Archive
Up one levelWelcome to the ULS Blog!
We are considering using this blog, located on the front of our staff page on the website, as a means of relaying information to staff, and taking feedback and comments.
New Guidelines for annualizing Income
In case you haven't heard, we have changed our process of annualizing income.
Update on the hiring process
We had over 60 applications for our attorney position, replacing Tim Williams in Salt Lake,
What's Keeping SSU Busy - Funding News
I want to make a blog entry here on a regular basis, of course this week and as we've been trying out the blog this hasn't been an issue, but the idea is to just keep you informed about what keeps us in SSU busy. At times in the past that may have seemed like a mystery to some.
Good News Blogging
I know eventually I'll have to relay bad news, it's bound to happen one day, but for now it's nice to be able to let you know that we have more good news to report on the funding front.
TIG grants - More good news
Technology Initative or TIG grants are given out annually by LSC for innovative technology proposals that will improve services to clients.
Trainings, links, pleadings & more . . .
Training Opportunities, Practice Areas, Sample Pleadings & more . . .
Do you know what ULS did last year?
We wanted to share some data that we are considering putting on our yearly fact sheet that gives a brief view of what Utah Legal Services does. We hope you find them interesting!
Were you affected by Ogden's move?
Did you know that Ogden's move affected you? It DID! Do you wonder how?
Salaries and Benefits 2010
In case you missed the open enrollment meeting yesterday, or in all the excitement missed a detail or two, here is an overview of where we are headed in 2010 in terms of benefits and salaries.
We report, so you don't have to...
Just a quick note about what has been keeping us busy over the past couple of weeks. Many of our grants have reports that come due by the end of January each year. We absolutely need everyone to input good information into CFW, checking fund codes and problems codes, entering grant data and the like, but we spare you dealing with the output of all that work, these reports that must be submitted so we can all be paid.
One saga of permanent separation from an abusive spouse
There are many barriers victims face in leaving an abusive spouse. This client story shows that the challenges don't end once the decision to divorce is made.
In Case You Missed It - First Tuesday Update.
Just a couple of notes from First Tuesday, in case you missed it.
Volunteer Letter of Support
I'm copying below a nice letter of support provided by a volunteer attorney for one of our recent grant applications. Read here . . .
ULS saves time and money!
Thanks to Ken and his ever on-going programming for our benefit, ULS has gone paperless with time sheets, saving time and money!
Discussion Boards
Did you know that each of the practice areas have "Discussion Boards"? Did you also know that these discussion boards can be shared with pro bono attorneys?
Helping a domestic violence victim escape abuse and keeping a roof over her head.
Our client came asking for help to get a “moving packet” so she could move herself and her granddaughter out and away from her abusive husband, yet maintain her federal housing subsidy.
ULS mention in the news
Staff are seeing this for the second time, but I wanted to also share on the blog.
Here is the quote:
A bone-marrow transplant -- the first paid by the reluctant agency controlling Utah Medicaid funds after Utah Legal Services took it to court -- saved her life.
And if you are interested in the rest of the article, here is the link:
http://www.sltrib.com/ci_15227681?IADID=Search-www.sltrib.com-www.sltrib.com
Thanks Jazmin and Mary for spotting this article and passing it on.
Utah Legal Services Director Honored
Anne Milne, a Utah Legal Services (ULS) employee since 1977 and Executive Director since 1985, was honored at a recent fundraising breakfast for her leadership and dedication to the agency. Anne received a leadership award in the form of an engraved crystal vase presented by her staff, and an award for special services from the Utah State Bar presented by Bar President Stephen Owens. ULS is the statewide Legal Services Corporation funded provider of legal services to the poor in Utah.
The ULS award recognized Anne’s “leadership and dedication to ULS since 1977.” The award from the Utah State Bar was given “in recognition of your 25 years of leadership at Utah Legal Services, your creativity in stretching limited resources and your devotion to serving the legal needs of everyone.”
The awards were presented at the ”Justice Rising” fundraising breakfast held annually by And Justice For All. (AJFA) AJFA is the collaborative fund raising effort of ULS, the Legal Aid Society of Salt Lake County and the Disability Law Center, the three primary providers of civil legal aid in Utah. AJFA started as a joint private bar campaign more than a decade ago, ran a capital campaign for a building in Salt Lake where the main offices of all three agencies are now co-located, and has expanded to fund-raising from the business community through the annual breakfast. Proceeds from AJFA are divided between the three main agencies, and smaller grants are also made to other providers such as Catholic Community Services and DNA People’s Legal Services on the Navajo Reservation.
This year’s Justice Rising breakfast was attended by over 400 supporters, including Utah Supreme Court Chief Justice Christine Durham, Salt Lake County Mayor Peter Corroon and Lieutenant Governor Greg Bell. In addition to the usual breakfast sponsors, staff set out this year to raise an extra $25,000 in challenge grants in recognition of Anne’s 25 years as Director. That amount was exceeded and once all the pledges and donations were in over $105,000 was raised through the breakfast. An astounding accomplishment given the economy, a testament to the support Anne has garnered for ULS and AJFA in the community, and a reflection on how everyone in the community wanted to honor Anne’s service.
Click here to watch a 5 minute portion of the award presentation by Fraser Nelson, former Director of the Disability Law Center, and one of the co-founders of AJFA.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x3-vuYJgJ5g
Eric Mittelstadt, a Deputy Director at ULS commented that “Anne deflects all praise to the former and current staff she’s worked with, and to our great partner agencies and supporters in the community, but we are the ones fortunate to have worked with her. Some say that we make sacrifices to work in legal services, but Anne makes it easy to see and remember day by day, through her leadership and her example, that we are in fact privileged to do the work we do, and serve the people we serve.”
*Thanks go to Sarah Hodge for making what she could of our video content from the breakfast.