Pub. 5 2016 Issue 5

July 2016 13 l e a d i n g a d v o c a t e f o r t h e b a n k i n g i n d u s t r y i n k a n s a s helps to support the vital services of CASA volunteers across the state, and helps to ensure the needs of abused and neglected children are met." Mickey Edwards, State Director TFI Family Services, Inc. received a $3,000 IOLTA grant. “TFI Family Services, Inc. is devoted to the Strength of Family. We believe in providing the highest quality services and helping children and families in conflict through our three Visitation and Exchange Centers (VEC) located in Wichita, Topeka and Lawrence. IOLTA funds will be used to train staff to provide mediation services to clients across Kansas at our VEC’s. We can offer these services to the clients who need it the most and will make the greatest impact (low income, domestic violence victims, children and families). Through Transformative Mediation Intervention, TFI will be able to provide people in conflict with options rather than litigation to resolve their differences, with services that are easy to access and better address their needs.” Shirlon Douglas-Harris, LMSW, Director Transitional Living/ Foster Care Visitation & Exchange Centers Growing the IOLTA Program The Kansas Bar Foundation is committed to encouraging attorneys to participate in IOLTA. With the help of Kansas bankers, this program will continue to grow and provide services to those who might otherwise be without. If your bank is currently offering IOLTA accounts, we thank you for the time and resources needed to do this. If your bank is considering becoming an IOLTA bank, we welcome you to the group. Providing the best interest rates and no maintenance fees goes a long way in increasing the pool of grant money available. Establishing an IOLTA program is a simple process. In the near future, a new map of banks offering IOLTA accounts will be available on www.ksbar.org . We would love to see your bank on the map! Please visit www.ksbar.org/iolta for additional information, or contact Anne Woods, Kansas IOLTA Director awoods@ksbar.org or Janelle Hill, IOLTA Coordinator at 785- 234-5696. Kansas Legal Services $14,300 To provide legal services to low income victims of domestic violence throughout the state. Kansas CASA Association $12,500 To provide funding to assist local CASA programs with capacity building by increasing the number of trained CASA volunteers in the state. KBA Law Related Education Committee $10,960 To provide programs that focus on providing Kansans with resources and information about law-related matters of interest that affect educators, students, and the public. National Institute for Trial Advocacy $11,000 To host an intense three-day NITA program in Kansas focusing on the need of specialized public service attorneys, offered tuition free. KBA YLS Mock Trial Program $7,500 To provide funding to organize and run two regional competitions and a state competition for Kansas high school students. To facilitate travel to the national competition. Western Professionals/Immi- grations Professionals $7,500 To provide low-income immigrants access to quality legal services. Kansas Coalition Against Sexual & Domestic Violence $5,500 To provide a statewide seminar on responding to campus sexual assault, domestic violence and stalking. 2015-16 IOLTA Committee Members Stephanie Bunten — Topeka Jeffery L. Carmichael — Wichita Dennis Depew — Topeka Joni Franklin — Wichita Julie D. Hower — Council Grove, Kansas Bankers Association representative John Jurcyk — Kansas City Katherine L. Kirk- Chair, Lawrence Nathan Leadstrom — Topeka Rachael K. Pirner — Wichita Hon. Kevin M. Smith — Goddard 2016 KANSAS BAR FOUNDATION IOLTA GRANT RECIPIENTS