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Free legal aid services available to seniors

Westminster, MD, Friday, January 5, 2018- Carroll County residents who are 60 years or older can get free legal assistance, courtesy of the Bureau of Aging & Disabilities.  Services are provided through the Mid-Western Maryland Office of the Legal Aid Bureau.  Older adults can call the Legal Aid Bureau from 9:30 am to 4:00 pm on Mondays – Thursdays with questions. Legal Aid Bureau phone numbers are 1-800-679-8813 or 301-694-7414.

Walk in clinics will be held from 1:00 to 4:00 pm on the dates and locations listed below:

Tuesday, January 9, 2018
Westminster Senior & Community Center, 125 Stoner Avenue, Westminster, MD 21157
 
Tuesday, January 16, 2018
North Carroll Senior & Community Center, 2328 Hanover Pike, Hampstead, MD  21074
 
Tuesday, February 6, 2018
Westminster Senior & Community Center, 125 Stoner Avenue, Westminster, MD 21157
 
Tuesday, February 20, 2018
Taneytown Senior & Community Center, 220 Roberts Mill Road, Taneytown, MD  21787
 
Tuesday, March 6, 2018
Westminster Senior & Community Center, 125 Stoner Avenue, Westminster, MD 21157
 
Tuesday, March 20, 2018
South Carroll Senior & Community Center, 5928 Mineral Hill Road, Eldersburg, MD  21784

For additional information, contact:

Patty Whitson
Community Services Supervisor
Bureau of Aging & Disabilities
Phone: 410-386-3809

The Americans with Disabilities Act applies to the Carroll County Government and its programs, services, activities, and facilities. Anyone requiring an auxiliary aid or service for effective communication or who has a complaint should contact The Department of Citizen Services, 410.386.3600 or 1.888.302.8978 or MD Relay 7-1-1/1.800.735.2258 as soon as possible but no later than 72 hours before the scheduled event.