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: Empowering Utah Communities Through Suicide Prevention and Support

As a nonprofit and 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. Recognized as a serious public health […]
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.
2024 Workplace Mental Health & Well-Being Summit: Cultivating a Culture of Mental Health and Wellness

We have every reason to invest in mental health — it drives well-being, boosts productivity and creates thriving workplaces. Becky Pickle shared that employees facing mental health challenges miss up to four times more workdays and poor mental health costs businesses billions in lost productivity. Prioritizing mental health enhances employee satisfaction, reduces burnout and fosters a healthier, more productive workforce. As leaders, prioritizing employee well-being is essential for organizational success, directly influencing productivity, costs and resilience. So, how can you make a difference? Pickle shared how organizations can start to make a difference by focusing on these three pillars of mental health support:
2024 Workplace Mental Health & Well-Being Summit: Prioritizing Mental Health: Suicide Prevention in the Workplace

With nearly 80% of suicide victims being of working age, supporting mental health in the workforce is critical. The toolkit follows the Stream Analogy, which divides suicide prevention into five stages: pre-action, upstream (preventing crises), midstream (addressing early warning signs), downstream (responding during a crisis) and where to get started.
2024 Workplace Mental Health & Well-Being Summit: Workplace Wellness Starts with Connection

“Mental health is more than just therapy,” Knowlton began, emphasizing that it’s about cultivating environments where people feel safe, supported and valued. She highlighted the need for workplaces to create spaces that foster well-being on a deeper level than traditional interventions alone. As humans, we can all feel disconnected or stuck every once in a while, whether it be in our personal or work lives. Still, when we feel secure in our roles, it fuels creativity, curiosity, empathy, honesty and overall success.