The pandemic is having an immense impact on the food insecurity rate among adults and children in our community. What does that mean? It means that more than 16 percent of Utahns don’t have enough food to lead a healthy life, compared to 11 percent in 2018. It means...
By now, most kids in Utah have gone back to school, either in-person or online. They’re wearing their masks and pulling out their textbooks or logging into their virtual classrooms on Chromebooks. This school year will be different than any other before in most...
While school was dismissed during spring 2020, many families struggled to keep their children fed. School breakfast and lunch programs had been giving their children reliable meals five days a week, but with school canceled, providing regular meals became more...
Since 1967, Community Action Services and Food Bank has assisted residents of Utah, Summit and Wasatch counties. It’s helped countless people put food on the table and learn the skills and gain resources and connections to pull themselves out of poverty. It also...
Residents of Wasatch, Summit, and Utah counties, are you wondering how you’re going to pay next month’s rent, mortgage payment, or utility bill? People are getting back to work, and businesses are open, but COVID-19 is still wreaking havoc on the economy and...
Tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, green beans, peppers, squash, carrots, beets, zucchini—these veggies and more are growing in gardens all over. Garden season is officially underway, and people everywhere are patiently watching their plants grow and flower. It’s not too...
