Join the experts on elder fraud prevention in Hillsboro on June 24

Have you ever received a letter, email or phone call and thought “that’s unusual”?

If you have, then you have taken the first step toward protecting yourself from financial fraud.

Elders in Action in partnership with the Oregon Department of Justice Consumer Protection and the City of Hillsboro are hosting a fraud prevention panel called Power to Protect.

Wednesday, June 24th, 2015

1:30 – 3:00 pm

Hillsboro Community Senior Center

750 SE 8th Ave, Hillsboro, OR

Come join our panel of experts:

* Ellen Klem – Oregon Dept of Justice

* Detective Pat Brady – City of Hillsboro Police Dept.

* Marcia Langer – Washington County Sheriff Office

* Giberto Pena – EiA’s Personal Advocates

* Barbara Bernstein EiA Exec. Director

Learn how you can avoid the latest scam, what to do if you see something suspicious and how you can stop future abuse in your community. Our panel will discuss current trends and what is being done to go after the perpetrators. You have the Power to Protect yourself and your loved ones.

Come join us and learn from the experts!

Oregon is counting on your voice!

The Oregon State Legislature is in its final days of the 2015 session and now is the time take action for housing! Your State Legislators and the Co-Chairs of our Ways and Means Committee (Senator Devlin andRepresentative Buckley) need to hear from you that housing is Oregon’s priority.

Please take 10 minutes out of your day and make 4 phone calls or send 4 emails. Tell Oregon leaders why housing matters to you and ask them to invest in housing for Oregonians with the Governor’s $100 million and robust funding for our emergency housing funds: EHA and SHAP.