Center for Elder Law & Justice
Sarah Utkin is an experienced social worker currently serving as the Lead Social Worker at the Center for Elder Law & Justice since February 2023. Prior to this role, Sarah held the position of Director of Health Homes at Jewish Family Services of Western New York from March 2017 to February 2023, focusing on the establishment of children’s health homes and engaging in outreach and intake for both children and adults. Sarah also contributed to the Health Homes program at Jewish Family Services from March 2016 to February 2023, continuing the work started in their previous role. Additionally, Sarah was a Team Leader at BFNC from May 2015 to March 2016 and served as a Youth Advocate at Hillside Family of Agencies from February 2011 to May 2015. Sarah Utkin holds a Master of Social Work from the University at Buffalo and a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from the State University of New York at Fredonia.
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Center for Elder Law & Justice
The Center for Elder Law & Justice is a non-profit civil legal aid provider, serving older adults, people with disabilities and low income populations. We provide full legal representation to individuals in eight Western New York Counties We also operate a statewide Senior Legal Advice Helpline staffed by attorneys 1-844-481-0973, who can provide brief legal advice and referrals to any NYS older resident. In 2020 we directly served 10,416 people, provided community education to 5,171 people and educated 3,009 professionals. CELJ provides trustee services through the WNY Coalition Pooled Trust in several counties (along with project partners People Inc., and Key Bank) managing over 12 million in fiduciary assets. CELJ also acts as court-appointed legal guardian in cases of elder abuse, or where there is no suitable family member able to assist. Our mission is to use the legal system to improve the quality of life for our clients and to help them live independently and with dignity. We have three office locations: Buffalo, New York (Erie County) 853-3087 Lockport, New York (Niagara County) 878-9297 Dunkirk, New York (Chautauqua County) 261-3275