United Way of Salt Lake Community Voices

Summer programs across the Wasatch front and a neighbor in the Wasatch Back (Park City) are unifying forces to help reduce summer slide. We’re not saying that we’re at parks […]

We all know that giving money to help others is a good thing to do, but did you know that generosity can have equal benefits on ourselves? Giving can be […]

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, […]

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 […]

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, […]

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 […]

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 He seemed shy, anxious, and slightly withdrawn from his classmates, and during computer class, he […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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, […]

  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 […]