In 1984, Project Read Utah launched with the goal of providing one-on-one tutoring services to adults with low-level literacy skills, thereby strengthening families, improving communities, and breaking the generational cycle of illiteracy. Operating out of the Provo City Library, the organization envisions a literate Utah County where everyone has access to learning … [Read more...] about Project Read: Changing Lives Through Literacy
Charities
Special Olympics Utah: Creating a Community of Champions
Special Olympics Utah provides year-round sports training and competition for children and adults with intellectual disabilities. Through sports, these athletes discover new strengths and abilities, develop greater skills and confidence, and experience added joy and fulfillment. Special Olympics Utah is all about empowerment. And special events manager Haley Nall says that … [Read more...] about Special Olympics Utah: Creating a Community of Champions
Huntsman World Senior Games: Offering Fitness and Community to the 50+ Crowd
Retirement doesn’t necessarily mean life slows down. In fact, for many seniors, it’s the busiest season of their lives. Busy in a good way, according to senior Marianne Hamilton. The almost-70-year-old never imagined that in her twilight years she’d be as active as she is, volunteering and competing and socializing. “I am so busy! I am happy, healthy, … [Read more...] about Huntsman World Senior Games: Offering Fitness and Community to the 50+ Crowd
Caring for Traditional Native Elders: One Nonprofit’s Inspiring Mission
What started out as an inspiration from the award-winning documentary Broken Rainbow has now turned into a bridge of hope between the Navajo people and other cultures around the world. The documentary examines many injustices that the government was forcing upon the Navajo nation during the 1980s, and Linda Myers just couldn’t stand idly by and do nothing about it. Myers … [Read more...] about Caring for Traditional Native Elders: One Nonprofit’s Inspiring Mission
Follow the Flag: To Honor, Heal, and Inspire
When Kyle Fox decided to hang a giant U.S. flag in Grove Creek Canyon near his Pleasant Grove home in 2015, he had no idea that he would be creating a movement that would unite communities across the country and change his life forever. Fox’s idea to hang a giant U.S. flag came from his hobby of raising giant pumpkins. Yes, giant pumpkins. At the time, Fox and his … [Read more...] about Follow the Flag: To Honor, Heal, and Inspire
