Monthly Focus
August Outreach
Support Local Classrooms through Donors Choose!
Our August Outreach Project will support DonorsChoose, an organization that helps teachers obtain the resources they need for their classrooms. Teachers submit requests for specific classroom supplies and learning materials. The DonorsChoose staff reviews each request, verifies the need, researches pricing, and posts approved projects online for funding. Once a project is fully funded, DonorsChoose purchases the materials and ships them directly to the school.
This year, the Outreach Board has chosen to focus on underfunded elementary schools in the Salt Lake City area. Our goal is to fully fund as many classroom projects as possible with the donations we receive. Some of the projects currently being considered include classroom mats and headphones for Backman Elementary; wiggle chairs and bean bag chairs for Nibley Park; book collections for Franklin Elementary; and art supplies for Rose Park Elementary.
Once we know how much has been collected, the Outreach Board will determine how many classroom projects we are able to fully fund. Together, we can make a meaningful difference for local teachers and students as they prepare for a successful school year.
Support Local Classrooms through Donors Choose!
Our August Outreach Project will support DonorsChoose, an organization that helps teachers obtain the resources they need for their classrooms. Teachers submit requests for specific classroom supplies and learning materials. The DonorsChoose staff reviews each request, verifies the need, researches pricing, and posts approved projects online for funding. Once a project is fully funded, DonorsChoose purchases the materials and ships them directly to the school.
This year, the Outreach Board has chosen to focus on underfunded elementary schools in the Salt Lake City area. Our goal is to fully fund as many classroom projects as possible with the donations we receive. Some of the projects currently being considered include classroom mats and headphones for Backman Elementary; wiggle chairs and bean bag chairs for Nibley Park; book collections for Franklin Elementary; and art supplies for Rose Park Elementary.
Once we know how much has been collected, the Outreach Board will determine how many classroom projects we are able to fully fund. Together, we can make a meaningful difference for local teachers and students as they prepare for a successful school year.
Major Donations to Friendship Manor and The Inn Between:
The checks aren’t in the mail—they’re in the bank! The major donations approved at our Annual Meeting for Friendship Manor and The Inn Between have been delivered, and both organizations were incredibly grateful for the support. Outreach will stay connected with them throughout the year—and we hope to share not just financial gifts, but also people power. How does Bingo and Bagels sound to you?
The checks aren’t in the mail—they’re in the bank! The major donations approved at our Annual Meeting for Friendship Manor and The Inn Between have been delivered, and both organizations were incredibly grateful for the support. Outreach will stay connected with them throughout the year—and we hope to share not just financial gifts, but also people power. How does Bingo and Bagels sound to you?
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Sandwich Making: All Saints Episcopal Church and First Congregational Church make sandwiches for St. Vincent de Paul Dining Hall on the third Sunday of every month. Sandwiches are made upstairs immediately following our service. Please plan on joining us in this very worthwhile endeavor and for a wonderful time of fellowship. Won't you join us for this gathering and opportunity to serve others? Thank you so much for participating in this ministry; it is an important part of the All Saints'/FCC outreach!
Hunger and Homelessness Day at the Capitol
On January 15, 2026, about 150 people from a variety of faith and community organizations gathered at the Utah Capitol Building for the Rally for Housing and Services for Housing and Services to End Homelessness. The Utah News Dispatch, KSL, and Channel 4 all covered this event. (Additional information is available on the Crossroads Urban Center website: crossroadsurbancenter.org, and their YouTube page.) Here is an excerpt from the Utah News Dispatch:
Pastors, advocates and Democratic lawmakers called on the state Legislature Thursday to get clear on the money and steps needed to help the state’s homeless find stable housing, including those with severe mental illness, disabilities and substance use disorders.
The group of about 100 chanted and prayed together inside the state Capitol, where lawmakers will convene Tuesday for their annual, seven-week legislative session.
“Our message is simple: If Utah does not immediately begin making serious efforts to produce the housing and appropriate services to end homelessness, then it will soon be too late to avoid the shame of inviting the world’s elite to visit Utah during the 2034 Olympic Games,” said Levy Woodruff, chair of the governing board of First United Methodist Church in Salt Lake City.
Woodruff said state leaders have focused their discussions in the last decade on building better homeless shelters, but more attention is needed for resources and affordable housing that can help keep people from losing their homes.
Sen. Nate Blouin, D-Millcreek, said he’s working on a bill that would require … (continue reading by clicking this link)
Pastors, advocates and Democratic lawmakers called on the state Legislature Thursday to get clear on the money and steps needed to help the state’s homeless find stable housing, including those with severe mental illness, disabilities and substance use disorders.
The group of about 100 chanted and prayed together inside the state Capitol, where lawmakers will convene Tuesday for their annual, seven-week legislative session.
“Our message is simple: If Utah does not immediately begin making serious efforts to produce the housing and appropriate services to end homelessness, then it will soon be too late to avoid the shame of inviting the world’s elite to visit Utah during the 2034 Olympic Games,” said Levy Woodruff, chair of the governing board of First United Methodist Church in Salt Lake City.
Woodruff said state leaders have focused their discussions in the last decade on building better homeless shelters, but more attention is needed for resources and affordable housing that can help keep people from losing their homes.
Sen. Nate Blouin, D-Millcreek, said he’s working on a bill that would require … (continue reading by clicking this link)