Project Guardianship
Annabelle Duggan joined Project Guardianship as the Helpline Staff Attorney in March of 2023. Annabelle spent five years at the Office of Legal Affairs of the NYC Department of Social Services, where she brought Article 81 guardianship petitions for Adult Protective Services clients on behalf of the Commissioner of Social Services. She was also part of a team that determined whether clients met the Article 81 guardianship standard and what less restrictive alternatives could be considered to prevent unnecessary guardianship. She has presented to groups of Adult Protective Services caseworkers on guardianship and its lesser restrictive alternatives.
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Project Guardianship
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Project Guardianship addresses the complex needs of New York City’s growing population of older and disabled adults who have no family or friends to care for them. We’re casting a spotlight on a desperately missing element of the social safety net.