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California has a tax postponement program for certain homeowners, which allows them to postpone paying their property taxes for primary residences.  This program is available to homeowners who [...]

Debt collection is an $11 billion industry, and debt collectors will use a lot of tactics to collect.  A recent article in the Washington Post highlighted an unsettling trend: some debt [...]

Though Californians live in a beautiful part of the country, we also have fires, earthquakes, and mudslides.  After the fires in Santa Rosa in 2017, three thousand homes were lost.  Just [...]

We are proud to announce that our Annual Report for Fiscal Year 2018-19 is now available. Contra Costa Senior Legal Services has released an annual report for the Fiscal Year 2018-2019.  It [...]

Scammers are more sophisticated than ever.  The FTC reported that Americans lost about $1.48 billion to scammers in 2018 alone.  Scam phone calls are so commonplace, that many of us do not even [...]

SAGE USA Honors LGBT Seniors During 50th Anniversary of Stonewall LGBT pioneers share their Stonewall stories As part of SAGE’s four-part Stonewall video series, LGBT elders describe firsthand [...]

Thank you to the Administration for Community Living for this special message: Lifting up Voices for World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (June 15) By Lance Robertson, Assistant Secretary for Aging [...]

According to the Federal Trade Commission, scams involving claims about Social Security are surging. Consumers lost $19 million last year, which surpasses the peak year of the IRS scam. Our [...]

What is CalFresh? CalFresh is a program that provides monthly food benefits for low-income individuals and families.  It is California’s version of the federal program, Supplemental [...]

Older Americans Month 2019: Connect, Create, Contribute Each year, more and more older adults are making a positive impact in and around Contra Costa County. As volunteers, employees, employers, [...]