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Utah Nonprofits Association, KCPW and Utah Public Radio are partnering to produce short radio spots demonstrating the positive impacts of local nonprofit organizations. This exciting effort is designed to help increase the visibility of nonprofits across the state and to inspire people to give generously to area charitable organizations and community groups that are so essential to the health and well-being of our state.

We hope to feature nonprofits with powerful stories of the work that charitable groups do to strengthen communities and enrich lives. Nonprofits wishing to be considered must submit a form which provides:

  • Name of Organization
  • Town/Area Served (or Statewide)
  • Contact Name
  • Contact Number
  • E-mail Address
  • Organization’s Web Site Address (if any)
  • Brief Description of the Work of the Organization
  • Suggested Story and Storyteller

We are interested in participant, donor, service recipient, or constituent perspectives, which may be augmented. We have found that personal stories by people who can speak comfortably about their own first-hand experiences make the best spots.

An advisory committee selects those organizations whose proposed stories best convey the contributions and human face of the sector to listeners, while reflecting a range of subject matter, geography, voice, and perspective. Those groups chosen to participate are pre-interviewed by Utah Nonprofits Association, who spearheads the story selection. Participating individuals will generally be expected to come to the KCPW or Utah Public Radio studios in Salt Lake City and Logan to record their stories. In special cases recording sessions may be scheduled in other locations.

These radio spots are designed to create a positive face for the sector as a whole, and to give people a reason to care about nonprofits and their work in Utah. This series does not seek to raise money for specific groups, or to promote nonprofit events.

Organizations that submit a story idea but are not selected may be considered anew without resubmitting a new proposed story. However, groups may submit a new form if they wish. If you would like to submit an organization please fill out this form.


Utah Cares Audio & Links

December 2009

Utah Cares is sponsored in part by Lewiston State Bank. Thanks to Jennifer Steele Christensen for producing Utah Cares.


Alta Community Enrichment
Arts, Culture, Education
Jaeann Tschiffely teaches school in the mountain top ski community of Alta. With the support of Alta Community Enrichment, the arts come alive for the students in her one-of-a-kind classroom.

Bad Dog Rediscovers America
Imagine, Dare, Create!
Sharing the creative arts with underprivileged students in Salt Lake County allows Evander Cavazos to give something back. Growing up with Bad Dog Rediscovers America, Evander discovered life-changing potential within himself.

Bridgerland Literacy
Each One Teach One…
Bridgerland Literacy was established in 1987 to provide free, confidential reading help to residents of Cache Valley. Director Danielle Bird relies on volunteers like Gayle Knapp to accomplish the program’s empowering mission.

Catholic Community Services
Mission of Catholic Community Services: To practice gospel values of love, compassion and hope through service, support and collaboration.
When Buu Diep left Vietnam, she never imagined that her journey across the ocean would lead her to Utah. Now serving as the Refugee Foster Care Coordinator for Catholic Community Services, Buu knows first-hand what her young clients need most to succeed.

Child and Family Support Center of Cache County
Strengthening Families and Protecting Children
Bill Johnson is a Utah State Prison inmate housed at the Cache County Jail. During his incarceration, Bill has completed an eight-week parenting class, and he is grateful for the new life skills he’s learned. The Child and Family Support Center of Cache County meets with inmates like Bill weekly to help them become more successful parents once they’re released from jail.

Family Support Center of Salt Lake County
Mission: To protect children, strengthen families and prevent child abuse
Salt Lake County’s Family Support Center provides services to protect children, strengthen families and prevent child abuse. The center’s Life Start Village gives single mothers like Loretta Bowman a new start in providing safe and stable homes for their children.

Navajo Santa
Celebrating 20 Years of Ya’at’eeh Keshmish - "Merry Christmas"
Now in its 20th year of service, Navajo Santa provides food, blankets, warm clothing and Christmas gifts to residents of the Utah Strip of the Navajo Reservation. Marianne Felt, the organization’s president, treasures her involvement with this unique, often neglected population.

Rocky Mountain Home Care and Hospice
Bring the Healing Home
Rocky Mountain Home Care and Hospice of St. George provides skilled nursing services in Washington County homes, care facilities and hospitals. Annalee Howland, manager of Beehive Homes of St. George, is grateful when the residents of her facilities receive Rocky Mountain’s award-winning care.

Utah Foster Care Foundation
We serve Utah's children by finding, educating, and nurturing families to meet the needs of children in foster care.
The Utah Foster Care Foundation believes that children thrive in families. Seeking foster parents for children in State care, Maryanne McFarland works as a recruiter for the organization’s northern region and has welcomed dozens of foster children into her own home.

WabiSabi
Supporting the community with recycled style and grace
Operating two thrift stores in Moab, Wabi Sabi takes community recycling efforts to heart. Volunteer Sue Allamann appreciates how Wabi Sabi gives back.

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