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Building Elder Justice Fresno

A clearer path to safety, support, and connectionfor older adults in Fresno.

EASI is bringing community organizations, existing services, volunteers, and new partnerships together to close gaps in Fresno's elder-justice response — one pathway at a time.

Building toward 2027 · Pathways activate only when they are ready

✓ Elder-centered✓ Built in public✓ Partners welcome✓ Fresno County
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An older adult's safety, dignity, voice, and choices guide what we build.

If there is immediate danger, call 911.

Every older adult deserves to live with dignity, respect, and safety.

Safety and personal choice come first.

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How Elder Justice Fresno is built

Need. Existing capacity. Partners. Pathways.

Elder Justice Fresno is not yet a complete service network. It is the community initiative EASI is building to show what Fresno needs, what already exists, where partners are still needed, and which pathways are ready. Every situation is different, and every pathway is designed around the older adult's safety, dignity, and choice.

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From need to activated pathway

Activated means ready.

A listing is not a partnership, and a conversation is not a commitment. A pathway is shown as Activated only when it has actually completed the readiness it requires.

Common concerns

Understanding common situations

You don't need to know exactly what is happening before looking for help. These guides describe common situations and point to resources that exist today.

These guides point to existing resources. EJF pathways for these situations are still being developed.

When something feels wrong

Concern can be the first step toward safety.

Sometimes the first person to notice elder abuse, neglect, isolation, or exploitation is a loved one, caregiver, neighbor, or community member. You do not need proof before calling Adult Protective Services or talking with someone you trust about what you are seeing.

You don't need proof

You can start with what you noticed, what changed, or what made you worried.

Safety first

We build carefully.

Family can be a source of support. Family can also be where harm is happening. That is why the pathways EASI is building do not assume who is safe. They center the elder's wishes, and restorative or mediation options are offered only when safe, voluntary, and appropriately staffed.

♡ The elder's safety comes first.

♡ The elder's voice guides the process.

♡ Restorative options are never forced.

♡ Support is explored at the elder's pace.

Who to call nowExplore concerns

Need help now?

Immediate help: who can respond today.

Elder Justice Fresno is still being built and does not provide crisis response. If an older adult may be unsafe, these agencies can act today.

  • Immediate danger

    Call 911

    If someone is in immediate physical danger, call emergency services now.

  • Adult Protective Services — Fresno County

    (559) 600-3383

    24/7 reporting

    For abuse, neglect, self-neglect, and financial exploitation. APS is the primary investigative agency for elder abuse in Fresno County.

  • Adult Protective Services — Madera County

    (559) 675-7839

    24/7 reporting

    Receives and investigates reports for Madera County residents.

Other urgent concerns

  • 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline

    24/7 · call or text

    988lifeline.org (opens in a new tab)

    For emotional crisis, mental health emergencies, or suicidal ideation.

  • Abuse in a nursing home or care facility

    24/7

    The California Long-Term Care Ombudsman CRISIS line, for abuse or neglect in nursing homes, assisted living, and board-and-care facilities.

Existing resources

More community resources

These are independent agencies and services. Listing them here does not mean they are Elder Justice Fresno partners.

Long-term care

  • Fresno–Madera Long-Term Care Ombudsman

    For abuse or neglect in nursing homes, assisted living, and board-and-care facilities. For an urgent concern, the state CRISIS line is listed under Immediate help.

California aging and elder protection

Fraud and financial exploitation

Domestic violence and sexual assault

National elder services

This list is not exhaustive. If you are not sure where to start, call Fresno County Adult Protective Services at (559) 600-3383, 24/7.

EASI office — general information

For general questions, volunteer inquiries, and community partnership information. The EASI office is not an emergency or crisis service.

(559) 347-8620

What Fresno needs · what exists · what we're building

A map of community capacity, built in public.

Some of what older adults need already exists. Some is an EASI program. Some still needs a partner. Each area below shows where it honestly stands today: whether a service is available, and separately, what Elder Justice Fresno's role is.

For the development priorities and proposed resource models behind this map: Explore Community Investment

  • Status: Existing Resource

    Adult Protective Services

    A public agency to receive reports of abuse, neglect, self-neglect, and financial exploitation, and to investigate.

    Available today — independent public agency

    Today
    Adult Protective Services receives and investigates reports under its own authority. Fresno County APS (559) 600-3383 and Madera County APS (559) 675-7839 receive reports 24/7.
    EJF relationship
    APS is listed as an existing community resource. Listing does not establish an EJF partnership.
    Contact APS

  • Status: Existing Resource

    Long-Term Care Ombudsman

    An advocate for people living in nursing homes, assisted living, and board-and-care facilities.

    Available today — independent service

    Today
    The Fresno–Madera Long-Term Care Ombudsman (559) 224-9177 handles concerns in long-term care settings.
    EJF relationship
    The Ombudsman is listed as an existing community resource. Listing does not establish an EJF partnership.
    See resources

  • Status: Partner Needed

    Victim Advocacy & Local Hotline Response

    Older victims of abuse may benefit from a trusted local, trauma-informed advocate who can offer support, options, safety planning, and warm handoffs alongside APS, legal, health, and housing systems.

    Today
    APS investigates reports. Local crisis lines serve sexual-violence and domestic-violence survivors, and national hotlines are listed below.
    Building next
    An elder-abuse-informed local advocacy and hotline pathway, developed with a capable partner.
    Not operating through EJF yet
    Elder Justice Fresno does not operate a hotline or provide victim advocacy.

  • Status: Partner NeededPathway development

    Emergency Placement Network

    Some older adults cannot safely stay where they are, and the search for a safe setting often starts during the crisis.

    Today
    APS and other agencies respond under their own authority and procedures.
    Building next
    Relationships and readiness with care and housing organizations before a crisis: Relationship → Readiness → Placement-ready. Listed ≠ reviewed. Reviewed ≠ placement-ready. Placement-ready ≠ available today.
    Not operating through EJF yet
    No facility is placement-ready through EJF yet. EJF does not place elders, reserve beds, or guarantee funding.
    See the facility readiness model

  • Status: EASI ProgramPilot Preparing

    Elder Story

    Older adults deserve to be heard, and younger people benefit from listening.

    Today
    An EASI intergenerational storytelling program preparing a proposed 90-day pilot (up to six trained volunteers and up to ten stories), with training and readiness first.
    About Elder Story

  • Status: EASI Program

    Community Education & Training

    Families, professionals, and community members who can recognize abuse and respond early.

    Today
    Some EASI presentations are available by request; others are in development. Mandated-reporter training links to official California sources.
    See training status

  • Status: EASI ProgramPartner Needed

    Social Connection & Isolation

    Isolation is a known risk for older adults; connection is protective.

    Today
    Elder Story is EASI's connection program.
    Building next
    Additional community connection capacity with partners; existing options are still being mapped.

  • Status: Partner Needed

    Transportation & Access

    Getting to appointments, services, and community life.

    Today
    Existing options are still being mapped.
    Building next
    A connected path to reliable transportation and access support, developed with partners.

  • Status: Future PhasePathway development

    Restorative Elder & Family Practice

    Some families want repair and accountability, when it is safe and voluntary for the older adult.

    Today
    Potential collaboration with the Community Justice Center and appropriately trained practitioners is being explored.
    Building next
    An elder-justice bridge, safety screening, and authorization before any practitioner is matched. Not every family conflict is appropriate for restorative practice; voluntariness, the elder's voice, and power imbalance come first.
    Not operating through EJF yet
    This is not a referral service.
    See the practitioner path

  • Status: Existing ResourcePartner Needed

    Financial Exploitation Support

    Scams, coercion, and misuse of an older adult's money or property.

    Today
    APS, the National Elder Fraud Hotline 1-833-372-8311, and the California Attorney General's senior resources exist today.
    Building next
    Local specialized support for financial exploitation is a capacity gap EASI is looking to fill with partners.

  • Status: Future Phase

    Caregiver Support

    Caregivers carry heavy responsibility, and caregiver strain can become harm.

    Today
    Existing community resources are still being mapped. EASI's Restorative Practices for Families & Caregivers class is in development.

What the statuses mean

Existing Resource
A real service already exists in the community. EJF may describe or link to it without claiming ownership or partnership.
EASI Program
EASI itself currently owns or operates the program.
Partner Needed
A need has been identified and EASI is seeking capable organizations or people.
Partnership in Discussion
A real conversation is under way. No commitment or operational role is implied, and organizations are named only with permission.
Pilot Preparing
A defined pathway or program is being prepared for limited testing.
Activated
The pathway has completed the readiness steps required for that specific work and is actually in use.
Future Phase
A recognized need that is not currently being developed operationally.

Pathway development — a phase, not a status: EASI is designing how a pathway would work. It is not receiving referrals.

“Available today” describes the independent service itself. It does not mean Elder Justice Fresno is partnered with it or refers to it. Statuses are reviewed by EASI and dated in the source data. Prospective partners are not named without their permission.

Why this exists

No elder should have to navigate crisis alone.

Too often, older adults and families are left making urgent decisions with no clear path, no coordinated support, and no safe next step. EASI is building Elder Justice Fresno to help change that.

The shift

From scattered referrals to coordinated community response.

Families
Advocates
Public agencies
Care Facilities
Community Partners

Community safety is strongest when families, advocates, service providers, and community partners can work together around the needs and wishes of the elder.

Too often

An elder is unsafe, and the family does not know who to call.

They are handed phone numbers, wait for callbacks, repeat their story, and try to piece together housing, advocacy, safety, and support on their own.

What we are building

A trusted community network that helps coordinate the next step.

The goal: within one connected response, an elder could be linked to advocacy, safety planning, family support, housing options, restorative resources, and follow-up care. That network is being built pathway by pathway; it is not yet in place.

✓ Advocacy
✓ Safety planning
✓ Housing options
✓ Family support
✓ Restorative resources
✓ Follow-up care

Shared infrastructure

This is how communities stop making people start over.

Elder Justice Fresno is part of a broader effort to build community safety infrastructure: shared language, shared pathways, trusted partners, and clearer next steps so people do not have to retell their story every time they seek help.

Community safety takes all of us

Building a safer Fresno takes all of us.

A complete elder-justice response needs many kinds of organizations. These are the roles EASI is working to bring together. They are not a list of current partners: organizations keep their independence, and each one joins a specific pathway only when both sides are ready.

Victim Advocacy

Trusted local advocates who offer support, safety planning, and navigation alongside other systems.

Adult Protective Services

The public agency that receives reports and investigates — an existing resource working under its own authority.

Housing & Stabilization

Care and housing organizations prepared, before a crisis, to consider emergency placement case by case.

Healthcare & Mental Health

Health and behavioral-health providers who understand elder abuse and trauma.

Legal & Mediation Support

Legal services, and restorative or mediation practitioners when safe and voluntary.

Faith & Community Organizations

Trusted community connection, outreach, belonging, and volunteer engagement.

Volunteers & Community Advocates

Outreach, education, community listening, and resource mapping — with training before any sensitive role.

Education Partners

Training, awareness, restorative education, and community prevention efforts.

Shared mission

No single organization can solve elder abuse alone.

The goal is to strengthen the spaces between organizations — improving communication, coordination, visibility, and community response so older adults do not fall through the cracks.

Shared responsibility

Different organizations. Shared response. Better outcomes.

The goal is not to replace agencies, advocates, care providers, or community organizations. The goal is to make it easier for each partner to contribute their strengths around the elder's needs and wishes.

Community Infrastructure

Better communication. Better coordination. Better outcomes for elders.

Get involved

Help build Elder Justice Fresno.

Whether you are a volunteer, nonprofit, care provider, faith leader, business, student, or concerned community member, there is a place for you in this work.

Start here

Choose how you want to help.

Volunteer with EASI, explore a partnership, share your organization's capacity, or support development. Partner interest is not partner approval — pathways activate only when they are ready.

Volunteer with EASI →Help build a pathway →Explore a partnership →Explore Community Investment →

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Gifts are received by Elder Abuse Services Inc. (EASI), a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. EIN: 27-1663233. Elder Justice Fresno is a project of EASI.

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Elder Justice Fresno

A project of Elder Abuse Services Inc. (EASI).

EASI's community initiative to build clearer paths to safety, support, and connection for older adults throughout Fresno County.

✓ Elder-centered✓ Built in public✓ Partners welcome✓ Fresno County
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A project of Elder Abuse Services Inc. (EASI), working alongside Community Justice Center Fresno and community organizations.

Working toward a coordinated response to elder abuse by developing partnerships with advocates, housing and care providers, health and legal services, community organizations, volunteers, educators, and restorative practitioners.

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