Tuesday, April 18, 2023

DHHR Announces LIEAP applications will be accepted April 24 through April 28, 2023

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WV Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR) Announces Energy Assistance Program for Low-Income Residents The West Virginia Departmen...
Thursday, March 09, 2023

WV Women's History

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In observance of Women’s History Month, important stories are being told. How did it happen that women started working as union coal miner...
Tuesday, July 05, 2022

ATTENTION: Transition to 988 for National Suicide Prevention Lifeline

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The WV DHHR received a federal grant from the federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration in order to prepare for the ...
Friday, July 01, 2022

Mountaineers Aging with Pride: WV Grandparents of LGBTQ Youth

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President Biden issued an executive order on June 15, 2022 that promotes LGBTQ+ equality policies. The executive order addresses discriminat...
Thursday, June 23, 2022

Mountaineers Aging with Pride: Employment & Housing Discrimination Against Transgender People

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Approximately 14 percent of the 1.5 million Americans who are transgender are adults over age 65. Initiatives and programs that are meant to...
Friday, June 17, 2022

Mountaineers Aging with Pride: Social Security Administration creates new LGBTQ+ web portal

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Social Security and Medicare are two critical supports for most older Americans and older West Virginians, no matter their gender or sexual ...
Thursday, June 16, 2022

Mountaineers Aging with Pride: Elder Abuse Among LGBTQ+ Individuals

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June 15th is World Elder Abuse Awareness Day. June is also PRIDE Month. As we take this time to recognize all elders that have been and are ...
Monday, June 13, 2022

Mountaineers Aging with Pride: LGBTQ+ Individuals Aging Solo

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The United States is a country where elder care is primarily the responsibility of partners and adult children. According to SAGE, LGBTQ+ el...
Wednesday, April 27, 2022

Early voting for the 2022 WV primary election begins today and continues through Saturday, May 7

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Early voting for the 2022 West Virginia primary election begins today and continues through Saturday, May 7. All 55 counties in West Virgini...
Monday, April 25, 2022

National Crime Victims' Rights Week

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This week is National Crime Victims' Rights Week. If you have been the victim of a crime, you deserve justice. You can talk to a lawyer ...
Thursday, April 14, 2022

West Virginia Elections: Primary May 10, 2022, voter registration deadline April 19, 22

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We have a primary election coming up Tuesday, May 10, 2022. Since we had a substantial redistricting in our state legislature many registere...
Saturday, March 19, 2022

Celebrating Women's History Month

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In observance of Women’s History Month, West Virginia Senior Legal Aid salutes a vital historic preservation effort to commemorate feminist ...
Monday, February 14, 2022

Valentines Day Romance Scam Reminder

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Senior West Virginians are targets for romance scams. The scammers are so good at convincing you that their love is real, even when it is re...
Saturday, February 12, 2022

Black history is West Virginia history

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In observance of Black History Month, West Virginia Senior Legal Aid remembers those brave people who decided to challenge the many inhumani...
Tuesday, January 11, 2022

QR code and cryptocurrency scamming

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New year, new scam spins. The FTC is warning that there are some fresh ways that scammers are separating you from your money this year and t...
Monday, January 03, 2022

Fraud Alert: Don't click on texts about vaccine status and drivers license validation

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From the WV Department of Health and Human Resources: "1/1/2022 The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR) ha...
Wednesday, November 10, 2021

Thank you senior West Virginia veterans! WV Senior Legal Aid is open on Veterans Day to serve.

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West Virginia Senior Legal Aid will be open on Veterans Day 11/11/21. We thank our senior veterans for their service and are here to serve y...
Tuesday, October 19, 2021

Heads Up: Medicare Annual Enrollment now through December 7, 2021

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>Over 439,000 West Virginians are Medicare beneficiaries. There is a lot to know about Medicare. Here are a few tips for figuring what yo...
Friday, July 16, 2021

Are conservatorships really that Toxic? Britney Spears is using her voice to show what a Circus it has been for her.

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The news about Britney Spears in court trying to take back control of her life and money has raised questions about guardianship, conservato...
Wednesday, June 16, 2021

Juneteenth: You are not free until you know you are free

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Many of us never learned in school about Juneteenth. We may have learned about General Lee's surrender at Appomattox or President Lincol...