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The Idaho Senior Legal Risk Detector is a joint project of Idaho Legal Aid Services, Inc. and ProBono.Net. The purpose of the risk detector is detect issues for seniors or the elderly related to housing, debt, financial exploitation, healthcare, and abuse and to do so quickly and accurately.
To determine whether you, as a senior are at risk, or whether a loved one who is a senior is at risk, please visit our Idaho Senior Legal Risk Detector to answer some questions:
Below are modules (guided informational programs) created by Idaho Legal Aid Services relating to End of Life Planning in Idaho, such as Power of Attorneys, Living Wills, Wills, etc.. The modules are available in English and Spanish.
https://www.idaholegalaid.org/files/html/end-of-life-planning
El proceso de la Orden de Protección
Los tribunales (las cortes) de Idaho pueden ayudarle a una víctima de violencia doméstica a través de las ordenes de protección cuales restringen o prohíben el contacto entre la víctima del abuso y el abusador. Código de Idaho Sección 39-6301 et. seq. La violencia doméstica incluye herida fisica, abuso sexual, encarcelamiento forzado o la amenaza de lo mismo.
Know about Elder Abuse
What is “elder abuse?”
Elder Abuse has many forms. It can mean any mistreatment of a senior. Examples include confinement, neglect, abandonment, bodily injury, unwanted sexual contact, verbal intimidation and threats, and financial exploitation.
Myth: “We don't have that problem in our community.”
Fact: Abuse is often not seen or recognized.
Basic Information about Idaho’s Laws for Seniors
Seniors and their family, neighbors, friends and caregivers will find this Guide helpful. The Guide gives general information about legal issues that seniors frequently encounter and offers practical options for each situation. It will also give direction on where to look and who to call for more detailed information.
Emergency Help
If you or someone you know is being abused, get help as soon as possible. You can find the following kinds of help:
Legal Help
24-hour domestic violence hotlines
Shelters
Legal Help
Call the ILAS domestic violence hotline
208-746-7541
For too many years, the criminal justice system ignored the rights of crime victims. In Idaho, that changed with the overwhelming voter ratification of the Victims Rights Amendment to the Idaho Constitution in November 1994.
Head Start is a success in Idaho! Thirteen programs across our state have been producing true success stories since the 1960s.
Authorized through the Head Start Act of 1964,the Federal Department of Health and Human Services, Head Start Bureau, funds local public agencies, private non-profit organizations, and school systems for the purpose of operating Head Start pre-school programs at the community level. Grantees also include Tribal Programs for Native American children and Community Council of Idaho. For more information, please contact our office at (208) 345-1182.
The Wage and Hour Section of the Idaho Department of Labor is responsible for administering Idaho's minimum wage law, wage payment law, and farm labor contractor licensing law.
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