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Read stories about the impact of United Way of Salt Lake’s work to improve basic needs and education outcomes in our community.

How parents can gauge their child’s development
By Kelly Schmidt, content manager for United Way of Salt Lake Children start learning long before their first day of…
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Elementary STEM Endorsement helps teachers prep students for the future
By Kelly Schmidt, content manager at United Way of Salt Lake At the start of school every year, Grace Morrell…
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Children’s career fair inspires Lincoln Elementary students to “dream big”
By Kelly Schmidt, content manager for United Way of Salt Lake There is a big misconception about when kids actually…
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Community Schools: Where All Students Can Learn and Thrive
By Kelly Schmidt, content manager at United Way of Salt Lake Every student gets a bout of jitters on the…
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Nour fled Syria in hopes of a better future. Her mentor showed her that future was possible.
By Kelly Schmidt, content manager at United Way of Salt Lake Nour was barely a teenager when an unexpected knock…
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New summer program gives South Kearns students chance to explore STEM
By Kelly Schmidt, content manager at United Way of Salt Lake Linda sat alone at a desk in the front…
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Day of Action gives school custodial staff support to start school year right
By Kelly Schmidt, content manager at United Way of Salt Lake When the final bell tolls on the last day…
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UWSL announces its 2018 Changemakers
By Kelly Schmidt, content manager at United Way of Salt Lake United Way of Salt Lake announced its United for…
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National Volunteer Week projects provide more ways to give back through UWSL
By Donna Andrews, Volunteer with United Way of Salt Lake I started volunteering with United Way of Salt Lake because…
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UWSL summer learning loss work taking strides toward improving literacy
By Kelly Schmidt, content manager at United Way of Salt Lake When Oquirrh Hills Elementary School in Kearns, Utah added…
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And that’s a wrap!
By Elizabeth Garbe, Sr. Director of Government Relations and Public Policy The 2018 General Session ended Thursday and had us…
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Introducing the new Women United Chair
By Cathy Angstman, Senior Vice President, Financial Advisor at Morgan Stanley Wealth Management and outgoing chair of Women United As we…
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