United Way of Salt Lake Community Voices

by Heather MacDonald Volunteer and Community Engagement Director When I think back to my favorite memories as a child reading was definitely at the top of my list. I remember […]

by Chiara Cameron 2-1-1 Director Happy National 2-1-1 Day! Our goal today is to share as much information as possible about this valuable resource, which everyone in our community has […]

by Chelsea Nelson Digital Marketing Director Over the past couple of years, United Way of Salt Lake and its partners have been working to strengthen the statewide 2-1-1 system in […]

by Chelsea Nelson Digital Marketing Director This week, we will be celebrating National 2-1-1 Day on February 11. For the entire week, we will be sharing stories and information about […]

by Lauren Hansen Director of Promise Park City On Friday, January 30th, Dr. Conley (the Superintendent of Park City School District) co-facilitated with Anna Williams (the High School’s English Language […]

by Allison Temnick Community Investment Advisor One of my favorite family stories is about the time my mom found out she needed glasses. After an eye test at school in […]

by Danya Pastuszek Senior Director, Continuous Improvement My son – a Promise South Salt Lake resident – is less than nine weeks old, so it is hard to believe that, […]

by Chris Ellis Director of Early Learning Last week, the White House Office of Social Innovation and Civic Participation, in partnership with the Laura and John Arnold Foundation and Nonprofit […]

by Lori Bays Human Services Department Director, Salt Lake County Guest Blogger On January 8th, United Way and Salt Lake County jointly sponsored an event presented by StriveTogether, whom I […]

by Tim Harrison Senior Community Investment Advisor On January 14, our partners from Questar invited us to their office for their annual giant-check delivery. When they unveiled the amount, we […]

by Dennis Huynh Community Investment Advisor I could list at least a dozen different practices that can positively affect an organization’s employee giving campaign, but none of those ideas would […]

by Chelsea Nelson Digital Marketing Director Yesterday, United Way of Salt Lake held its annual Legislative Preview Breakfast with over 400 people in attendance. UWSL presented its public policy agenda […]

by Dennis Huynh Community Investment Advisor As 130 students in the Granger Elementary afterschool program finished up their activities, they headed into the cafeteria to wrap up the evening. What […]

by Derek Loutenstock Young Leaders Member Legislators are actually real people. No, seriously they are. This was an exciting discovery for me. Thanks to my involvement in United Way of […]

by Stephanie Linton Oquirrh Hills Elementary Community School Director It seems like a simple thing, you go to school and you learn — but for many students, getting to school […]