United Way of Salt Lake

President and CEO of UWSL, Bill Crim, recently moderated a panel for the South Valley Chamber at their Women in Business Luncheon. The panel shared experiences and thoughts on how to create meaningful and genuine relationships with business partners, how to include philanthropy in business plans, and be open to different opportunities that lead to new volunteer events, activities, donations, and giving back to the communities they work in.

Congratulations to Women United member Amber Gracanin, who has been appointed to the Women United Global Leadership Council! The Women United Global Leadership Council serves as an advisory body providing strategic recommendations to United Way Worldwide as well as a key mobilizer engaging women leaders to advance gender equity and advocate for access to quality, affordable, educational childcare. The group also supports the growth of Women United globally. Learn more in our latest press release here: https://bit.ly/3zubfLu

Now through August 5, get your family, friends, or office together to collect school supplies for kids! Register today and we will send you all the details to make hosting a Stuff the Bus supply drive easy. Find out how, here: https://bit.ly/3VXKmqL

Utah has a larger middle class proportionally than most of the rest of the country, and that share has increased slightly in recent decades. The Beehive State has a diverse middle class — including about half of the state’s population that identifies as Hispanic or Latino and more than 40% of every race group — that makes up about half of the state’s population, according to a fact sheet from The Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute. But that doesn’t necessarily mean people who make enough to qualify as part of the middle class feel the security traditionally linked with the label, panelists said Wednesday morning. Housing is the biggest reason for that, said Bill Crim, president and CEO of the United Way of Salt Lake. “Young people who grew up solidly middle class and maybe even have gone onto post-secondary education feel like and maybe legitimately don’t have much of a chance to buy a home and start to do the thing that provides an aspect of middle-class ability, which is asset accumulation,” Crim said during the panel discussion at the Gardner Institute in Salt Lake City. #housing #middleclass #economy #panel By Megan Banta

We are proud to announce the findings of a multi-year project in which UWSL was a key contributor. The collaborative report titled “Investing in Our Future” shares the results of a unique pay-for-success (PFS) funding structure that successfully expanded access to high-quality preschool for thousands of Utah children and led to significant improvements in the state’s early-childhood education landscape. Learn more about this collaboration with the Sorensen Impact Institute and the Institute for Disability Research, Policy & Practice at Utah State University, here: https://bit.ly/3WFBrfE Sorenson Impact

I'm so excited we're partnering with United Way of Salt Lake on Stuff the Bus this year! To celebrate, we're hosting a donation drive event at the Farmington Xfinity store on July 20 from 11-3 PM. If you can't make it to Farmington, you can drop off a donation at a participating Xfinity store now through August 3! Go to the Comcast Utah blog to learn more: https://lnkd.in/gta_yacg #IWorkforComcast Sean Cook, Kasey (KC) Crocheron

Many say Utah’s middle class is diminishing, and there are many different perspectives to be considered when discussing how to reverse this. “Beyond coming together to solve the housing crisis, Utah policymakers also need to support teachers and schools to do their best work,” said Bill Crim. Bill Crim, President and CEO of United Way of Salt Lake, recently sat on a panel co-hosted by The Salt Lake Tribune and The Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute, to discuss potential policy to support a strong middle class in Utah and to help build a civil society that benefits all Utahns. Learn more in article recapping the event, here: https://bit.ly/3RMyLd9

This summer, about 100 children in South Salt Lake will get outside and reduce their screentime with brand new skateboards and helmets! WCF Insurance partnered with the Utah Jazz as part of their joint Community Connections Program at the Delta Center to build skateboards for Promise South Salt Lake students, with materials and support from Can'd Aid. The Jazz bear joined in the fun with students while instructors from Square State Skate showed them some skateboard tricks.

Women United recently held their annual meeting at Millcreek’s beautiful new City Hall! The group introduced new leadership for the upcoming year, and shared some exciting ways to get involved, including joining various committees that oversee engagement projects and events throughout the year. Learn more about Women United and get involved here: https://bit.ly/45MvGzn

The UWSL staff had a great time decorating and creating bins to collect school supplies, which will be set up at seven Xfinity stores across the Wasatch Front. Thank you to Comcast, for supporting Stuff the Bus. What’s your favorite?