The City of Palos Verdes Estates is a small California town with a growing population of senior citizens. Particularly vulnerable to identity theft, criminal neglect, burglary, and financial fraud, this population presents a serious challenge to the city's protection efforts. Faced with this and other challenges, the city implemented the Palos Verdes Estates – Community Assistance and Resources for the Elderly and Seniors program (PVE-CARES) to assist the elderly population and inform them of scams and malfeasance. The underlying mission of PVE-CARES is to leverage the time and talent of the senior population with the resources of the City and existing non-profit organizations to build an effective community partnership. The program operates like a referral hub that builds profiles of seniors and allows volunteers to work with existing organizations to provide them with help.