aid of North Carolina’s Senior Law Project provides free civil legal help to those who are 60 years of age or older. Priority is given to those with the greatest needs. Help with wills, powers of attorney, public benefits (Medicaid, food stamps, Supplemental Security Income Program, Social Security Disability Insurance, etc.), abuse and neglect, unemployment compensation, housing (foreclosure, eviction, subsidized housing, repairs, utilities, etc.), consumer issues and wrongful repossession.
- Toll-free: 1-877-579-7562
- Operation Hours: 9am – 5pm Monday – Friday,
Seniors Health Insurance information Program (SHIIP)
SHIIP is a division of the North Carolina Department of Insurance which strives to assist Medicare beneficiaries in making well-informed health insurance decisions.
- Offering access to information via the web site at www.ncshiip.com or call 1-855-408-1212
For more information and resources, please click on the links below.
- AARP www.aarp.org
- Administration on Aging (AOA) http://acl.gov/Index.aspx
- Arthritis Foundation www.arthritis.org
- Dementia Disease and Caregiving
- Independent Living vocational Rehabilitation for people with Disabilities www.ncdhhs.org
- Medicare www.medicare.gov
- National Institute on Aging www.nia.nih.gov
- NC Baptist Aging Ministry www.ncbam.org
- North Carolina Division of Aging and Adult Services http://www.ncdhhs.gov/aging/
- Social Security Administration http://www.ssa.gov/
- Senior Guidance of Sampson County https://www.seniorguidance.org/assisted-living/north-carolina/sampson-county.html
- Van Products Mobility www.vanproducts.com
- Veterans Affairs www.va.gov
- American Society on Aging www.asaging.org
- Eastern Baptist Association www.easternbaptistlife.com
- Elder Fraud Resources www.fbi.gov/scams
- FEMA www.fema.gov
- Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities and Substance Abuse Services www.ncdhhs.org
- USDA Rural Development www.rd.usda.gov
- Weatherization Assistance Program (under “Programs”) www.actionpathways.ngo