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Senior Receives Help After Lending Scam, Keeps His Home

I’m a senior, and have owned my home for 35 years. But relying on Social Security and a part-time job, it seemed I was always short of money. I had heard of reverse mortgages, but ended up with an unscrupulous broker who forged my signature.

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Who Benefits from THE CAMPAIGN for Legal Services?

Men, women, and children of all ages, ethnicities, and cultural background who cannot afford to hire an attorney, whose legal rights would otherwise be ignored.

  • the working poor, many of whom work in the Valley's service and manufacturing industries;
  • seniors, nearly 60% of whom have very low income;
  • children, one in seven of whom live in poverty;
  • people with disabilities, many of whom have problems with insurers; and
  • families, 9% of whom live below the federal poverty line. Forty percent of East San José residents live below this level.

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