United Way of Salt Lake Community Voices

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 […]

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 […]