USU Social Work Student Is Finalist in Policy Pitch Competition
Utah State University grad student Melaine Webster has been named one of three finalists in the Policy Pitch Competition, a statewide contest hosted by The Policy Project.
Transforming Communities Institute News
Older Adults, Families Drive Increased Demand at Northern Utah Warming Center
Headlines and compassion surrounding people experiencing homelessness may seem more prevalent during the winter or extreme weather events, but for Heather Crockett, who oversees the William A. Burnard Warming Center in Logan, it's something that weighs on...
USU Institute to Celebrate Leadership in Community Engagement at Second Annual Conference
Preparations are nearly complete for the second annual Utah Conference on Community Engagement, happening May 11-13 at Utah State University Eastern. Hosted by the Transforming Communities Institute, this two-and-a-half-day event will showcase innovative,...
USU Community Justice Advocate Program Receives Grant to Expand Services
Utah State University’s Transforming Communities Institute (TCI) has been awarded a grant from the American College of Bankruptcy Foundation (ACBF) to expand its Community Justice Advocate (CJA) training program, which aims to help Utahns navigate debt-re...
Community justice advocacy with Jaxon Didericksen on Access Utah
On this episode, we talk with Jaxon Didericksen, Access to Justice program coordinator with the Transforming Communities Institute at USU. We’ll talk about the recent launch of their Community Justice Advocate (CJA) Program.
21 Community Justice Advocates to Begin Delivering Limited Legal Help in Utah Debt Cases
This week, 21 human service professionals across Utah completed a 10-week training program and are now provisionally certified as Community Justice Advocates.
TCI Celebrates Local Champions at Utah Conference on Community Engagement
The 2025 Utah Conference on Community Engagement, hosted at USU Eastern by the Transforming Communities Institute, took place from May 12 to 14, and featured two and a half days of dynamic work to address social, environmental, and economic challenges acr...
USU Receives Court Authorization, Prepares to Launch Community Justice Advocate Program
Utah State University’s Transforming Communities Institute will officially launch the Community Justice Advocate Program, a cutting-edge initiative in Utah that will train social workers to provide limited legal services to individuals navigating debt-rel...
USU's Transforming Communities Institute and Assistant Professor Earn National Awards
Utah State University’s Department of Social Work has earned recent recognition in the field of community impact, thanks to the work of the Transforming Communities Institute and Assistant Professor Chesney Ward.