Nov 8, 2021 | Awards, Legal Tune Up Tool, Policy, Programs, and Advocacy
The legal innovator award recognizes LIFT Wisconsin’s Legal Tune Up, an online app developed on behalf of the thousands of Wisconsin residents who have criminal or eviction records that prevent them from accessing employment or housing opportunities. The Legal Tune...
Aug 24, 2021 | Legal Tune Up Tool, Policy, Programs, and Advocacy
Madison 365 By Angelica Euseary May 28, 2021 LIFT Dane has come out with a new legal intervention for transforming Dane County. The Legal Tune Up Tool is a free, automated tool to help people clean their criminal records and provide them access to new opportunities....
Aug 24, 2021 | Legal Tune Up Tool, Policy, Programs, and Advocacy
Press Release LIFT Wisconsin™ Launches Criminal Record Clearing Tool New online tool helps Wisconsin residents proactively find and resolve legal issues through the use of public data. Madison, Wisconsin – May 25, 2021 “Every person leaving incarceration should...
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, 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...
