by Community Action | Dec 17, 2020 | Community News
The pandemic has cast such a heavy cloud over 2020, with sickness, death, economic issues, isolation—the list goes on and on. So it can be hard to remember the good that happened this year. For us, the bright spot was seeing how the community came together to help...
by Community Action | Nov 18, 2020 | Community News
It’s hard to feel the holiday spirit when the Centers for Disease Control say there’s no safe way to hold a holiday gathering and when the governor tells you not to socialize with anyone outside of your household. So you can’t have a party or a big holiday meal, you...
by Community Action | Oct 23, 2020 | Community News
The Circles initiative in Utah Valley empowers people with the resources and community support they need to get out of poverty. In 2019 alone, 39 percent of its participants got off public assistance, 50 percent decreased their debt, and 65 percent increased their...
by Community Action | Sep 16, 2020 | Community News
The pandemic is having an immense impact on the food insecurity rate among adults and children in our community. What does that mean? It means that more than 16 percent of Utahns don’t have enough food to lead a healthy life, compared to 11 percent in 2018. It means...
by Community Action | Aug 20, 2020 | Community News
By now, most kids in Utah have gone back to school, either in-person or online. They’re wearing their masks and pulling out their textbooks or logging into their virtual classrooms on Chromebooks. This school year will be different than any other before in most...