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Get to Know UNP’s Current Student Interns!

As a department of the University of Utah, University Neighborhood Partners (UNP) have several student interns and graduate assistants who engage with UNP staff and the west side community through university conducted programs. In this post, we’ll be shining a spotlight on the amazing interns currently working with UNP and the many programs that brought […]

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We are hiring!

We are hiring an Environmental Justice Partnership Manager. This is a 2-year grant funded position that may be extended with future funding opportunities. Under the direction of UNP and working closely with the Salt Lake City Sustainability Department, the Environmental Justice Partnership Manager will serve as the main point of contact UNP for Salt Lake […]

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Mental Health for Salt Lake

University of Utah and University of Utah Health are concurrently undergoing a Strategy Refresh Process. Together as One U we serve communities and the region, lead education and discovery, and innovate care, all while being accountable for outcomes. We believe that communities, partners, and people make us who we are, and we are fully invested […]

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Family Voice in West Side Schools

In March 2020, COVID-19 hit the country. It illuminated unprecedented challenges and exposed other pandemics, including racial, economic and environmental issues which were already impacting the Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) communities throughout the U.S. More specifically, the pandemic left many families with various crises — food and home insecurities, loss of work, […]

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Science in the Parks

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Science in the Parks is an outreach program whose mission is to provide hands-on science education and experiences outside of the traditional classroom. Our goal is to lead inquiry-based experiments that foster positive science identities and encourage underserved youth to envision themselves as future scientists.

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Partnering with Faculty for Deeper Youth Engagement

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Once upon a time, there was a group of young people from the UNP Hartland Partnership Center who were anxious to go to California to present their research projects on Policing and Self-Segregation in School. But, alas, COVID hit and the ocean view became just a dream.

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UNP Helping to Navigate Utah’s Emergency Rental Assistance Program

Salt Lake County has partnered with University Neighborhood Partners and other community organizations to help connect community residents to the Utah Emergency Rental Assistance Program. UNP has assembled a multi-cultural team of skilled resource navigators who can help connect community to emergency rental assistance, as well as other social service resources.

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Social Capital Work During COVID-19

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For years, UNP has dedicated its efforts to building intercultural and linguistic connections to integrating incoming populations, disenfranchised community members, first generation students, University faculty, staff, students, community-based organizations, and government agencies around the development of a local model of mutual understanding and benefit. These efforts are evident in the wreath of partnerships UNP connects […]

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Hartland’s Transformation

DBSL (DesignBuildSALTLAKE) is a student program in the University of Utah’s College of Architecture + Planning that allows students to gain hands-on education in design and construction. This year, the students have been lucky enough to work with UNP at its Hartland Partnership Center to design and build a landscape project for the community using […]

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