Every elder deserves safety, dignity, connection, and belonging.
Elder Abuse Services Inc. works to prevent abuse, support victims, strengthen families, and build community-based solutions for elders in Fresno and Madera Counties.
Why this matters
Abuse is often hidden inside relationships.
Many elders are harmed by people they love, depend on, or cannot easily leave. EASI exists for those complicated human realities.
Who we are
A Fresno-born elder justice organization.
EASI began from conversations among professors, students, and community volunteers who saw a critical gap in services for elder abuse victims in Fresno and Madera Counties.
That early vision became STAR — Seniors Transitioning to Assistance and Restoration — and has grown into a broader mission of education, advocacy, sheltering options, restorative practice, and coordinated community response.
Stories behind the statistics
Elder abuse is rarely simple. It often happens inside love, fear, dependence, and family.
Family violence, financial exploitation, isolation
Jane's Story
Jane wanted the abuse to stop, but she also loved her grandchildren deeply.
What would have helped
Safe housing
Financial protection
Victim advocacy
Family mediation
Restorative options
These scenarios are realistic but fictitious and are used for education and awareness.
How EASI responds
Prevent. Respond. Stabilize. Restore.
EASI’s work is built around a complete elder justice pathway: education before harm, advocacy during crisis, safe stabilization after abuse, and restoration when healing is possible.
Prevent
Education & awareness
Teach elders, families, caregivers, students, and professionals how to recognize abuse, reduce isolation, and respond early.
Respond
Advocacy & crisis support
Build trusted pathways for reporting, safety planning, victim advocacy, referrals, and coordinated community response.
Stabilize
Safe housing & support
Develop emergency sheltering options, community placements, and stabilization services for elders in danger.
Restore
Restorative elder justice
When safe and appropriate, create pathways for accountability, family repair, mediation, and long-term healing.
The STAR Vision
Seniors Transitioning to Assistance and Restoration.
EASI’s original vision was to create safe, elder-appropriate emergency housing for victims of abuse. That vision remains alive through community-based sheltering, facility partnerships, restorative options, and long-term planning for a permanent Senior Safe House.
What STAR is building
Emergency sheltering options
Community-based housing partnerships
Advocacy and stabilization support
Restorative pathways when safe and appropriate
A long-term Senior Safe House model
Community can help
Elder abuse prevention begins with connection.
Isolation makes elders more vulnerable. A phone call, a visit, a question, or a report can interrupt harm before it becomes a crisis.
Call or visit an elder you know.
Support someone who is caring for an elder.
Learn the warning signs of abuse.
Do not ignore your concerns.
Ask professionals how they respond to suspected abuse.
Volunteer, donate, train, or partner with EASI.
EASI Academy
Elder abuse training deserves a real home.
EASI can preserve its historic certificates while developing new pathways for elders, families, caregivers, students, volunteers, and professionals.
Explore training opportunitiesTraining pathways
Elder Abuse Awareness
Warning Signs of Abuse
Mandated Reporting
Financial Exploitation
Caregiver Stress
Restorative Elder Justice
Need help now?
Elder Justice Fresno is EASI's public support pathway.
If someone is worried about an older adult, experiencing family conflict, unsafe housing, financial exploitation, neglect, or caregiver overwhelm, start with Elder Justice Fresno.
Rebuilding & renewal
The next chapter begins now.
After years of limited resources, EASI has been rebuilding its foundation: governance, partnerships, volunteer pathways, technology, coalition structure, and funding readiness.
Strengthened board operations
Clarified mission and strategic direction
Developed Elder Justice Fresno coalition framework
Built volunteer and partner pathways
Prepared new website and platform infrastructure
Moved from rebuilding into implementation
Fresno elder justice library
Preserving the work so the next generation can build from it.
Historic Documents
Mission, vision, founding materials, board records, and early program concepts.
Public Education
Warning signs, prevention materials, what to do if you suspect abuse, and elder protection guides.
Research & Training
Certificates, curriculum, academic partnerships, and future learning pathways.
Stand with elders
Help build the elder justice system Fresno needs.
EASI is rebuilding with volunteers, partners, students, advocates, caregivers, and community members who believe every elder deserves safety and dignity.