Community Action Services and Food Bank was one of 115 nonprofit organizations to receive a grant. The Sprouts Healthy Communities Foundation is improving school garden learning, nutrition education, and expanding equitable access to food with $3 million in grants to...
Dozens of volunteers organized food and other donated items at Edgemont North Stake’s 9/11 Day of Service held in Provo on September 11. Food items were all packed up into thousands of Kids Nutrition Paks that will be delivered to schools throughout Utah, Wasatch or...
(Photos courtesy Wasatch County Senior Center Facebook page) LaRee Pedro loves to stay busy. She calls herself a “Jill of all trades” who enjoys volunteering and seeing positive things happen in the community. She’s been the president of several organizations, is...
Before COVID, nearly 64,000 people, including almost 23,000 children, were facing hunger in Utah County. With numbers like that, there will always be those who step up to bring the numbers down through service. Brent Haymond and the Kiwanis Club in Springville are no...
Have you sampled the mouth-watering cookies delivered straight from the oven from Chip Cookies? Or cut into a fresh sourdough loaf from the Time Traveler’s Bakery? If you live in Utah Valley, the chances are good you’ve come across their products: Chip Cookies now has...
Imagine this: You’re a single mom caring for a teenager and a baby while also looking for a job and working on your college degree. When your baby’s daycare closes because of a COVID-19 outbreak, you miss an interview for a much-needed position. Without a job, you...
