Citizens for Elderly Services, Inc.
Contact Us Citizens for Elderly Services, Inc. Mary Makley Wolff, M.S., Executive Director Phone Number: 513-722-2474 Email:  mwolffCES@cinci.rr.com Mary Makley Wolff, M.S., Executive Director Phone Number: 513-722-2474 Email: mwolffCES@cinci.rr.com Fax Number Phone Number: 513-722-2488 Email: mwolffCES@cinci.rr.com Director of Finance Phone Number: 513-722-2474 Email: mwolffCES@cinci.rr.com Physical Address: CES Office 5847 Monassas Run Road Milford, Ohio 45150 Map Location: 5847 Monassas Run Road Milford, OH 45150 Print/Large Map Driving Directions
	What is Advocacy? At Citizens for Elderly Services, Inc. we believe advocacy is an educational process that helps us stand alongside an individual who is disadvantaged and speak out on their behalf in a way that represents the best interests of that person and contributes to informed public and private policy. Purpose of Advocacy · representation and work with a person or group of people who may need support and encouragement to exercise their rights, in order to ensure that their rights are upheld. ·  speaking, acting or writing on behalf of another person or group. · differs from mediation or negotiation because these processes aim to reach a mutually acceptable outcome between parties. · has no prescribed or clearly determined method. What constitutes advocacy will differ in different circumstances and according to the skills and needs of the individual or group. · may involve working against established or entrenched values, structures and customs, and therefore needs to be independent of service providers and authorities. Advocates are not impartial because they work entirely from the perspective and interests of the older person. Their role is to assist older people by representing the older persons needs in a society. Aims of Advocacy The common aims of elderly advocacy are to: · Increase the older persons control over their quality of life · Overcome barriers that restrict opportunities · Ensure appropriate societal and service delivery responses · Protect human rights · Ensure independence and dignity as we age · Be responsive to and emphasize individual needs and wishes · Be oriented towards outcomes for older people · Aim for empowerment of disadvantaged individuals and groups · Challenge stereotypes and stigma