Author Archives: Eric Lafferty
Prominent Officials to Experience Poverty for the Day
PROVO, Utah— Seventy-two community leaders will experience the virtual realities of a low-income standard of living in a unique poverty simulation on Thursday, May 17, 2012 at the Utah Valley Regional Medical Center. The poverty simulation is designed to help … Continue reading
Grow a row with Cosmo
Springville, Utah— Local organizations are joining forces with Cosmo and Sesame Street to raise awareness of childhood hunger. On Sunday, May 20, 2012 KBYU 11 will air Growing Hope Against Hunger, one of Sesame Street’s newest productions. The program, which … Continue reading
Nu Skin Teams with Feed the Children to Provide Help and Hope for 800 Provo Families
PROVO, Utah (March 2, 2012) – On Thursday March 8, Feed The Children will deliver two semi tractor-trailers full of food and essentials to Community Action Services and Food Bank. The food and essentials will be distributed to families in … Continue reading
Non-profits forced to do more with less as poverty rates hit all-time high
Non-profits forced to do more with less as poverty rates hit all-time high
Local Poverty Campaign Offers Class in Spanish
Local Poverty Campaign Offers Class in Spanish National poverty fighting campaign offers assistance to Provo’s Impoverished Spanish speakers The Hispanic population of Utah County has risen dramatically over the last ten years. Because there is a high poverty rate among … Continue reading
