Mike chats with Executive Director Destiny Garcia, Case Manager Charlotte Waterbury, and Case Manager Efrén Corado Garcia. Criminal records—even very old and minor ones—can create huge barriers for people trying to find safe housing, good employment, and move forward with their lives. Although Utah has a legal expungement process, that process is so costly, time-consuming, and complicated, that more than 90% of people eligible to clear their records haven’t made it through the process. Utah’s Clean Slate law is estimated to clear over 400,000 historical criminal records automatically and is projected to affect hundreds of thousands of criminal records in the future. The mission of Clean Slate Utah is to help people clear their criminal records and access opportunity.

www.CleanSlateUtah.org

Mike chats with Volunteer Deb Willes. The Utah Animal Advocacy Foundation (UAAF) believes that every animal deserves a home, regardless of age or disability. We often take on challenging animals including orphaned newborns, senior animals, injured animals, and animals with ongoing health problems. Since our founding in September 2002, we have successfully placed hundreds of these deserving animals into loving homes. UAAF is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization specializing in the rescue, rehabilitation, and placement of homeless animals. UAAF is an active participant in the No Kill Utah (NKUT) coalition and is working closely with other coalition members to help end the euthanasia of homeless pets. We are an all-volunteer organization and rely entirely on public support for our continued success.

www.uaaf.org

Mike chats with Co-Founder and Director of Community Outreach Jennifer Simonic.Loose Ends aims to ease grief, create community, and inspire generosity by matching volunteer handwork finishers with projects people have left undone due to death or disability. Loose Ends welcomes textile handwork crafters of all sorts, from anywhere in the world.

www.LooseEnds.org