State of Good: Habitat for Humanity Strengthening Families and Communities
As a program of the Salt Lake Chamber Foundation, Utah Community Builders recognizes an organization each month that is making a meaningful impact in the community. This initiative aligns with their mission to activate the Utah business community to address pressing community issues that strengthen Utah’s workforce. With a history dating back to the 1940s, […]
Friends for Sight: Creating a Brighter Future for Children
Working hand in hand with school districts and volunteers, Friends for Sight has been making a difference since 1955. Founded by a group of local women passionate about identifying blindness in children, the organization now conducts about 65,000 vision screenings each year across Utah schools. They have also expanded their reach by opening a vision clinic in partnership with the Salt Lake City School District.
Empowering Students and Strengthening the Community with Junior Achievement of Utah & Idaho
Making a lasting difference in the community by equipping young people with essential life skills is at the heart of Junior Achievement of Utah and Idaho (JA). As part of JA Worldwide — a global organization founded in 1919 and active in over 100 countries — the Utah and Idaho chapters have been empowering students since 1956. What began as a small after-school program has grown into a vital local resource, reaching thousands of students each year and helping shape the future of the community.
State of Good: Promise Partnership Utah’s Mission to Break the Cycle of Poverty
Promise Partnership Utah has been making a meaningful impact on students’ lives and creating real change for Utahns since its work began in 2005. By building partnerships across the private and public sectors, they support student success in Community Schools, Promise Communities and at the systems level.
Best Place for Working Parents® Salt Lake, Summit, and Wasatch Counties is Launched to Recognize Family-Friendly Businesses
Park City Chamber of Commerce & Visitor Bureau, Salt Lake Chamber, Heber Valley Chamber of Commerce, and Park City Community Foundation’s Early Childhood Alliance partner to bring the national program to Utah. The Best Place for Working Parents® is a national network that offers real-time designations to family-friendly businesses. Launched today, the Best Place for […]
State of Good: evolvedMD is Revolutionizing Behavioral Health Care for the Community
Utah Community Builders, a nonprofit and program of the Salt Lake Chamber Foundation, recognizes a business each month that is making a meaningful impact in its community. This initiative aligns with their mission to activate the Utah business community to address pressing community issues that strengthen Utah’s workforce. evolvedMD is revolutionizing the way behavioral health […]
State of Good: Supporting Young Minds, Strengthening Our Community
As a nonprofit and program of the Salt Lake Chamber Foundation, Utah Community Builders recognizes a business each month that is making a meaningful impact in its community. This initiative aligns with their mission to activate the Utah business community to address pressing community issues that strengthen Utah’s workforce.
Utah Community Builders: Creating Real Change for Utah’s Workforce and Families
An initiative of the Salt Lake Chamber, UCB was founded to address critical community challenges impacting Utah’s workforce. With a mission to create lasting, meaningful change, the organization empowers businesses to redefine success – not just by economic growth but by investing in workforce well-being and resilience. The result? Thriving employees, stronger businesses and a more sustainable future for all.
Joseph Grenny to be Recognized with the Utah Community Builder Award
Today, Utah Community Builders, the nonprofit foundation of the Salt Lake Chamber, announced that Joseph Grenny, Chairman of the Board of The Other Side Academy, will be honored with the 7th Annual Utah Community Builder Award. The award recognizes an inspirational individual who has gone above and beyond the call of duty to address critical community needs.
New Resource Encourages Flexible Workplace Practices for Utah Businesses
Utah Community Builders, the Salt Lake Chamber’s nonprofit foundation, has released the “Workplace Flexibility Guide,” a new resource for the business community to learn about possibilities for workplace flexibility, ways to manage it and how it can be a catalyst for a high-performing work culture and employee wellness. “During the last several years, Utah workforce […]