Category: United Way of Salt Lake

by Matt Potter Maintenance Superintendent, Cargill Salt Guest Blogger Cargill just wrapped up its annual giving campaign at the Salt facility in Grantville, Utah. This year the team partnered with United […]

by Jake Housel Community Investment Advisor On a weekly basis I drive to work enjoying Joseph Haydn’s Symphony 94. This symphony is known as the “Surprise Symphony.” During the second […]

Originally posted: Coalition for Community Schools http://www.communityschools.org/multimedia/a_foundation_for_migrating_youth.aspx A Foundation for Immigrant Youth: South Salt Lake Community Schools Supporting Refugees and Immigrants In order for a community school to be effective, […]

by Tim Harrison Leadership Giving Director This month marked my favorite event of the year, the Young Leaders Night Out. This year, we again spent the evening in style at […]

by Rosemary Mitchell Community School Director, South Kearns Elementary This school year has seen many changes at South Kearns Elementary. Not only do we have a new principal and many […]

by MacKenzie Knight Community Investment Advisor In my role as a Community Investment Advisor at United Way of Salt Lake, I have the opportunity to work with remarkable companies who […]

by Megan Richards Business Development Manager Did you know that 2 out of 3 third graders living in low-income families in Utah are not proficient in reading? Did you also […]

by Stephanie Rokich Community Volunteer Engagement Coordinator  With winter just around the corner, we invite you to spend some time volunteering or donating this holiday season. Through United Way of […]

by James Brown Senior Community Investment Advisor During my undergraduate studies, one of the first things a professor said to our Intro to Political Science class was, “if you change the rules, […]

by Kellie Mieremet Family Support Center Volunteer Coordinator and Stephanie Rokich United Way of Salt Lake Community Volunteer Engagement Coordinator At this year’s Utah Nonprofits Association Annual Conference, we had […]

by Steve Whatcott Network Director, Promise Kearns  …What does the grade not tell us???  The school grades for 2015-16 were recently made public and for the second year in a row […]

By Sophie Siebach Moss Elementary Community School Director Even though Day of Caring was almost a month ago, Moss Elementary School is still feeling the positive effects of the volunteer […]

Emilia Comai Community and Advocacy Engagement Coordinator In the upcoming 2016 election, there will be eight State School Board races happening across the state. In those eight races, voters narrowed […]

by Maribel Rodriguez Oquirrh Hills Community School Director The first day of school jitters and excitement at Oquirrh Hills Elementary could be felt throughout the school — our students, families, […]

by Spencer Moore Resource Development Intern My internship this year allowed me to read a lot about business strategies to engage in the community, and it has given me a […]