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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.
Stuff the Bus 2017 Impacted 11,296 Students!
Stuff the Bus, United Way of Salt Lake’s back-to-school backpack and school supply effort, wrapped up this week, and –…
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Dealertrack and Others Support Students for Stuff the Bus
by Stephanie Rokich Volunteer Engagement Manager Stuff the Bus donations are in, and 78 companies, nonprofits, government agencies, community groups,…
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25 Years of Day of Caring
by Kenzie Knight Volunteer Engagement Coordinator Day of Caring 2017 will be held on Thursday, September 14. Day of Caring…
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Paula Green Johnson: Recognizing a Decade of Service
by Paula Green Johnson Community Advocate With heartfelt appreciation, we recognize Paula Green Johnson for her 9½ years of service…
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Buy a Box of Crayons, Give a Box of Crayons!
by Stephanie Rokich Volunteer Engagement Manager Students in Granite School District return to school on August 21, and Canyons students…
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Helping Students See Success
by Newton Gborway Community School Director As a Community School Director at West Kearns Elementary, one of the most rewarding…
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Volunteers Help 2,700 Kearns Kids Return to Squeaky Clean Schools!
by Stephanie Rokich Volunteer Engagement Manager Next month, 2,300 Kearns High students and nearly 400 South Kearns Elementary students will…
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An Insider’s Introductory Guide to Community Schools
by Abram Sherrod Community School Director Year one is officially in the books and the one thing that I’m certain…
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“Today was good, today was fun, tomorrow is another one”
by Rosemary Mitchell Community School Director This is the last thing that students at South Kearns Elementary hear at the…
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Running United!
by Megan Richards Business Development Manager What could inspire anyone to meet up with their co-workers at 3:45 a.m. on…
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Tyler Garcia…Fighting for Food – and YOU can help!
by Steve Whatcott Community School Director In the last two years, food pantries have opened at both Kearns and Cyprus…
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Welcome to the NEW UW.ORG!
by Blythe Penn Website and Email Marketing Manager In this digital age of tweets, headlines, and news feeds — it’s…
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