Partnerships To Combat Social Issues | Comcast Newsmakers

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Bill Crim, CEO of United Way of Salt Lake

Posted Feb 14, 2018

House Bill 96, the Utah School Readiness Initiative benefited 4,000 kids through high quality preschool programs. United Way CEO Bill Crim touches on the impact of HB96 as well a other services aimed to make a positive impact on the 137,000 low income students in the region. Get involved at uw.org.

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