🐂 Our Family Advocates had a blast at the Days of ’47 Rodeo! 🐂 A huge thank you to Dan Shaw, President of the Days of ’47 Rodeo board, for the generous donation! We'd also like to thank the Utah Cowgirl Collective for their continued support! And last but not least, huge shout out the bull riders! They were given the chance to win donations for Utah Community Action by riding a bucking bronco for 8 seconds, and they crushed it out there! 🤠 • • • #DaysOf47Rodeo #UtahCommunityAction #Community #Utah #Nonprofit #Rodeo
About us
Utah Community Action’s mission is to empower individuals, strengthen families, and build communities through self-reliance and education programs. Utah Community Action sets itself apart by offering a continuum of care that starts with solving immediate challenges and continues with programs that provide ongoing support and empowerment. Through holistic case management, we address the many factors that contribute to single generational, two-generational, and intergenerational poverty. Our six core programs are Adult Education, Head Start and Early Head Start, Case Management and Housing, HEAT assistance, Weatherization, and Nutrition. Founded in 1965, our organization has expanded our service area and services over the years to best serve our clients. In 2018, we served over 50,000 individuals living in poverty in Utah.
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http://www.utahca.org
External link for Utah Community Action
- Industry
- Non-profit Organizations
- Company size
- 501-1,000 employees
- Headquarters
- Salt Lake City, Utah
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 1965
- Specialties
- Adult Education, HEAT assistance, Weatherization, Case Management and Housing, Head Start and Early Head Start, and Nutrition
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1307 S 900 W
Salt Lake City, Utah 84104, US
Employees at Utah Community Action
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WHAT DOES YOUR DREAM VACATION LOOK LIKE? 🛫🏔🌄🎇🛬 Make it happen by supporting Utah Community Action today! For just $100 you have the opportunity to win a $5000 vacation package!! "Choose Your Own Adventure"—where you decide the location, timing, and length of your stay—and all for a great cause!! ONLY 250 TICKETS AVAILABLE! Purchase 1 today for $100, or 3 for $250: https://lnkd.in/gZyxD8Z7 • • • #Utah #Empowerment #Community #UtahCommunityAction #Nonprofit #MakeADifference #BloomGala2024
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“It's the helping people part—we're really making a difference. Every single day we make a difference in someone's life.” -Ghufran Al Saffar, when asked what her favorite part is about working for Utah Community Action. Are you ready to make a difference? Apply today at https://lnkd.in/gysiMpGN • • • #JoinOurTeam #JobOpportunities #Utah #Empowerment #Community #UtahCommunityAction #Nonprofit #MakeADifference
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Give your child a Head Start! Our award-winning preschool program offers a research-based curriculum, comprehensive family support services, and more! Apply today 👉 www.utahca.org/head-start • • • #EarlyEducation #Preschool #UtahCommunityAction
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Utah Community Action proudly announces its selection as one of Utah's 100 Companies Championing Women for 2024 by the Utah Governor's Office of Economic Opportunity and the Utah Women & Leadership Project, reaffirming our agency's dedication to empowering individuals and strengthening communities.
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🎆 Thank you for being part of our community and for your continued support. Wishing you a safe and joyful Independence Day! 🎆 • • • #IndependenceDay #FourthOfJuly #UtahCommunityAction #CommunityEmpowerment #CelebrateFreedom
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We were honored to host Congressman Burgess Owens at our Home Weatherization program, where he witnessed firsthand the critical services we provide to improve energy efficiency and indoor air quality for local families. Thank you Congressman Owens, for your visit and your commitment to our community.
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Ready to make a difference? Join the Utah Community Action team! 🚀 We're an equal opportunity employer offering competitive compensation, excellent benefits, and a highly supportive work environment. Visit www.utahca.org/careers/ to see our available opportunities. Apply now and become part of our mission to empower individuals and strengthen families! #JoinOurTeam #JobOpportunities #Utah #Empowerment #Community #UtahCommunityAction #Nonprofit #MakeADifference
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🌈 Celebrating Pride Month with Utah Community Action! 🏳️🌈 This Pride Month, we proudly stand with the LGBTQ community, advocating for equality and respect for all. At Utah Community Action, we believe in diversity, inclusion, and empowerment for every individual's journey. Join us in fostering a culture of acceptance and compassion. Happy Pride Month from all of us at Utah Community Action! 🎉🌟
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Utah Community Action is proud to partner with the Utah Homeless Services Board to not ensure that we are doing all we can to PREVENT homelessness, despite skyrocketing housing costs with limited affordable housing options. We provide crucial diversion services to assist individuals in crisis to identify non-shelter solutions; we ensure effective and efficient bed utilization at shelters to serve as many as possible; and perhaps most importantly we stabilize those who are already housed by providing temporary rental assistance, utility assistance, and landlord-tenant mediation to prevent harmful evictions and keep landlords whole. This is a complex problem and we are grateful for our private, public and nonprofit partners who are actively working together to address it. We thank leaders like board chairs Mayor Erin Mendenhall, Wayne Niederhauser, Randy Shumway and Spencer Eccles for their time and dedication in addressing these challenges together with funders and service providers.
I'm honored to chair the new Utah Homeless Services Board and serve alongside leaders such as Wayne Niederhauser, Spencer P. E., and Mayor Erin Mendenhall. Our goal must be to create systems of support that propel individuals along the continuum of care, starting from street living to the ultimate goal of fostering human dignity. To do so, we have to understand that the core difficulty for those who are chronically homeless is trauma! Much like the rest of the nation, the challenges of homelessness in Utah extend beyond mere economic factors. While employment and affordable housing are crucial, they alone are not enough to solve the issue. This is, in part, because we must recognize and address the different types of homelessness affecting our communities — differentiation is vital for creating solutions that uplift those in need and provide them with the tools to achieve human dignity.