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Community Voices
Read stories about the impact of United Way of Salt Lake’s work to improve basic needs and education outcomes in our community.
PPRC 2015 Results Report — 3rd Grade Reading!
There is something special happening here. Results Matter. Over the next several weeks, we will be sharing important content from…
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Promise Partnership Regional Council 2015 Results Report — Kindergarten Readiness!
There is something special happening here. Results Matter. Over the next several weeks, we will be sharing important content from…
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"At American Express, Service is Part of Our DNA!"
by Lacey Holmes Coordinator – Public Affairs & Communications American Express On December 16, 2015, American Express employees in our…
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Still Basking in the Holiday Spirit – Vivint Gives Back at Roosevelt Elementary!
by Meredith Muller Roosevelt Elementary Community School Director On Wednesday, December 16th, Vivint Gives Back Foundation played Santa at Roosevelt…
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Leadership for the Common Good
Our friends at the University of Utah’s Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute and the Kansas Leadership Center (KLC) remind us…
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Finding the Meaning of "Langosta" – and Why I Volunteer!
by Allison Temnick Community Investment Advisor “Langosta,” a little eight-year old voice said quietly. “What?” I replied, confused. “I said,…
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Understanding Utah’s Annual Report on Intergenerational Poverty, Welfare Dependency and the Use of Public Assistance
Tracy S. Gruber, JD Director of the Office of Child Care Senior Advisor of the Intergenerational Poverty Initiative Department of…
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Utah Jazz Bear Delivers Coats and Gets Big Smiles!
Sophie Siebach James E. Moss Elementary Community School Director As the winter cold quickly descends upon the Salt Lake Valley,…
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UWSL Showed Me The Generosity of My Co-Workers at ViaWest!
Karlee Berezay ViaWest The morning after I graduated college I felt like I had been hit by a bus, a…
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Dugout Box Seats with a Surprising Purpose!
Kristine Knudson Software Tester, TD Williamson Each year, I try donating some time to volunteer for T.D. Williamson’s United Way…
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Partner Agencies Pledge Support for Collective Impact
by Jame Brown Community Investment Advisor United Way of Salt Lake uses the Collective Impact approach to create long-term community…
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Corporate Spotlight: Enterprise Smashes Records
by McCall Pitcher Community Investment Advisor The Enterprise Rent-A-Car Giving Campaign has officially wrapped up! They didn’t mess around this…
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