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.
What Supports do BIPOC Students Need to See Themselves as Community Educators?
Learn how current educators can support BIPOC students and help them envision themselves as community educators. The Grassroots Leadership Fellowship is a part-time program that inspires and supports local community […]
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Engaging Spanish-Speaking Caregivers at Café con Flor
Café con Flor brings together Spanish-speaking caregivers to help them better connect with their child’s school Café con Flor are parent gatherings that happen twice a month. The purpose […]
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Liliane Kwizera: My Time in the Grassroots Fellow Program
The Grassroots Leadership Fellowship is a part-time program that inspires and supports local community members in taking a leadership role in building up their communities. They do this by facilitating […]
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The Effects of Detracking on Academic Identities
The Grassroots Leadership Team at United Way of Salt Lake works to engage community members in conversations about their experiences to create a system where the experiences of those most impacted […]
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Building a West Kearns Little Library / Biblioteca Comunitaria De West Kearns
The Grassroots Leadership Team at United Way of Salt Lake works to engage community members in conversations about their experiences to create a system where the experiences of those most impacted […]
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Student Safety in Kearns
The Grassroots Leadership Team at United Way of Salt Lake works to engage community members in conversations about their experiences to create a system where the experiences of those most […]
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Supporting Undocumented Scholars
The Grassroots Leadership Team at United Way of Salt Lake works to engage community members in conversations about their experiences to create a system where the experiences of those most […]
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The Family/School Partnership Project
The Grassroots Leadership Fellowship is a part-time program that inspires and supports local community members in taking a leadership role in building up their communities. They do this by facilitating […]
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My Time as a Grassroots Leadership Fellow
The Grassroots Leadership Fellowship is a part-time program that inspires and supports local community members in taking a leadership role in building up their communities. They do this by facilitating […]
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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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