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9.7.21 - Maine Has Staved Off Eviction Wave by Giving Out Rent Relief Faster Than Other States [1] - Bangor Daily News

7.30.21 - Maine Community Foundation's Statewide Fund Advisors Award $206,000 in Grants to 22 Nonprofits [2] - Bangor Daily News

4.25.21 - We Must Work Together to Achieve Equal Justice [3] - Bangor Daily News

10.21.20 - Aligning Efforts to Address Elder Abuse in Maine [4] - John T. Gorman Foundation

9.23.20 - With Foundation support, Elder Justice Coordinating Partnership holds first meeting [5] - John T. Gorman Foundation

9.23.20 - First Meeting of Elder Justice Coordinating Partnership Held Wednesday [6] - WABI 5

10.24.19 - Maine Governor Mills Signs Executive Order to Prevent Elder Abuse [7] - U. S. News and World Report

10.23.19 - Governor Mills Signs Executive Order Aiming to Combat Elder Abuse [8] - WABI 5

12.26.17 - Our View: Elder financial abuse often a family affair [9] - Portland Press Herald

12.21.17 - Report: Elderly Mainers Lost At Least $28 Million In 6 Years to Exploitation [10] - MPBN

12.20.17 - Maine's elderly lost $28M to financial exploitation [11] - Bangor Daily News

6.14.17 - Elder Abuse [12] - MPBN "Maine Calling" Radio Show

12.20.16 - Shining a Light on Senior Financial Exploitation in Maine [13] - Bangor Daily News

12.6.16 - Elder abuse – Often the kin did it: Feds to collect data. [14] - The Washington Post

12.3.16 - Elder abuse on rise in Maine [15] - Fox 22 WFVX/abc 7 Bangor

12.1.16 - If Your Parent Has A Guardian, Be On Guard [16] - Forbes

12.1.16 - Lack of data makes financial abuse of seniors nearly impossible to measure, Collins’ committee told [17] - Portland Press Herald

4.15 - Civil Legal Aid Supports Federal Efforts to Help Prevent Elder Abuse [18] - U.S. Department of Justice Access to Justice Initiative

3.12.15 - Maine Task Force Recommends More Resources to Fight Exploitation of Elderly [19] - Portland Press Herald

2.10.14 - Maine Banks, Credit Unions Launch New Program to Stop Elder Financial Abuse [20] - Bangor Daily News

2.10.14 - Maine Task Force to Focus on Prosecution of Elder Abuse Cases [21] - Portland Press Herald

11.12.13 - Challenge of Our Age Special Report - All In the Family: Cedric & Pauline Long [22] - Maine Sunday Telegram

7.23.13 - Mature Lifestyle Show - Elder Abuse: Financial Exploitation [23] - YouTube

6.27.13 - No Higher Calling: Representing Victims of Financial Exploitation [24] - ABA BiFocal

1.16.13 - Grant Funds Full Time Attorney to Offer Free Legal Aid to Seniors Downeast [25] - Bangor Daily News

1.15.13 - Financial Exploitation of the Elderly [26] - MPBN "Maine Calling" Radio Show

1.2013 - Protecting Mom & Dads Money: What to Do When You Suspect Financial Abuse [27] - Consumer Reports

12.11.12 - Official: 85 Percent of Elders Abused in Maine Never Report It [28] - Bangor Daily News

8.2.12 - Elderly Brooks Man, Victim of Financial Exploitation, Tells His Story [29] - Bangor Daily News

6.27.12 - Elder Abuse Case in Lincoln County Exposes Pattern of Manipulation [30] - Bangor Daily News

7.10.11 - Elderly Abuse a Growing Problem [31] - Kennebec Journal

11.17.10 - Lawyer Helps Woman Keep House, Wins Award [32] - Bangor Daily News

10.16.10 - UMaine Study Focuses on Older Mainers’ Legal Needs [33] - Bangor Daily News

6.9.10 - Service to Help Seniors in Debt [34] - Bangor Daily News


Links
[1] https://bangordailynews.com/2021/09/07/news/maine-has-staved-off-eviction-wave-by-giving-out-rent-relief-faster-than-other-states/
[2] https://bangordailynews.com/2021/07/30/bdn-maine/mainecfs-statewide-fund-advisors-award-206000-in-grants-to-22-nonprofits/
[3] https://bangordailynews.com/2021/04/25/opinion/contributors/we-must-work-together-to-achieve-equal-justice/
[4] https://www.jtgfoundation.org/2020/10/21/aligning-efforts-to-address-elder-abuse-in-maine/
[5] https://www.jtgfoundation.org/2020/09/23/with-foundation-support-elder-justice-coordinating-partnership-holds-first-meeting/
[6] https://www.wabi.tv/2020/09/24/first-meeting-of-the-elder-justice-coordinating-partnership-held-wednesday/
[7] https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/articles/2019-10-24/maine-gov-mills-signs-executive-order-to-fight-elder-abuse
[8] https://www.wabi.tv/content/news/Gov-Mills-signs-executive-order-aiming-to-combat-elder-abuse-563738201.html
[9] https://www.pressherald.com/2017/12/26/our-view-elder-financial-abuse-often-a-family-affair/
[10] https://www.mainepublic.org/business-and-economy/2017-12-20/report-elderly-mainers-lost-at-least-28-million-in-6-years-to-exploitation
[11] https://bangordailynews.com/2017/12/20/news/state/maines-elderly-lost-28m-to-financial-exploitation-mostly-by-their-grown-children/
[12] https://www.mainepublic.org/show/maine-calling/2017-06-14/elder-abuse
[13] https://bangordailynews.com/2016/12/20/next/its-so-horrific-shining-a-light-on-senior-financial-exploitation-in-maine/
[14] https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2016/12/06/federal-government-moves-to-collect-more-data-on-elder-abuse/?utm_term=.5ee32d4141df
[15] https://www.foxbangor.com/news/item/17712-elder-abuse-on-rise-in-maine/
[16] https://www.forbes.com/sites/nextavenue/2016/12/01/if-your-parent-has-a-guardian-be-on-guard/?sh=1140137c51bd
[17] https://www.pressherald.com/2016/11/30/financial-abuse-of-seniors-impossible-to-quantify-federal-agency-says/
[18] https://www.justice.gov/sites/default/files/atj/pages/attachments/2015/04/13/elder_abuse.pdf
[19] https://www.pressherald.com/2015/03/11/maine-task-force-recommends-more-resources-to-fight-crimes-against-elderly/
[20] https://bangordailynews.com/2014/02/10/business/maine-banks-credit-unions-launch-new-program-to-stop-elder-financial-abuse/
[21] https://www.pressherald.com/2014/02/01/maine_task_force_to_focus_on_improving_prosecution_of_elder_abuse_cases_/
[22] https://specialprojects.pressherald.com/aging/part-iv-cedric-and-pauline-long/
[23] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T-f4OXsrGSg&feature=youtu.be
[24] http://www.americanbar.org/publications/bifocal/vol_34/issue_5_june2013/no_higher_calling.html
[25] https://bangordailynews.com/2013/01/16/news/hancock/grant-funds-full-time-attorney-to-offer-free-legal-aid-to-seniors-down-east/
[26] https://www.mainepublic.org/show/maine-calling/2013-01-15/financial-exploitation-of-the-elderly#stream/0
[27] https://www.consumerreports.org/cro/magazine/2013/01/protecting-mom-dad-s-money/index.htm
[28] https://bangordailynews.com/2012/12/11/news/state/85-percent-of-elders-abused-in-maine-never-report-it/
[29] https://bangordailynews.com/2012/08/02/news/midcoast/elderly-brooks-man-victim-to-financial-exploitation-tells-his-story/?ref=search
[30] https://bangordailynews.com/2012/06/27/news/midcoast/elder-abuse-case-in-lincoln-county-exposes-insidious-pattern-of-abuse-manipulation/?ref=search
[31] https://www.centralmaine.com/2011/07/10/elderly-abuse-a-growingproblem_2011-07-09/
[32] https://bangordailynews.com/2010/12/07/news/bangor/lawyer-helps-woman-keep-house-wins-award/?ref=search
[33] https://bangordailynews.com/2010/10/25/news/umaine-study-focuses-on-older-mainers-legal-needs/?ref=search
[34] https://bangordailynews.com/2010/06/09/business/service-to-help-seniors-in-debt/?ref=search