Feb 23, 2024 | Awards, Director's News, Policy, Programs, and Advocacy
In February, Dr. Alvin Thomas and Dr. Dipesh Navsaria became the latest Madisonians to win Anthem Awards, bringing UW-Madison’s total Anthem Award count up to five! Launched by The Webby Awards (hailed as “the internet’s highest honor”), the Anthem Awards honors the...
Jun 19, 2023 | Director's News, Policy, Programs, and Advocacy
Good Afternoon Committee, I am Erica Nelson, Executive Director of Legal Interventions for Transforming Wisconsin, or LIFT Wisconsin. The organization is dedicated to increasing access for low-income Wisconsinites to civil legal justice. I am here in support of the...
Aug 12, 2021 | Director's News, Policy, Programs, and Advocacy
The Access to Justice Community is well aware of the barriers and gaps in civil legal aid across the country. Justice barriers are highlighted again and again – most recently in the Measuring Justice For All report issued by the Academy of Arts and Sciences earlier...
May 2, 2021 | Director's News
LIFT is working hard to make economic equality a reality for more Dane County residents. We are proud to announce that we made the Milwaukee Business Journal’s list of 20 Wisconsin Start-Ups to Watch in 2020! To that end, we have engaged Theory & Principle, a...
May 2, 2021 | Director's News, Policy, Programs, and Advocacy
Although many of you may be reading this post from the comfort and safety of your home, LIFT Dane continues its work developing technology and providing services in our community. Our Marketing Director, Fred Lauing, from Employment and Training, Inc. (EATA), has...
May 2, 2021 | Director's News, Policy, Programs, and Advocacy
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused a reinterpretation of what poverty means as more and more Dane County residents lose their jobs. Many Dane County families cannot pay rent, buy food, or afford medical care. In response to this global pandemic, state and federal...
