Setting CARIE apart from other resources in the aging field is its comprehensive array of outreach activities, advocacy, community education programs, training and problem resolutions and resource referral using a client-centered approach. CARIE serves as a vital resource for an ever-widening audience, including older adults, family members and caregivers, aging and other service providers, academicians, and policy makers. Read More >>

Programs & Services

CARIE LINE and CARIE OnLINE
Free telephone and online consultation service providing information and resolving problems for older adults and those who care for them.

Elderly Latino Programs
Bilingual counselors providing free telephone and on-site consultation for Latino elders and those who care for them.  

Victim's Advocacy Program
Court accompaniment and advocacy for older Philadelphians who are victims of crime or abuse.

Elderly Victims Emergency Security Fund
A fund used to help resecure the homes of older Philadelphians who are victims of crime or abuse.

Transportation Problems Resolution
Advocacy service to help resolve problems and complaints related to the Philadelphia Shared Ride program or CCT-Connect.

Help for People in Nursing Homes and Personal Care Homes
Complaint resolution and resident rights representation for nursing and personal care home residents living in north, central, south, west and center city Philadelphia.

Pennsylvania SMP (PA-SMP)                                                                           Protecting Medicare and Medicare beneficiaries from health care fraud and abuse.