OAKNet: Abuse of Older Adults - WHERE TO GET HELP

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Keeping Safe

Community Police Stations
- District 1 - Main Floor, 133 6 Avenue SE
  Phone: (403) 268-8601
- District 2 - 4506 17 Avenue SW
  Phone: (403) 249-7701
- District 3 - 4303 14 Street NW
  Phone: (403) 284-3393
- District 4 - 3207 12 Avenue NE
  Phone: (403) 273-1888
- District 5 - 116-5401 Temple Drive NE
  Phone: (403) 280-6677
- District 6 - 8325 Bonaventure Drive SE
  Phone: (403) 253-3376
- District 7 - 5720 Silver Springs Blvd NW
  Phone: (403) 288-5689
- District 8 - Mid-Sun Services Centre, 450 Midpark Way SE
  Phone: (403) 296-2580

Elder Abuse - Calgary Police Services
Contact: Katherine Savage, Senior Liaison Officer
Phone: (403) 509-5719
Website: www.calgarypolice.ca

Kerby Centre Shelter: A safe place for abused seniors; NO charge to stay.
Information Line: (403) 265-0661 Ext. 244
Crisis Line (available 24 hours): (403) 705-3250

Victims' Services

OWLS - Older Women for Long Term Survival: Calgary Women's Emergency Shelter crisis and long term support.
Crisis Line: (403) 253-2912

Alberta Seniors Information Line: Information about programs, benefits and services for seniors.
Phone: 1-800-642-3853 toll free or (780) 427-7876
Website: www.seniors.gov.ab.ca

Calgary John Howard Society
Location: 917 9 Avenue SE, Calgary, AB T2G 0S5
Phone: (403) 266-4566
Website: www.johnhoward.calgary.ab.ca

Elizabeth Fry Society of Calgary
Location: 650-1010 1 Street SW, Calgary, AB T2R 1K4
Phone: (403) 294-0737

Frauds and Scams

RCMP - Scams and Frauds Information
Website: www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/scams/index_e.htm
If in Doubt Check it Out - Resource Package: Seniors Fraud Awareness Committee c/o Alberta Seniors; Alberta Seniors Information Line.
Phone: 1-800-642-3853 toll free
Money Matters: Kerby Centre Information Line.
Phone: (403) 265-0661 or 1-866-265-0661 toll free

Legal Issues

Calgary Legal Guidance: Provides free legal advice for individuals with low income.
Phone: (403) 234-9266
Website: www.clg.ab.ca
Dial-A-Law: Pre-recorded legal information messages available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Phone: 1-800-332-1091 toll free
Family Law Information Centre Calgary
Location: Court House Annex, 603 6 Avenue SE, Calgary, AB T2P 0T3
Phone: (403) 297-6600
Lawyer Referral Service (operated by the Law Society of Alberta): Provides assistance to people who can afford to pay a lawyer but require help finding one.
Phone: (403) 228-1722 or 1-800-661-1095 toll free
Legal Aid Society of Alberta: Provides legal services to financially eligible applicants.
Phone: (403) 297-2260
Website: www.legalaid.ab.ca
Office of the Ombudsman: Conducts impartial investigations on receipt of written complaints from individuals who believe that they have been unfairly treated by the provincial government. There are only two offices in Alberta.
Phone: 310-0000 (toll free RITE line) and ask to be connected to the main office in Edmonton at (780) 427-2756
Office of the Public Guardian: May be appointed legal guardian for dependent adults.
Phone: (403) 297-3364
Personal Directives Information Line:
1-888-515-0080 toll free
Website: www.seniors.gov.ab.ca/services_resources/opg/index.asp
Office of the Public Trustee: Trustee for dependent adults.
Phone: (403) 297-6541
Website: www4.gov.ab.ca/just/trustee

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