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United Way of Salt Lake Community Voices

Where Your Stuff The Bus School Supplies Go

United Way of Salt Lake’s annual Stuff the Bus event helps more than 12,000 students get the school supplies they need to start the year off right. Donating crayons, notebooks, […]

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211 Talks Summit Aimed to Help Those Who Help Others

Utah 211 provides people across the state with ways to get help and give help with a simple phone call, text, or online message. Our dedicated information specialists and staff […]

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Smart Smiles: Putting Kids Oral Health First

Many of us take routine dental care for granted—it’s just something you have to take care of every six months. And while it can sometimes seem like a minor annoyance, […]

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Geek Squad Academy Hero
Kids “Geek Out” Over Geek Squad Academy Summer Camp

Hands shot up immediately during the BB8-programming class at the Geek Squad Academy summer camp taking place at Kearns High School. Nearly every student in the class wanted to volunteer […]

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How a Free Pair of Glasses can Improve a Child’s Education

John entered third grade at David Gourley Elementary in Kearns as blind as a bat. He seemed shy, anxious, and slightly withdrawn from his classmates, and during computer class, he […]

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Summer Reading
Kearns Community Schools Create Summer Learning Packets to Prevent Learning Loss

West Kearns Elementary was in a bit of a bind coming into the end of the 2018-2019 school year. With classes winding down, Community School Director, DeLayna Wilhelmsen, realized West […]

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Guest Blog: Attending a United Way of Salt Lake community school helped me build a path to success

In July 2013, there was a knock on the door of my family’s home in Syria. It was the army. They were coming to arrest my dad for reasons that […]

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Graduation Rates at Cottonwood High
More Students are Graduating from Cottonwood High with the Help of United Way

When students graduate high school prepared for college and careers, they’re more likely to have better employment and earning potential. That’s why United Way of Salt Lake works to promote […]

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10 Steps to Host a Successful Stuff the Bus School Supply Drive

Summer break may be around the corner, but we are already thinking about the needs of students at the start of the 2019-2020 school year. Thousands of kids come from […]

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Mock Interviews 2
Volunteers help Kearns High Students Hone their Interview Skills

When Jake Housel addressed the volunteers for Kearns High School’s mock interviews, he tried to set the stage for how impactful their time would be for the participating students. “For […]

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out of school partnerships hero
Out-of-school partnerships are helping decrease crime, improve academic outcomes in South Salt Lake and Kearns

United Way of Salt Lake’s Promise Partnership is steadfast in its belief that the most powerful way to end the cycle of poverty is through academic achievement. However, we also […]

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United Way of Salt Lake’s Promise Partnership is now a Proof Point Community

United Way of Salt Lake’s Promise Partnership received national recognition for its work improving student outcomes in the Salt Lake City region from the nonprofit StriveTogether. For nearly a decade, […]

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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 for Change 2019
UWSL honors four Changemakers at 2019 United for Change

Hundreds of United Way of Salt Lake’s corporate partners and their guests gathered Tuesday morning to celebrate the change we are making in our community at our annual United for […]

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Help UWSL’s Kearns Community Schools Spread the Word About Pre-K and Kindergarten Registration

Kelly Schmidt, Content Manager at United Way of Salt Lake Being ready to learn in kindergarten is a game changer for kids. When they are kindergarten ready, students are more […]

Read More
Where Your Stuff The Bus School Supplies Go

United Way of Salt Lake’s annual Stuff the Bus event helps more than 12,000 students get the school supplies they need to start the year off right. Donating crayons, notebooks, […]

Read More
211 Talks Summit Aimed to Help Those Who Help Others

Utah 211 provides people across the state with ways to get help and give help with a simple phone call, text, or online message. Our dedicated information specialists and staff […]

Read More
Smart Smiles: Putting Kids Oral Health First

Many of us take routine dental care for granted—it’s just something you have to take care of every six months. And while it can sometimes seem like a minor annoyance, […]

Read More
Geek Squad Academy Hero
Kids “Geek Out” Over Geek Squad Academy Summer Camp

Hands shot up immediately during the BB8-programming class at the Geek Squad Academy summer camp taking place at Kearns High School. Nearly every student in the class wanted to volunteer […]

Read More
How a Free Pair of Glasses can Improve a Child’s Education

John entered third grade at David Gourley Elementary in Kearns as blind as a bat. He seemed shy, anxious, and slightly withdrawn from his classmates, and during computer class, he […]

Read More
Summer Reading
Kearns Community Schools Create Summer Learning Packets to Prevent Learning Loss

West Kearns Elementary was in a bit of a bind coming into the end of the 2018-2019 school year. With classes winding down, Community School Director, DeLayna Wilhelmsen, realized West […]

Read More
Guest Blog: Attending a United Way of Salt Lake community school helped me build a path to success

In July 2013, there was a knock on the door of my family’s home in Syria. It was the army. They were coming to arrest my dad for reasons that […]

Read More
Graduation Rates at Cottonwood High
More Students are Graduating from Cottonwood High with the Help of United Way

When students graduate high school prepared for college and careers, they’re more likely to have better employment and earning potential. That’s why United Way of Salt Lake works to promote […]

Read More
10 Steps to Host a Successful Stuff the Bus School Supply Drive

Summer break may be around the corner, but we are already thinking about the needs of students at the start of the 2019-2020 school year. Thousands of kids come from […]

Read More
Mock Interviews 2
Volunteers help Kearns High Students Hone their Interview Skills

When Jake Housel addressed the volunteers for Kearns High School’s mock interviews, he tried to set the stage for how impactful their time would be for the participating students. “For […]

Read More
out of school partnerships hero
Out-of-school partnerships are helping decrease crime, improve academic outcomes in South Salt Lake and Kearns

United Way of Salt Lake’s Promise Partnership is steadfast in its belief that the most powerful way to end the cycle of poverty is through academic achievement. However, we also […]

Read More
United Way of Salt Lake’s Promise Partnership is now a Proof Point Community

United Way of Salt Lake’s Promise Partnership received national recognition for its work improving student outcomes in the Salt Lake City region from the nonprofit StriveTogether. For nearly a decade, […]

Read More
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 […]

Read More
United for Change 2019
UWSL honors four Changemakers at 2019 United for Change

Hundreds of United Way of Salt Lake’s corporate partners and their guests gathered Tuesday morning to celebrate the change we are making in our community at our annual United for […]

Read More
Help UWSL’s Kearns Community Schools Spread the Word About Pre-K and Kindergarten Registration

Kelly Schmidt, Content Manager at United Way of Salt Lake Being ready to learn in kindergarten is a game changer for kids. When they are kindergarten ready, students are more […]

Read More

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