United Way of Salt Lake Community Voices

The holidays are here, and many families in our partner schools and communities need extra help this time of year. Here are five ways you can help us spread […]

By Kelly Schmidt, content manager at United Way of Salt Lake The holiday season is nearly upon us, and with it comes time to reflect on and take stock of […]

By Kelly Schmidt, content manager for United Way of Salt Lake Children start learning long before their first day of kindergarten. From the time they are born, children are learning […]

KUER, RadioWest, and United Way of Salt Lake present “The Realities of Diversity,” a three-part speaker series that takes a deeper look at race and diversity in America. Thank you […]

By Kelly Schmidt, content manager at United Way of Salt Lake At the start of school every year, Grace Morrell gives her fifth and sixth graders a survey to fill […]

By Kelly Schmidt, content manager for United Way of Salt Lake There is a big misconception about when kids actually start to think about what they want to be when […]

By Kelly Schmidt, content manager at United Way of Salt Lake Every student gets a bout of jitters on the first day of school. The start of a new school […]

Thank you!   Thank you to all who attended United Way of Salt Lake’s United for Change 2018! We honored our local #Changemakers – individuals and organizations – who exemplify […]

By Kelly Schmidt, content manager at United Way of Salt Lake Nour was barely a teenager when an unexpected knock came at the door of her family’s home in Syria. […]

By Kelly Schmidt, content manager at United Way of Salt Lake Linda sat alone at a desk in the front row of a South Kearns Elementary classroom, her rounded rectangular […]

By Kelly Schmidt, content manager at United Way of Salt Lake When the final bell tolls on the last day of school, students rejoice at the chance to step away […]

By Kelly Schmidt, content manager at United Way of Salt Lake United Way of Salt Lake announced its United for Change Changemaker award honorees for 2018. United Way will honor […]

By Donna Andrews, Volunteer with United Way of Salt Lake I started volunteering with United Way of Salt Lake because I felt it was my time to give back to […]

By Kelly Schmidt, content manager at United Way of Salt Lake When Oquirrh Hills Elementary School in Kearns, Utah added a literacy block to its summer learning program in 2014, […]

The 2018 General Session ended Thursday and had us biting our nails to the end. Overall, children and families fared well this session. Here are some of the notable results: […]