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Embracing Collective Impact at United Way
01/10/2022
United Way organizations are leading and supporting collective impact efforts globally, some since the model was widely introduced in 2011. Ten years later, Ayeola Fortune, interim senior vice president for impact at United...
Learn MoreMayor, Homeless Service Providers Announce 100+ Open Employment Positions at Shelters, Volunteers also Needed
Dec. 23, 2021
Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall joined homeless service providers Thursday morning to appeal to the public to fill shelter staff and volunteer vacancies. “Shelter staff and volunteers play...
Original ArticleUnited Way of Salt Lake, Corporate Partners, and Volunteers Complete Community Service Projects on Day of Caring
Sep. 02, 2021
Salt Lake City – Across Salt Lake, Summit, Tooele, and Davis counties, corporate partners, including KSL and Northrop Grumman, join United Way of Salt Lake (UWSL) on Day of Caring to complete service projects that support the community's greatest needs. Thirty-four companies have...
Learn More2021 Speaker Series — Building Equitable Communities Transformative Leadership for Equity
Aug. 06, 2021
Salt Lake City — United Way of Salt Lake and Salt Lake Community College present the Building Equitable Communities Speaker Series, focused on building understanding, building bridges, and building commitment...
Learn MoreUnited Way of Salt Lake Partners with Community to Provide School Supplies for 13,000 Students
08/02/2021
Salt Lake City – Across the Wasatch Front, thousands of students are preparing to go back to school without the necessary supplies. To help more Utah kids return to their...
Original ArticleRead Across America Day
Feb. 12, 2021
“You’re never too old, too wacky, too wild, to pick up a book and read to a child.” So said Theodor Seuss Geisel, better known as Dr. Seuss. It is clever phrasing...
Original ArticleA funder’s perspective: The promise of collective impact
Feb. 03, 2021
Guest post by Kristin Todd, executive vice president at the Daniels Fund In the world of philanthropy, we’re all striving to invest limited financial resources in ways that will yield...
Original Article5 Ways Parents Help Children Under Age 5 Prepare For Future
Jan. 27, 2021
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah – Children’s brains grow the most before they start kindergarten. That’s why KSL is introducing 5B45, a statewide early childhood development campaign designed to give...
Original ArticleUtah lawmakers preview 2021 legislative session with emphasis on education, equity
Jan. 15, 2021
SALT LAKE CITY — Utah state legislators from both sides of the aisle fielded questions Thursday about education policy and how to create equal opportunities for all Utahns in the...
Original ArticleIntermountain Healthcare catalyzes unique partnership to address social determinants of health
Nov. 19, 2020
Salt Lake City— Together with Utah’s leading health systems, Intermountain Healthcare (Intermountain) and United Way of Salt Lake (UWSL) have collaborated to improve the health and well-being of communities, improve...
Original Article2-1-1-: Connecting Residents to the Services they Need
Oct. 13, 2020
CitiesWork · 2-1-1-: Connecting Residents to the Services they Need Local leaders in Utah's communities can help connect residents to valuable services they need through the 2-1-1 network....
Original ArticleElizabeth Garbe and M. Royce Van Tassell: A chance to see candidates for the Utah Board of Education
09/30/2020
Perhaps the most underappreciated elected officials in Utah are members of the state Board of Education. The Utah Constitution assigns them collectively “general control and supervision” of all of public...
Original ArticleCompetition To Bring Equity To School Reopening Plans Announces Six Winners
Aug. 11, 2020
Utah educators have been especially worried about equity throughout the pandemic, which they say has exposed and exacerbated long-existing disparities between students of color, those from low income backgrounds or non-native English...
Original ArticleCollaborative leadership is essential for schools to reopen
Aug. 07, 2020
One thing often missing in discussions around reopening schools during this pandemic is the recognition that everyone has a role to play if reopening is to be done safely. At...
Original ArticleSafely Back to School: Success from Cradle to Career
07/31/2020
More than a decade ago, United Way of Salt Lake learned that traditional philanthropy was not enough to help every child in our community be well educated and achieve his...
Original ArticleUnited Way of Salt Lake announces new board leadership, naming Mikelle Moore of Intermountain Healthcare & Kirk Aubry of Savage to leadership roles
Jul. 27, 2020
[caption id="attachment_6775" align="alignright" width="150"] Mikelle Moore - United Way of Salt Lake Board Chair[/caption] United Way of Salt Lake has named a new Chair and Vice Chair of its Board...
Original ArticleUnited Way of Salt Lake launches new ‘stay safe, stay connected’ program for Utah students
07/06/2020
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah (ABC4 News) – It is estimated that 20 – 50 percent of students in some Utah schools have not connected with their teachers since March, when...
Original ArticleUnited Ways of Utah act quickly to mobilize Utahns through COVID-19 Community Response Fund
Mar. 30, 2020
Utah's six local United Ways worked quickly to develop a statewide COVID-19 Community Response Fund and within 10 days have distributed the first round of funding - providing critical resources...
Original ArticleUnited Way of Salt Lake sets up COVID-19 Community Response Fund
Mar. 19, 2020
Call 211 if you need assistance with food, mental health, and more Posted: 7:54 AM, Mar 19, 2020 Updated: 7:57 AM, Mar 19, 2020 By: FOX 13 News SALT LAKE...
Original ArticleAddicted Utah: Helpline connects people to important substance use disorder resources
Mar. 04, 2020
(KUTV) — Dennis Cecchini lost his son, Tennyson, to an overdose in May 2015. "He suffered for 10 years with this awful disease," said Cecchini. "He suffered most of the time...
Original ArticleUtah schools take part in ‘Read Across America’ Day
03/03/2020
SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4 News) – Utah elementary schools were treated with fun activities and visits from volunteers for the National Education Association’s Read Across America Day. The United Way...
Original ArticleUnited Way of Salt Lake Adopts Education-Focused Policy Agenda
Feb. 11, 2020
United Way of Salt Lake (UWSL) recently revealed its policy agenda for the year, adopting a heavy focus on improving early childhood education and other educational policy improvements. We at NPQ have...
Original ArticleStriveTogether awards Opportunity Fund grants to help communities get better results for kids
Jan. 28, 2020
Four partnerships selected in Northfield, Salt Lake City, San Antonio and Seattle CINCINNATI, OH — StriveTogether, a national network working to bring communities together around data to make decisions and improve...
Original ArticleUnited Way of Salt Lake and Silicon Slopes Present the Social Good Track
Jan. 28, 2020
Salt Lake City — United Way of Salt Lake and Silicon Slopes have partnered together to present the Social Good track at the 2020 Silicon Slopes Tech Summit. Attendees will...
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