Danielle and her husband have two small children. She’s a stay-at-home mom, and her husband works full time and is a part-time student. So there is no room in their budget to donate to nonprofits—but they still wanted to make a difference in their community. So...
In the U.S., one in six children—or 13 million—is hungry. They go to school hungry and spend weekends and holidays hungry. These children live in every community in the country. “Children coming to school hungry is real,” one Utah teacher said. “I have...
March—the month when the weather alternates between winter and spring. It’s when bulbs might start peaking out of the ground, or snow blankets your grass. March and early April are tricky weather months, especially if you’re eager to start gardening. A...
Julie and her husband had a stable income and decided that it was time to start looking into purchasing a house. But they had no idea where to start. Just the thought of saving for a downpayment made her head spin—the median purchase price for a home in Utah County is...
When kindergarteners walk into her classroom every morning, teacher Sonya Romero-Smith doesn’t ask them how their weekend was, or if they’d finished their homework. Instead, she asks “Did you eat? Are you clean?” Many of her students...
Four years ago, Julie was a single mother with three kids—and homeless. An electrical fire destroyed the house they’d been renting, and it took weeks for her to find another rental that they could afford. After getting her family moved into a new home, she...
