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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.

2025 Legislative Priorities
The 2025 General Session is poised to be a busy one, with many opportunities to bring about systemic changes that…
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Day of Caring 2024: Volunteers Give Back Through Service Projects in Schools and Nonprofits
On September 12, United Way of Salt Lake celebrated the 31st annual Day of Caring–one of our Year of Action…
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United Way of Salt Lake Leader Appointed to The Women United Global Leadership Council
Amber Gracanin was appointed to serve on United Way Worldwide advisory body to provide strategic direction on issues impacting women…
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Huntsman Mental Health Institute Offers Knowledge, Hope, and Healing
Mental Health Awareness Month Community Spotlight For Mental Health Awareness Month, United Way of Salt Lake is highlighting a community…
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Investing in our Future
United Way of Salt Lake champions innovative project to provide high-quality preschool for Utah children. What Was the Project? …
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Cross-State Solutions to Strengthen Utah’s Child Tax Credit
Our state’s child tax credit ranks in the lowest category in terms of impact compared to states like Minnesota and…
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Promise Partnership Receives National Recognition for Systems Transformation Work
United Way of Salt Lake supports the Promise Partnership of Utah, which includes the work of hundreds of partners, volunteers, and donors…
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Four Accomplishments of United Way of Salt Lake in 2018-2019
United Way of Salt Lake has a clear purpose: to build equity and opportunity for every child, every step of…
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Takeaways from my Time as a Grassroots Leadership Fellow
The Grassroots Fellowship is a part-time program that inspires and trains young adults from the communities of Kearns and South…
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Getting the Most out of Your Student’s Summer Learning
Summer programs across the Wasatch front and a neighbor in the Wasatch Back (Park City) are unifying forces to help…
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Why Giving Is Good for You
We all know that giving money to help others is a good thing to do, but did you know that…
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Where Your Stuff The Bus School Supplies Go
United Way of Salt Lake’s annual Stuff the Bus event helps more than 12,000 students get the school supplies they…
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