Texas Elder Justice Coalition leaders invite all professionals who respond to the crisis of elder fraud and financial exploitation to attend the Texas Elder Justice Coalition Summit from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday, June 18, at the Austin Public Library Central Branch in Austin.

According to the 2025 FBI Internet Crime Report, older Texans lost more than $678 million to fraud alone last year, underscoring the urgent need for stronger cross-sector collaboration and prevention strategies.

The second annual summit is designed for professionals and emerging leaders in aging services, Adult Protective Services, law enforcement, financial institutions, health care, legal services, public policy, higher education, and social services across Texas. Summit organizers say the event was created to strengthen multidisciplinary collaboration and better protect older Texans from fraud and exploitation.

Session topics include:

  • Legislative priorities affecting older Texans
  • Strategies to prevent financial exploitation and fraud
  • Legal responses to elder abuse and exploitation
  • Cross-sector collaboration and systems coordination
  • Interactive case studies and intervention approaches

Presenters will include representatives from AARP Texas, Texas Appleseed, Texas RioGrande Legal Aid, Bank of America, Walmart Global Investigations, Family Eldercare, ReGenerations Aging Services, Adult Protective Services and legal and policy leaders from across the state.

The full summit program is available at https://2026tejc.givesmart.com/

Registration is $100 per person and is open through June 15.

The Texas Bar Foundation returns as presenting sponsor for the 2026 Texas Elder Justice Coalition Summit. Since 1965, the Texas Bar Foundation has awarded more than $30 million in grants to law-related programs. Supported by members of the State Bar of Texas, the foundation is the nation’s largest charitably funded bar foundation.

Additional support for the summit is provided by the WellMed Charitable Foundation.

About the Texas Elder Justice Coalition

The Texas Elder Justice Coalition is a multidisciplinary network working to end the financial exploitation of older adults in Texas through professional education, advocacy, and collaboration.

For more information about the 2026 Texas Elder Justice Coalition Summit, contact Lindsey Stanley at LStanley@guardianshipservices.org or visit https://2026tejc.givesmart.com/.