Introducing Our Interns!

Not solely is it a novel year, but it is also a novel semester!  As many of yous know, our programme is run past times amazing interns who direct maintain a passion for families, wellness in addition to education.  These wonderful ladies are the cream of the crop in addition to total of life!  It takes simply a few weeks to acquire into the routine of things, but thus we'll all live on off in addition to running.  We direct maintain many novel ideas, thus proceed your optic out for changes.  And equally usual, if yous ever direct maintain whatsoever questions, delight permit us know!

Here is a piffling chip close each i of our interns, hopefully yous tin acquire to know these ladies!

Tessa Nelson

I am a senior at UVU studying Behavioral Science amongst an emphasis inwards Family Studies. I am originally from Montana in addition to I honey going dorsum at that topographic point to watch my extended family! My household unit of measurement moved to Lehi close xiv years ago. I graduated from Lehi High School inwards 2006. I direct maintain been married for over 2 years in addition to my hubby in addition to I are expecting our get-go kid inwards April. I volition live on graduating in addition to having a infant close a calendar week apart from each other! I am excited to commence my internship amongst ! I am looking forrard to working amongst the volunteers in addition to amongst the families in addition to helping families have the resources they demand to strengthen their family.

Ally Gordon

Hey I’m Ally! This coming Apr I am graduating inwards Public Health amongst a Health Promotion emphasis from Brigham Young University. I experience strongly close prevention, which is i of the original reasons I decided to become into Public Health. I direct maintain many areas of involvement inside populace health, i of them beingness maternal/child health.  I believe that the get-go few years of a child’s life, including the prenatal fourth dimension period, greatly touching on the residual of that child’s life. I was born inwards Payson, UT in addition to raised inwards Castilian Fork, UT. I honey doing things outdoors, particularly when the conditions is warm. I of late took upward snowboarding, which has made winters a lot to a greater extent than enjoyable! I also relish camping, reading, dancing, singing, shopping, and  spending fourth dimension amongst household unit of measurement in addition to friends.

 Susannah Naillon

 I volition live on receiving my undergraduate score inwards Public Health inwards Apr '12 from BYU. I decided to pursue this champaign because I actually relish helping others, in addition to direct maintain ever felt that "health" is i of the biggest aspect inwards our lives that influences who nosotros are.  I am thrilled to live on working amongst United Way's programme because it allows me to assist others, connect amongst the community, in addition to strengthen the wellness of the community. I am a proud woman parent to a sweetness infant boy, who was born inwards March of 2011. Although he has solely been inwards my life for such a brusque amount of time, he has made me realize how life is thus precious. As a mother, I sympathise how rewarding it is to live on a parent, in addition to promise that I tin acquire from parents inwards the community.  I also utter Japanese fluently in addition to Standard Mandarin Chinese semi-fluently. It is my promise that I tin ambit out to a diversity of people using my linguistic communication skills. 

Andrea Lamb

I grew upward inwards Pleasant Grove, Utah, in addition to although it's been awhile since I graduation, I yet direct maintain enough of PGHS Viking pride. I'm currently a senior at BYU, in addition to I volition live on receiving my BS inwards Public Health--Health Promotion rail this April. When I started college in addition to began looking at a major, I simply couldn't intend of anything to a greater extent than of import inwards life than beingness healthy, in addition to I wanted to live on able assist others detect right wellness information, modify harmful behaviors, in addition to make optimal health. I believe wellness is essential to enjoying the other delights of life! I got engaged to my high schoolhouse sweetheart inwards December, in addition to nosotros volition live on married afterwards this semester. I direct maintain lived inwards China, in addition to I'm headed to Thailand this summertime to produce humanitarian work. I honey running in addition to anything that involves beingness outside, in addition to the promise of summertime pulls me through every Utah winter. I direct maintain nine nieces in addition to nephews in addition to I honey spending fourth dimension amongst them. I'm excited to live on working equally an intern amongst United Way helping families improve their health!

Stacey Mitchell

Some of yous powerfulness cry back me, but I direct maintain a novel name! I of late got married in addition to honey it!  I've been an intern amongst since Apr in addition to direct maintain loved it thus much I decided to stay.  I volition similar a shot live on a Vista for the side past times side year.   H5N1 Vista is similar the PeaceCorp, but stateside service.  I volition live on focusing on volunteer recruitment, community playgroups, in addition to household unit of measurement education.  My favorite move of this labor is helping families connect to resources that inwards plough assist them live on ameliorate parents.  I honey seeing novel mothers fit their infant infant in addition to realize what a sweetness chance they direct maintain to live on parents, teachers, in addition to motivators!  I facial expression forrard to a peachy novel twelvemonth amongst .

Stephanie Anderson

My cry is Stephanie Anderson in addition to I am the Coordinator.  I direct maintain been at United Way for a twelvemonth in addition to the fourth dimension has flown by.  We direct maintain such dedicated volunteers in addition to interns that produce thus much to brand the programme successful.  My passion in addition to honey is  working amongst parents in addition to caregivers.   I believe that nosotros acquire from each other in addition to shared experience tin assist each of us.  I previously worked for BYU Broadcasting equally the Ready To Learn Coordinator in addition to instruct for Child Care Resource in addition to Referral in addition to UVU equally an adjunct professor inwards the Early Education Department.  My hubby in addition to I direct maintain 8 children in addition to are lucky to direct maintain iv wonderful grandchildren. 

Volunteer Spotlight

Our wonderful volunteers never cease to amaze us!  We bring wonderful people volunteer their time, expertise, in addition to honey to in addition to therefore many families inwards Utah County.  The to a greater extent than I run amongst our volunteers, the to a greater extent than I am impressed amongst their abilities. I actually experience in addition to therefore lucky to bring such a bully team!

I know I've said this before, precisely our plan WOULD NOT run without our volunteers.  They are the ones who view our families, study dorsum to us concerns, in addition to back upwards the private families.  It's slowly to larn focused on numbers in addition to utilisation tasks, precisely when you lot halt in addition to intend near the combine hours these volunteers contribute to our program, it is overwhelming.

Recently, the Volunteer Recognition Program provided past times the Utah Commission of Volunteers contacted us scream for for a nomination of i of our bully volunteers.  It was a hard decision, precisely nosotros nominated Tedi Palmer for her outstanding service to our community.

Tedi has been volunteering amongst us for over a twelvemonth in addition to does a wonderful labor amongst our long term families. She is aware of each families needs, visits them monthly, in addition to is in addition to therefore goodness to ship volunteer reports.  Above all, she is in addition to therefore bully to run amongst in addition to real has a honey for helping families.

Thank you lot Tedi, nosotros are in addition to therefore grateful for her assist in addition to support!


If you lot are interested inwards becoming a volunteer, delight e-mail us at baby1@unitedwayuc.org

A Exceptional Cheers To....

Timpanogos Regional Hospital for donating 20,000 diapers to United Way.  The diapers were redistributed to Pregnancy Resources Center, Utah Health Department Program and United Way to accomplish to a greater extent than families inward need.  Timpanogos Regional Hospital donated to a greater extent than or less other 20,000 diapers to Community Action for a full of 40,000 diapers from their diaper drive during the calendar month of November.  

Utah County Health Department Program
Registered nurses view families alongside babies at run a peril for developmental delays, families on medicaid and Teen Parents.  Nurses answer whatever questions or concerns parents may convey every bit good every bit providing helpful educational data specific to their situation.  Nurses likewise produce Castilian Home Visitations.

Visit their Website: http://www.utahcountyonline.org/Dept/Health/WelcomeBaby/Index.asp
 

Nurses at Public Health Department

Pregnancy Resource Center
The Pregnancy Resource Center is a non-profit, charitable arrangement dedicated to helping those unprepared for pregnancy.  Call to encounter how to qualify for diaper donations.

1367 South 740 East
Orem, UT 84097
Phone: 801-221-2591
Office Hours: M/T/Th 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM
 

Newsletters

Hey! Did you lot know that has a monthly newsletter? Every calendar month nosotros ship out a FREE newsletter sum of helpful tips, advice, as well as fun community events that are coming up! If you lot desire to hold upwards a role of this neat resources simply ship us your cite as well as electronic mail address as well as you lot volition hold upwards on your fashion to to a greater extent than neat parenting ideas!

baby1@unitedwayuc.org

Behind The Scenes Of

There are in addition to hence many people that assist to live a successful program. Our wonderful volunteers are a huge strength that maintain us running in addition to we're in addition to hence grateful for their willingness to contribute their fourth dimension in addition to knowledge.  However, some other aspect of is our wonderful Interns!  This semester nosotros accept interns from BYU, UVU, in addition to Weber State.  These girls are high energy, excited close kid development, in addition to and hence much fun!  They genuinely are the hands (and smiles) that brand the plan run.  We view we'd innovate each i of them to assist y'all acquire a niggling fight to a greater extent than familiar amongst their fun personalities in addition to peradventure the people y'all electronic mail in addition to call.

Erika

Hey! I am Erika McIntyre,  I grew upwards moving a lot, but claim Tokyo every bit home, since at that topographic point is where I was the longest. My woman parent is Japanese in addition to begetter grew upwards inwards California. I'd similar to tell I acquire the best of both worlds. Some of my hobbies include: working amongst children, photography, music, basketball game in addition to EATING. I'm really expert at eating. I'm ever willing to endeavour novel foods, in addition to acquire close novel cultures. I am majoring in Human Development at BYU, in addition to graduate inwards Dec (2011). I decided to alter to Human Development close two years agone because I honey learning close people, to a greater extent than specifically children in addition to how they railroad train inwards unlike domains. Ever since I tin cry back I ever loved helping amongst my younger siblings, in addition to every bit I got older I continued to  enjoy working amongst children! I worked at a preschool, summertime military camp for kids, a middle/high school--anywhere to run amongst children. I am excited to run hither amongst , in addition to assist families grow in addition to learn! Hope to acquire to know y'all all better! Enjoy our blog!

Breiyon 

I was born inwards California, in addition to since my nativity I accept motility approx. 23 times.  I honey multifariousness inwards food, people culture, art, music etc.  I honey embracing novel people in addition to novel ideas crusade it is through such that our globe becomes a meliorate place.  I am excited to get hitched amongst the LOVE of my life inwards Nov in addition to excited to run toward our dreams of promoting wellness educational activity inwards pocket-size villages inwards Africa.  Food is my most favorite, subject, hobby, involvement etc.  I am a hairstylist in addition to my favorite conversations ever outset amongst "Where is your favorite identify to eat." (If whatsoever of y'all accept a proposition of a expert identify to swallow anywhere inwards the world, create share. I volition position it on my ever cherished must endeavour sustenance list.)  If I could move the world, tasting all the unlike dishes of food, eating every bit much every bit I want, of whatever I want, in addition to NEVER accept to practise to maintain the weight off, I would exceed away happy.  I hold off frontwards to whatever interaction I volition live blessed to accept amongst y'all from maybe coming together y'all inwards person, or only existence able to part a spider web log that volition hopefully inwards someway enrich both our lives.

Holly 

I accept lived inwards Utah all of my life, existence raised to a greater extent than oftentimes than non betwixt Mapleton in addition to Springville. I would consider myself a typical Utahan because I honey doing anything outdoors, whether it's camping, fishing, hiking, or riding horses amongst my husband! The "indoor activities" I honey to create are: sewing/crafting, reading, in addition to watching whatsoever type of expert movie. I accept been aid UVU ever since I graduated high schoolhouse inwards 2007 in addition to it has been quite the journey! I am happy to tell that I volition live lastly graduating amongst a Bachelor's score inwards the Family Studies plan at the halt of the semester! YAY! After graduation, I promise to live able to pass to a greater extent than fourth dimension amongst identify unit of measurement in addition to go on to acquire a Child Life Specialist through the University of Utah. As of correct now, I am really excited to live expanding my skills in addition to cognition inwards working amongst the Program at United Way! 

Stacey 

I am currently aid UVU in addition to graduate inwards December!  It's been a long journey, but I'm in addition to hence excited to view the lite at the halt of the tunnel.  I'm looking frontwards to getting dorsum inwards my hobbies afterward my upcoming marriage inwards Oct in addition to graduation.  I bask cooking, existence outside, photographing, in addition to working on fine art projects.  I grew upwards inwards a household total of girls in addition to existence the oldest, I developed a honey for children.  has been a slap-up chance for me to advocate for good for y'all families, assist our community grow stronger, in addition to acquire to a greater extent than close kid development!  Ultimately, I would honey to run amongst teens who create create amongst eating disorders in addition to assist promote positive torso icon in addition to good for y'all life styles.

Chantel
My cry is Chantel Hill in addition to for the past times 4 years, I accept been studying Health Science amongst emphasis inwards Community in addition to Worksite Wellness at BYU-Idaho.  I am currently working every bit an intern for Help Me Grow in addition to Welcome baby.  I bask studying Science in addition to Math but too wanted to run amongst people.   I honey to beak amongst friends in addition to go on walks.  I bask horseback riding, cake decorating, bicycling in addition to onetime movies.   I grew upwards inwards Hollister California but latterly moved to Provo Utah.  In High School I was on the Swim Team in addition to H2O polo team.  I miss the sea inwards California but honey the many biking trails, beautiful parks, in addition to hiking areas around here.

 

Community Donations

This has been a groovy summer!  We've had some groovy trouble solid unit of measurement events, lots of fun costless community events, too many groovy weblog posts.  In addition, we've had many groovy success stories from our volunteers nearly the many families visited inward Utah County.

Although nosotros similar to focus on educational resources for parents, fun arts and crafts ideas, too local events on this blog, we'd similar to accept a infinitesimal too allow y'all know what goes behind the scenes of our plan too give cheers the many people who construct this plan run.

is a habitation visitation plan that focuses on raise education, community support, too early on childhood literacy.  Our trained volunteers acquire into the homes of many kickoff fourth dimension families inward Utah County too convey packets containing a receiving blanket, babe book, hat, too socks.  In addition, the trouble solid unit of measurement receives a wonderful reference majority called "Keeping Your Baby Healthy" too other groovy information.

All of the materials that acquire inward our packets are generously donated past times local religious groups, through community drives, too from our volunteers.  Without your donations, nosotros could non pose together these amazing packets to give to our families.  Recently, a local LDS ward had an action too pose together 85 novel packets for us.  Each parcel had a cute blanket too a construct novel babe book.  When these packets were delivered to our office, nosotros were overwhelmed past times the dear these ladies pose into each packet.  It is slow to acquire into the daily mundane component tasks, simply this surprise donation made us all terminate too await at the bigger pictures of what is genuinely about. Our destination is to aid the many novel mothers inward our community experience the dear too back upwards of their neighbors, community, too other mothers.  Through these social connections, they tin hold out given the resources to aid them amongst basic questions or aid them handgrip to a greater extent than hard concerns.   As nosotros looked through these packets, nosotros were reminded of our destination too the dear for all the families too novel babies nosotros visit.  would similar to give cheers this wonderful grouping of women who took fourth dimension too resources to construct these beautiful packets! We couldn't create it without your support.

 

Other surprise donations direct maintain come upwards inward equally well.  Each fourth dimension a donation is made, nosotros are overwhelmed past times the generosity too kindness of our community members. Not entirely create nosotros have donated blankets too burp cloths, simply many times at that topographic point are hours of manus stitched operate too a picayune dear pose into the items donated.  Thank you!

Last simply non least, nosotros had a sweetness lady donate to our early on childhood literacy plan too from her donation nosotros were able to buy xl NEW books!  encourages mothers too fathers to read to their children from the start.  Not entirely does that encourage parent/child bonding, simply it instills a dear for reading too learning from a immature age!

We are too thence grateful for the many people who direct maintain donated to our plan too for the continued back upwards nosotros receive.  Thank you!

Women Inwards Philanthropy

has many wonderful community supporters. One scheme we'd similar to spotlight that has e'er been a dandy supporter of our programme is Women inwards Philanthropy.  Recently they hosted a wonderful fundraiser luncheon to assist us heighten coin to buy children books to back upwards our destination of early on childhood literacy.

Women inwards Philanthropy's mission is to "Build an influential forcefulness of women philanthropists who develop fiscal resources, unite inwards service in addition to stand upwards every bit advocates for programs, initiatives in addition to community affairs that produce goodness women in addition to children inwards Utah County."  We are real fortunate inwards Utah County to accept such a wonderful grouping of women advocating in addition to actively participating inwards making Utah County a stronger community.

From their generous donations they were able to heighten almost $800 in addition to from that coin nosotros volition last able to buy almost 500 books.  Those books volition teach into the homes of the families our trained volunteers take in in addition to to the families who attend our gratis parenting classes.  We are then grateful for their back upwards in addition to generous donations.

Helping our children dearest reading in addition to assisting them to read is a priceless gift non exclusively for our children, exactly for our community. Stephanie Anderson, our Early Childhood Literacy Specialist, spoke almost the importance of reading to our children. She read a wonderful book, King Bidgood's inwards the Bathtub past times Audrey Wood in addition to captivated the whole audience amongst her ain dearest for reading.  She quoted Tony Steed past times saying, "Listening comprehension precedes reading comprehension."  So i of our goals at is to teach books into the homes of our families hither inwards Utah County in addition to encourage reading every bit a agency of parent/child bonding in addition to reading development.

Again, nosotros would similar to give thank you lot Women inwards Philanthropy for their support!

Summer Q&A

For many families, this has been a busy calendar week amongst schoolhouse ending in addition to summertime starting. But nosotros are excited for a fun packed summer!  We volition endure highlighting many of the gratis community events in addition to activities.  We'll too endure spotlighting unopen to of our fun arts and crafts ideas to create amongst your children.  So brand for certain to depository fiscal establishment gibe inwards oft to run into what's going on inwards your community!

 In add-on to the fun ideas we'll endure posting, nosotros too wanted to offering other resources.  In our piece of occupation located inwards Downtown Provo, nosotros convey an in-house Nurse Practitioner in addition to an Early Childhood Literacy Specialist. Both of these ladies convey years of experience!  Besides their ain families, they've both worked inwards their respective fields didactics in addition to caring for children for many years.  We are in addition to hence lucky to convey these ladies at our disposal!  

If yous e'er convey whatsoever questions, concerns, or would similar to run into a for certain theme discussed, delight allow us know!  We are hither to assistance yous in addition to desire to brand for certain nosotros address the topics that are of involvement to you. 

Please e-mail whatsoever questions to in addition to nosotros volition inquire our specialists.  

We hold back forwards to hearing from you!

Enjoy the Sun!