[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 55 (Thursday, April 16, 2015)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E511]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 IN HONOR OF LEGAL SERVICES FOR SENIORS

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                             HON. SAM FARR

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, April 16, 2015

  Mr. FARR. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize Legal Services for 
Seniors on the occasion of its 30th anniversary. Founded in 1985, Legal 
Services for Seniors provides comprehensive legal services to all 
Monterey County senior citizens at no cost, regardless of their ability 
to pay.
   It opened its first office that year on the Monterey Peninsula with 
a staff of just three. Since then Legal Services for Seniors has 
continuously expanded its ability to provide legal services, especially 
to the underserved low-income seniors of Salinas and its neighboring 
rural areas. It now employs a full time staff of eight and serves 
seniors in their Salinas and Monterey Peninsula offices as well as ten 
weekly outreach sites throughout Monterey County.
   Legal Services for Seniors has served an astounding 80,000 clients 
in the past thirty years and continues to make the lives of those they 
serve the most important part of their practice. It is particularly 
noted for its financial elder abuse prevention program which serves as 
a model for other such efforts throughout California. Indeed, Legal 
Services for Seniors has been called upon to help train other non-
profit legal aid organizations throughout the State of California on 
financial elder abuse prevention so that not only Monterey County 
seniors, but seniors throughout the State are benefitting from their 
expertise.
   Mr. Speaker, I am confident that Legal Services for Seniors will 
continue to meet the needs of Monterey County seniors with quality 
care, integrity, professionalism, mutual respect, innovation and 
accountability for many years to come. I am proud to know an 
organization with such integrity and compassion exists for Monterey 
County seniors. I know that I speak for the whole House in 
congratulating Legal Services for Seniors for 30 years of exemplary 
service and in wishing it many more years of success.

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