Community Justice Advocate Program

Community Justice Advocates (CJAs) are helping professionals who provide free legal assistance to people navigating civil legal challenges in Utah.

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27%

of Utah households are cost burdened— spending 30% or more of income on housing¹

$335

per hour to hire a Utah attorney² — out of reach for most Utahns

22

of Utah's counties with fewer than one lawyer³ per 250 households⁴

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USU Community Justice Advocate Program Receives Grant to Expand Services

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December 16, 2025

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

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September 22, 2025

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.

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