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
Charity
Helping the Homeless to Care for Their Pets
If you find yourself walking around Pioneer Park in Salt Lake City on a Sunday afternoon, you may come across a group of people handing out free supplies for pets and their owners. A nonprofit called Street Dawg Crew of Utah serves pets and pet owners in the homeless community as well as other vulnerable populations such as low-income veterans, domestic violence survivors, and … [Read more...] about Helping the Homeless to Care for Their Pets
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
30 Countries and 300,000 Smiles
For Dr. William Magee Jr. and his wife Kathy, opening their hearts, being compassionate, and changing lives one smile at a time is what their life’s mission is all about. As a plastic and craniofacial surgeon, William, and Kathy, who is a nurse and clinical social worker, accompanied several other medical volunteers to the Philippines to repair children’s cleft lips and cleft … [Read more...] about 30 Countries and 300,000 Smiles
Finding Pets Forever Homes: The Humane Society of Utah
The Humane Society of Utah (HSU) was first established in 1960. Originally a branch of the Humane Society of the United States, HSU was incorporated as a private nonprofit in 1972. This means that HSU is an independent, local, private nonprofit that does not receive any ongoing support from any national organization. Instead, they work hard to raise every dollar they require … [Read more...] about Finding Pets Forever Homes: The Humane Society of Utah
