Category: United Way of Salt Lake

by Heather MacDonald Volunteer and Community Engagement Director On behalf of United Way of Salt lake we want to thank all the companies, organizations, and volunteers that came out to […]

by Chloie Dale Volunteer Events Intern On Saturday August 27, about 500 individuals, families, and employees spent their morning at the Rio Tinto soccer stadium. But they weren’t there to […]

by Scott McLeod VP of Collective Impact Partnerships  The first six weeks of high school—that’s what matters most, that’s when incoming freshman either make it or break it. Such was […]

by Jeff Larsen & Lori Hughes Rocky Mountain Power Rocky Mountain Power is pleased to support United Way of Salt Lake in its effort to improve the lives of people in […]

by Amy Bosworth Corporate Relations Director  “I can no other answer make, but, thanks, and thanks.” —William Shakespeare I will never forget a beautiful surprise letter of thanks a friend […]

by Julie Ramos Grants Manager In June 2014, I found myself in Lagos, Nigeria sitting across the table from a Ghanaian woman who was telling me her incredible story of […]

Dear Leadership Circle Members, I was so humbled when I was asked to help lead this fantastic network of business and community leaders. I have been a member of the […]

by Spencer Moore Resource Development Intern  My internship will last 10 weeks, but it seems that my time at United Way has been composed of small defining moments. Although I […]

by Kyle Price Guadalupe Community School Director Chronic absence is defined as missing 10 percent or more of total school days. In a 180 day school year, a student who […]

by Zenia Frednt Leadership Giving Director Recently, United Way of Salt Lake joined with the city of Midvale to create our newest Promise Partnership. Promise partnerships are coordinated efforts between […]

by Chloie Dale Volunteer Events Intern As the first day of school approaches, students are planning their back-to-school outfits and making sure every folder, notebook, and crayon is in pristine […]

by Greg Leavitt Principal, Hillcrest High School Guest Blogger What does Changing the Odds mean in practice? Well, for a student to succeed in high school, it means starting 9th grade […]

Kylee Larsen Guest Blogger, Nordstrom Being able to make a noticeable difference in the community is a feeling like no other. (The 90 degree weather with dirt blowing in the […]

by Kelly Riding Executive Director, Utah Afterschool Network Last month, Stephanie Linton from UWSL and I joined 150 afterschool advocates from across the country to share our stories about afterschool […]

Jacob Mooney Supervisor, UPS Global Business Services As the United Way Campaign Coordinator for UPS this year, we had our employees participate in several tours at United Way of Salt Lake’s community […]