Promise Partnership Utah

Exciting News from Clearfield! We recently hosted the first Parent Café at the Davis Community Learning Center in collaboration with Wasatch Elementary. Parent Cafés are an incredible opportunity for parents and guardians to come together, connect with the school, and dive deeper into their child’s education. At this event, we focused on building stronger relationships between families and the school, fostering a supportive community to ensure every student succeeds!

A huge thank you to My Hometown, a local volunteer initiative that collected over 7 boxes of new and gently used books to be distributed at Liberty Elementary’s family literacy night on November 7. This generous donation will ensure our event is a success, and help students begin a lifelong love of reading.

I am so tired of waiting, Aren't you, For the world to become good And beautiful and kind? Let us take a knife And cut the world in two- And see what worms are eating At the rind. - Langston Hughes Boy, did we get into it at the StriveTogether national #ConveningC2C last week in Salt Lake City! This was the most authentic, spirited, convicting, and activating StriveTogether national convening I've attended. Weaving together the threads of #solidarityeconomics to drive economic mobility for ALL (Manuel Pastor - USC Equity Research Institute), nurturing and growing social movement leaders (Cheryl Dorsey - Echoing Green), holding ourselves accountable to our communities and the network's 4 million futures pledge (Jennifer Blatz), and *real* strategies for designing and upholding strong policies and civic structures for systems transformation (The EdRedesign Lab and StriveTogether Community of Practice + Results for America leadership and coordination); this convening reminded me how wonderful it is to "create beautiful things with my friends." It also did not shy away from examining harsh truths and asking tough questions to get there. Grateful to learn from so many incredible national trailblazers and learning collectives like Partners for Rural Impact, Texas Impact Network, Promise South Salt Lake, Seeding Success, Learn to Earn Dayton, Omega CDC, Northside Achievement Zone (NAZ) and dozens of other network members and national field leaders. Now it's time to get to work applying all of these new insights and connections to make the world more good, beautiful and kind. 🌱

VP of Public Policy Elizabeth Garbe and Sr. Partnership Director Taryn Roch presentation at this year’s StriveTogether Convening on how to connect on-the-ground work to policy and changes in practice. They introduced and demonstrated a Policy and Practice Barrier Identification tool, which is used to identify and analyze barriers in our community so we can effectively address them. Learn more about this year’s Strive Together Convening: https://bit.ly/4exjxSB

At this year’s StriveTogether Convening, Patti White, School Partnership Director with Promise Partnership Utah, presented the collaborative work done to identify educational gaps in schools. Identifying opportunities for growth within schools is the first step in creating environments for every student to thrive, and we are grateful for the meaningful work Patti is doing for schools in her network. Learn more about this year’s Strive Together Convening: https://bit.ly/4exjxSB

Promise Partnership Utah team members, Keiko Nenbee and Marisol Perez Gonzales, joined grassroots organizer, Silvia Imelda Augero, for a special presentation at this year’s Strive Together Convening. The presentation included how redesigning the Promise Partnership Council, our collaborative leadership group, enabled equitable results at scale to support all of Promise Partnership Utah’s work. Learn more about this year’s Strive Together Convening: https://bit.ly/4exjxSB

We are thrilled to announce Bill Crim, President and CEO of Utah’s Promise, as this year’s Henningsgaard Cradle to Career Champion Award winner! This award was presented at StriveTogether’s annual convening, and honors individuals who show exceptional leadership and dedication to ensuring every child has the support they need for economic mobility. In Bill’s acceptance speech, he said, “I believe deeply that the work being done by Promise Partnership Utah and the StriveTogether network can put every kid in our country on a path to economic mobility. I am proud to be part of the work we are doing together.” Congratulations, Bill! https://bit.ly/3NgNJFx

Next Tuesday at 2 p.m. Eastern Time, don’t miss this webinar when our partner Promise Partnership Utah unveils the state’s children and youth fiscal map. We hope it will inspire others about the possibilities for more sustainable funding for children and youth! https://ow.ly/CU4I50ToEG7

Join us for the Utah Children & Youth Fiscal Map Launch webinar on Tuesday, October 8, from 12:00-1:00 p.m. The fiscal map offers insights into investments in kids and teens (ages 0-24) across the state. Join us to learn how Utah’s funding supports children and youth, see a live demo, and participate in a Q&A session. Save the date and register today to receive the Zoom link! https://bit.ly/4gEfJQU

Davis Education Foundation’s teen living center is set to open soon in Layton. The center will house students facing homelessness and join the multiple teen centers already built in the district, which offer resources like laundry, showers, and study rooms. https://bit.ly/47iGIgv