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What ULS did last year....

Posted by Eric Mittelstadt |

Wondering what ULS did last year? Here is some information.

Last year, Utah Legal Services . . .
Traveled 100,619 miles serving clients
Did 22,910 initial intakes from people requesting assistance
Provided 15,136 people living at or below 125% of the federal poverty level
Assisted 13,920 referrals to other agencies
Opened 8,990 new cases
Assisted 7,263 people affected by domestic violence
Closed 7,095 cases
Assisted in 5,438 cases with advice or brief service
Met with 3,441 people facing homelessness or living in unsafe housing
Assisted 3,286 people at clinics
Assisted 2,635 people with consumer or employment issues
Received 2,194 individuals and families with government benefits
Helped in 1,721 hours of pro bono services provided by volunteer attorneys
Assisted 1,657 cases with extended services such as in court or another agency hearing, etc.
Assisted 1,466 senior citizens
Assisted 199 Native Americans
Assisted in 79 cases for Migrant Farm Workers
Had 47 employees
Had 40 volunteers
Had 40 funding sources ranging from $1,015 to $2,292,060
Existed 35 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 . . .
84% of ULS clients were at or below 125% of the federal poverty level
76% of ULS clients were female
71% of ULS client families made $15,000 or less
26% of ULS clients were minorities
21% of ULS clients were Senior Citizens
17% of ULS clients were disabled
6% of ULS clients' primary language was not English