Serving the homeless and low income communities can be a struggle for community organizations like The Catholic Community Services or CSS. Director of Homeless Services, Matthew Melville describes the unique challenges of their work. Learn about CSS and how you can get involved.
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The Lowell Bennion Community Service Center is looking for leaders! Celebrating 30 years of operation dedicated to the recruitment and training of students in community service. Morgan Bryne reveals top projects and provides information on how the community can also engage in making a difference.
The Road Home is an organization with the mission to help people step out of homelessness and back into the community. The program provides emergency shelter and housing services. Ex Dir. Matt Minkevitch describes joining forces with community partners to provide resources during the affordable housing crisis.
Celebrating 80 years young, the Tracy Aviary conservatory declares it the Year of the Bird! Tim Brown, President announces festivities at TA including a new exhibit, Expedition Kea.
Ditch the phones and enjoy nature with the YMCA! Elissa Kobrin, Director of Camping describes overnight camps in which councilors focus on safety and inclusiveness. Truly be themselves in safe enviorment.
Worldwide the in-demand careers of tomorrow are in science, technology, engineering and math. An shortage of qualified STEM professionals in the United States sparks action by lawmakers and non-profits alike. Created to increase STEM funding and resource opportunities the STEM Foundation is discussed by Director Allison Spencer.
House Bill 96, the Utah School Readiness Initiative benefits 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.
Senator and practicing family doctor Brian Zehnder talks Medicaid expansion making it possible for 65,000 people to get access to affordablehealthcare. Learn how HB 12 would affect birth control coverage in Utah.
Mammograms are not as accurate as one might expect. A characteristic many women carry plays a factor into how reliable a mammogram can be. Learn about dense tissue and what lawmakers are doing as discussed by Rep. LaVar Christensen. Later Christensen later discuses HB 366, a measure aimed at combating the Opioid crisis.
This past fourth of July firefighters were busy containing fires triggered by fireworks in Utah. Rep. Joel Briscoe talks fireworks revisions including running an amendment to ban fireworks on days other than the fourth of July. “ We have an obligation to look after people who are negatively impacted by fireworks.” states Briscoe.
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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