Mike chats with Founder and Executive Director Jacob Crane. Cultural Fire Events Inc. is an Indigenous-led nonprofit in Utah that creates spaces for Native culture to thrive. They put on powwows and other community events, and they also organize support efforts like firewood drives for families on the Navajo Nation. Everything they do centers on strengthening Indigenous communities, celebrating tradition, and making sure Native voices lead the way.

www.CulturalFireEvents.org

Mike chats with Executive Director Alex Yrungaray. Building Up Youth promotes dignity, equity, and community through the principles of Restorative Justice. Our team of like-minded professionals provides curriculum and support to schools and community programs, helping foster stronger, more connected communities. We empower youth to embrace their authentic selves today so they can become caring parents, partners, coworkers, and community members tomorrow.

www.BuildingUpYouth.org

Dansie. For nearly 100 years, Community Nursing Services (CNS), Utah’s oldest nonprofit home health care agency, has delivered compassionate care. Serving 93% of Utahns through nine offices, CNS provides home health, hospice and palliative care, therapy, telehealth, and essential services regardless of insurance or ability to pay. Its Charitable Care Program supports thousands of low-income and underinsured Utahns each year.

www.CNS-Cares.org

Mike chats with Founder & President Dan Henry and Executive Director Elizabeth Henry Weyher. The Danielle Foundation is a nonprofit dedicated to improving the lives of people living with migraine through education, advocacy, and support. It offers programs like Migraine at School and migraine management courses to help individuals and communities better understand the disease. The foundation was created in memory of Danielle Byron Henry to honor her legacy by empowering those affected by migraine.

DanielleFoundation.org

Mike chats with Founder Luke Mickelson. Sleep in Heavenly Peace (SHP) is a national nonprofit dedicated to making sure no child has to sleep on the floor. Through a network of local chapters, volunteers build and deliver beds—complete with a mattress and bedding—to children ages 3–17 who lack a safe place to sleep. SHP exists because a bed is a basic need tied to a child’s health, comfort, and dignity, and its mission is summed up in a simple promise: “No kid sleeps on the floor in our town.”

SHPBeds.org

Mike chats with Downtown Food Pantry Assistant Director & Community Involvement Coordinator Erika Gee. Crossroads Urban Center is a Salt Lake City nonprofit that has spent over 50 years supporting Utahns with low incomes, people of color, and individuals with disabilities. They operate two emergency food pantries, a low-cost thrift store, and offer essential assistance like bus and prescription vouchers. In addition to direct services, Crossroads leads advocacy efforts through groups such as FACE Hunger & Homelessness and Powerful Moms Who Care, pushing for policies that address poverty, homelessness, and hunger.

www.CrossroadsUrbanCenter.org

Mike chats with Kyle Doubrava, Tobacco Prevention Media Coordinator and Marci Nelson, Tobacco Prevention Cessation Coordinator. Tobacco-Free Utah is the state’s Tobacco Prevention and Control Program, dedicated to reducing tobacco use, nicotine addiction, and related health harms across Utah. The program provides quit services, promotes smoke-free policies in homes, workplaces, and public spaces, and supports community and school prevention efforts. Serving all Utahns — with special attention to groups facing higher health risks — the organization works to prevent addiction, reduce disease, and create a healthier, tobacco-free future for the state

www.WayToQuit.org

Mike chats with Founder and Executive Director Jacob Crane. Cultural Fire Events Inc. is an Indigenous-led nonprofit in Utah that creates spaces for Native culture to thrive. They put on powwows and other community events, and they also organize support efforts like firewood drives for families on the Navajo Nation. Everything they do centers on strengthening Indigenous communities, celebrating tradition, and making sure Native voices lead the way.

www.CulturalFireEvents.org