Category: Grassroots Leadership
The Grassroots Leadership team organizes opportunities for South Salt Lake and Kearns residents to have a seat at the table and take the lead. They do this by facilitating conversations, breaking down barriers between institutions and community members, and teaching families so that they feel confident exercising power in the decisions that are made for them and their children.
Experiences of Students of Color in Higher Education
This Community Research Project was completed by two of our Grassroots Fellows. This short-term program helps community members use their interests and experiences to formulate and conduct projects that listen […]
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United Way of Salt Lake’s Community Wins of 2019
2019 has nearly come and gone, which offers us all a time to reflect on the last year as we anticipate the next. At United Way of Salt Lake, this […]
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Reflections on United Way’s Participation in the United Nation’s Civil Society Conference
What does it look like to create sustainable and inclusive cities? And how are cities helping youth achieve success as they define it? Community leaders from more than 130 countries […]
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How Grassroots Leadership Organizers Are Making an Impact
It was a packed classroom on a hot summer day at Kearns High School. Parents streamed in for a workshop on helping their children apply for college and student aid. […]
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Takeaways from my Time as a Grassroots Leadership Fellow
The Grassroots Fellowship is a part-time program that inspires and trains young adults from the communities of Kearns and South Salt Lake to take a leadership role in building up […]
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How United Way of Salt Lake’s Grassroots Work Helped Me Build Up My Community
Editor’s Note: A portion of this blog was presented at United Way of Salt Lake’s 2019 United for Change event, where Abdi’s work with our grassroots leadership team was […]
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United Way of Salt Lake: Helping Parents Gauge A Child’s Development
Children start learning long before their first day of kindergarten. From the time they are born, children are learning from their parents, family members, and other loved ones. “Parents are […]
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How parents can gauge their child’s development
By Kelly Schmidt, content manager for United Way of Salt Lake Children start learning long before their first day of kindergarten. From the time they are born, children are learning […]
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