Supporting People with Disabilities
The Utah Pooled Trust is an entity separate from the person with a disability, and is established to hold and manage assets which have been set aside for that person. This type of trust allows people with disabilities to compensate for additional needs that are not covered by the government, without jeopardizing their eligibility for benefits.
"I am an artist", said Kathy Thomas when asked to describe herself. "And there's a lot of talents I can do, like exercise dancing. I do word search and jigsaw puzzles. I do cursive writing and I can do printing. I am good at bowling." Kathy says she has lived in many places in Utah, and currently loves the little 3-bedroom house she shares with two roommates. She is happy that she can walk to the market and her bank. She also likes the Orem Center Street Day Program she attends because of the friends and all the creative activities. "I think being an artist is real good. You can make pretty pictures and hang them up everywhere." 
