Busy in 2009?
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Eric Mittelstadt
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Here what we accomplished last year, by the numbers:
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Last year, Utah Legal Services . . . |
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| Traveled | 101,530 |
miles serving clients |
| Did | 24,346 |
initial intakes from people requesting assistance |
| Provided | 16,577 |
referrals to other agencies |
| Assisted | 13,587 |
people living at or below 125% of the federal poverty level |
| Opened | 7,769 |
new cases |
| Assisted | 7,344 |
people affected by domestic violence |
| Closed | 6,147 |
cases |
| Assisted in | 4,534 |
cases with advice or brief service |
| Met with | 4,524 |
people at clinics |
| Assisted | 3,036 |
people facing homelessness or living in unsafe housing |
| Assisted | 2,080 |
individuals and families with government benefits |
| Received | 1,725 |
hours of pro bono services provided by volunteer attorneys |
| Helped in | 1,613 |
cases with extended services such as in court or another agency hearing, etc |
| Assisted | 1,483 |
people with consumer or employment issues |
| Assisted | 1,023 |
senior citizens |
| Assisted | 173 |
Native Americans |
| Assisted in | 79 |
cases for Migrant Farm Workers |
| Had | 47 |
employees |
| Had | 44 |
volunteers |
| Had | 40 |
funding sources ranging from $1,015 to $2,040,234 |
| Existed | 33 |
years in Utah |
| Served | 29 |
counties in Utah (all of them) |
| Had | 5 |
offices throughout the state |
| Has had | 1 |
Mission -- Providing quality representation to people in need. |
| Last year . . . |
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| 87% |
of ULS clients were at or below 125% of the federal poverty level | |
| 79% |
of ULS clients were female | |
| 73% |
of ULS client families made $15,000 or less | |
| 23% |
of ULS clients were minorities | |
| 17% |
of ULS clients were Senior Citizens | |
| 10% |
of ULS clients were disabled | |
| 6% |
of ULS clients' primary language was not English | |