United Way of Utah County

Everyday learners (education) - the ability to learn and read makes a difference for later success in life. We work with parents to ensure that all children are ready to start school and stay in school. We do this by funding internal and community partner programs that provide free or low- cost resources. These programs increase literacy by establishing home libraries, helping kids overcome learning delays, and providing tutoring and parent educational resources. Last year, our help me grow program served 1,909 children and performed 2,862 developmental and behavioral screenings to identify and provide referrals for growth development, communication and behavioral skills.

Everyday strong (health) - anxiety and depression are on the rise in Utah County youth, and we are working to build resilient kids and strong communities. We do this by funding internal and community partner programs that provide free or low-cost resources. These programs promote health education and child abuse prevention, support suicide prevention training, and provide parent training and education. Last year, we trained every school counselor in the alpine and nebo school districts, potentially reaching 80,000+ children. We aim to help every child in Utah County feel safe, connected, and confident.

Everyday support (income) - families and individuals have a basic need of achieving financial stability. We work to empower them to reach sustainable income by funding internal and community partner programs to provide free or low-cost resources. These resources include free income tax preparation, utilities and rent assistance, job skills training, adult computer literacy, and financial classes and counseling. In 2022, we brought back almost 5 million in tax refunds into the community through the volunteer income tax assistance program, which increases the stability and earning potential of those we serve.

Donor designated contributions - includes amounts contributed to United Way designated for specific nonprofit organizations. Since most of these organizations are not United Way member agencies the purposes of the donations have not been categorized into the first three program services listed (education, income, and health). The total distributed to these nonprofit organizations was 263,261 (this amount and the recipients of these funds is not included on schedule i).