United Way of Salt Lake

A Publication of United Way of Salt Lake
President and CEO Deborah Bayle Nielsen  

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 MATTERS
Community Change Council Helps to Focus on Improving Financial Stability
United Way of Salt Lake has long sought to improve lives by bringing people and resources together to change the economic and social conditions that negatively affect us all. We also work hard to change community conditions by advocating public policy, system practices, issue awareness, and partnerships.

Still, we don’t live in a vacuum and no one individual or organization can hope to bring about desired social changes single-handedly. Consequently, as we mentioned in a previous newsletter, UWSL has organized four Community Change Councils, through which we are bringing together skilled professionals from government, business, faith groups, nonprofits, and the private sector to tackle four serious issues within the communities we serve: financial instability, a lack of life skills, barriers to education, and insufficient opportunities for child and youth development. (Read the full article)
 
 Deborah S. Bayle
 President and CEO


IMPACT MATTERS

Improving Financial Stability Community Change Council Seeks
to Meet Objectives


United Way of Salt Lake’s Community Change Councils seek to increase awareness and understanding of our community’s most serious issues and work to find solutions. The councils help develop United Way of Salt Lake’s community impact agenda by developing priorities and objectives and monitoring results of community programs and initiatives.

Each of the four Community Change Councils has worked collectively to develop community objectives. These objectives will determine the focus of the work done by United Way of Salt Lake over the next three years. The councils have specific indicators they will use to measure the outcomes of each objective.

The Improving Financial Stability Community Change Council has three objectives, the first objective is to help individuals increase income. (Read the full article)

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CALENDAR


Feb. 24 - Mar. 1 -- Utah Saves Week. Activities and workshops statewide, showing how to build savings and eliminate debt. Visit www.utahsaves.org for more information.

April 30 -- Save the Date!
New this year, our Celebration of Service will commemorate the many inspiring efforts to improve lives and build a stronger, more prosperous community for us all. Held at the Little America.

Mark your calendar now for upcoming United Way of Salt Lake events! If you would like additional information, please contact Bryson Despain at 736-7709 or email Bryson@uw.org.

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