Met council will provide direct services to promote the safety and security of older adults who have experienced elder abuse, fraud, or exploitation

The Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Victims of Crime awarded $500,000 to Metropolitan New York Coordinating Council On Jewish Poverty on October 1, 2025, under the Crime Victim Assistance/Discretionary Grants program (CFDA 16.582).

The recipient will deliver direct services to promote safety and security of older adults who have experienced elder abuse, fraud, or exploitation in the New York metropolitan area. Services include trauma-informed counseling, safety planning, benefits access assistance, food and financial assistance, relocation support, and legal referrals. The program will employ evidence-based screening tools, trauma-informed staff, and educational outreach while building partnerships with law enforcement and courts to address elevated rates of elder abuse, fraud, and exploitation affecting one of the largest senior populations in the United States.

The award period runs through September 30, 2028, with place of performance in New York, NY. The assistance type is a Project Grant.

The project will help address the elevatedrates of elder abuse, fraud and exploitation inthe NYC metro area -home to one of the largest senior populations in the US. The program will support the safety, dignity, and long-term stability of older adultsimpacted by abuse using evidence-based screening tools, trauma-informed staff, educational outreach, wraparound services, and strong partnerships with law enforcement and the courts. Services include counseling, safety planning, benefits access, food and financial assistance, relocation support, and legal referrals.