Jeffco District Attorney’s Office accepts donation

The Colorado Federal Savings Bank donated $ 15,000 to the Jeffco DA’s Communities Against Senior Exploitation or CASE program. The donation will be used for crime prevention information and services for seniors, as well as law enforcement training on the new Elder Abuse Mandatory Reporting Law which took effect on July 1.

In 2014, CASE provided 11 crime prevention programs specifically for seniors living in lower income retirement communities or at communal meal sites. One of our most popular programs provides free 911 emergency cell phones to older adults who cannot afford the cost of cell phone service. In the past two years, approximately 85 percent of the phones provided were to low-income seniors living in retirement communities.

CASE also provides a Fraud Hotline, 303-271-6980, and offers free Power Against Fraud presentations to help educate, inform and prevent seniors from becoming victims of identity theft and other scams.