History & Mission
Contra Costa Senior Legal Services (CCSLS) is a private, nonprofit agency that has been providing free legal services to residents aged 60 or older in the County since 1976.
Our Mission
Contra Costa Senior Legal Services provides free legal advice, assistance, representation, advocacy, and education for Contra Costa County residents aged 60 and older, giving particular attention to legal problems adversely affecting our clients’ access to housing, economic security and prevention of physical, psychological or economic abuse.
Our History
Contra Costa Senior Legal Services (CCSLS) is a private, nonprofit agency that has been providing free legal services to older residents aged 60 or older in the County since 1976. Thousands of seniors have benefited from these services which have enabled them to stay in their homes, to become eligible for and to retain public benefits, to recover real and personal property wrongly taken from them, and to obtain relief from physical, financial, and emotional abuse.
CCSLS seeks to provide the broadest possible access to its services. It prioritizes those areas of law relevant to the needs of older residents of the County, especially those not otherwise addressed by other legal services programs. CCSLS regularly provides individual assistance to nearly 1,000 clients per year and provides outreach and training to hundreds more.
The attorney explained all my rights… her knowledge, support, listening skills, empathy and quick response helped my situation. She helped me prepare and focus on the important points when I needed it.