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...

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...

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...

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 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 of our...

While school was dismissed during spring 2020, many families struggled to keep their children fed. School breakfast and lunch programs had been giving their children reliable meals five days a week, but with school canceled, providing regular meals became more...

Since 1967, Community Action Services and Food Bank has assisted residents of Utah, Summit and Wasatch counties. It’s helped countless people put food on the table and learn the skills and gain resources and connections to pull themselves out of poverty. It also...

Residents of Wasatch, Summit, and Utah counties, are you wondering how you’re going to pay next month’s rent, mortgage payment, or utility bill? People are getting back to work, and businesses are open, but COVID-19 is still wreaking havoc on the economy and...

Tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, green beans, peppers, squash, carrots, beets, zucchini—these veggies and more are growing in gardens all over. Garden season is officially underway, and people everywhere are patiently watching their plants grow and flower.  It’s not too...

Since the COVID-19 pandemic took hold of the US in March, more and more people are in need of help. In April, the unemployment rate rose 10.3 percent, bringing the total rate to 14.7 percent. That was the biggest over-the-month increase and the highest rate since the...