Mission
Identifying and alleviating gaps in the lives of Utah's vulnerable children and at-risk youth to provide relief and hope.
Vision
A Utah where no child or youth fall through the cracks and feel valued
Value Statement
We are dedicated, respectful, advocates, and understand the meaning of relationships.
We are dedicated in seeking all those in need.
We show respect to those we serve.
We advocate for them wherever we can.
We value and depend on the relationships we make as a community.
Short-term Goals
- Assist in Rotary capital campaign for the Milestone Housing Project
- Expand our refugee assistance efforts by recruiting skilled and willing volunteers
- Explore partnerships with our groups aiding refugees in Utah
- Create written material for refugees for when they first arrive in their native language to understand the difference in customs
- Recruit more willing and skilled long term volunteers
- Expand services to an additional district
- To become familiar with funding opportunities and requirements/processes for application
Long-term Goals
- Support a completed Milestone Housing Project with ongoing materials and other requests to ensure it's success
- have an established refugee committee fully engaged in addressing the needs of incoming refugees
- to increase the number of funding opportunities
- spread services to 3-5 additional districts
Elevator Speech
There are gaps in services provided to Utah's children and youth due to a wide variety of things: lack of funding, red tape, restrictions of organization scope, etc. To identify the gaps in services Reach Out Today collaborates with other non-profits, school workers, social workers and others that labor for the welfare of vulnerable children and youth. As a result of this work Reach Out Today has established 4 programs: Feed the Gap, Clothe the Gap, The Hygiene Gap, and The Transition Gap. In addition to the projects and initiatives within these programs, Reach Out Today assists in individual cases of need based on requests made through our partners and concerned parties. We don't work to duplicate but to fill in where others cannot.
Strengths
Community and Partner support
100% donations go to the cause
Weaknesses
Consistent lack of funds
Need for more skilled volunteers
Opportunities
Refugee work is expanding in Utah and we are finding areas we can help
More coverage of help as volunteer community grows
Threats / Challenges
Not having enough funding to accomplish our vision of no children or youth falling through the cracks in Utah
