United Way of Salt Lake Community Voices

by Spencer Moore Resource Development Intern My internship will last 10 weeks, but it seems that my time at United Way has been composed of small defining moments. Although I […]

by Kyle Price Guadalupe Community School Director Chronic absence is defined as missing 10 percent or more of total school days. In a 180 day school year, a student who […]

by Zenia Frednt Leadership Giving Director Recently, United Way of Salt Lake joined with the city of Midvale to create our newest Promise Partnership. Promise partnerships are coordinated efforts between […]

by Chloie Dale Volunteer Events Intern As the first day of school approaches, students are planning their back-to-school outfits and making sure every folder, notebook, and crayon is in pristine […]

by Greg Leavitt Principal, Hillcrest High School Guest Blogger What does Changing the Odds mean in practice? Well, for a student to succeed in high school, it means starting 9th grade […]

Kylee Larsen Guest Blogger, Nordstrom Being able to make a noticeable difference in the community is a feeling like no other. (The 90 degree weather with dirt blowing in the […]

by Kelly Riding Executive Director, Utah Afterschool Network Last month, Stephanie Linton from UWSL and I joined 150 afterschool advocates from across the country to share our stories about afterschool […]

Jacob Mooney Supervisor, UPS Global Business Services As the United Way Campaign Coordinator for UPS this year, we had our employees participate in several tours at United Way of Salt Lake’s community […]

by Garet Hawley Human Resource Specialist One of the reasons I came to work for United Way of Salt Lake was to join a group of people with similar beliefs, […]

by Stephanie Rokich Community Volunteer Engagement Coordinator Last Friday, June 24, more than 300 volunteers – including employees, families, and individuals – came together for United Way Day of Action […]

by MacKenzie Knight Community Investment Advisor Parsons Behle & Latimer, a prominent law firm in Salt Lake City, has been a long-standing partner of United Way of Salt Lake. Each […]

by Stephanie Rokich Community Volunteer Engagement Coordinator Each year, we invite you to participate in Stuff the Bus, United Way of Salt Lake’s initiative to get school supplies to kids […]

By Emilia Comai Community and Advocacy Engagement Coordinator I know what you’re thinking. We published this blog post too early: the election isn’t until November! Well, you’re half right. The […]

by McCall Pitcher Community Investment Advisor Last Friday, Savage’s Senior Leadership Team tied on their aprons to celebrate another year of outstanding service! Savage’s BBQ tradition has always been an […]

by Tim Coray Content Marketing Manager The collective impact work of United Way of Salt Lake, along with nearly 400 local businesses and nonprofits, is making a positive impact on […]