With regard to Utah s teachers, first lady Abby Cox, the wife of Gov. Spencer Cox, knew something needed to change after her husband took office in January 2021. And as a former special education teacher, she felt she was the woman to do it.\u00a0
First Lady Abby Cox announced a four-part initiative to combat the “empathy crisis.
About 50 people gathered at a nonprofit horse riding school Tuesday to help launch Utah First Lady Abby Cox’s “Show Up” initiative.
The volunteers worked on the first service project by making gift packages with handwritten notes for foster families.
Cox’s initiative is aimed at solving what she calls the “empathy crisis.”
“We must learn to connect through our differences,” she said. “[Show Up is] about encouraging Utahns everywhere to reach out wherever they are, lift others, serve others and to be willing to learn and appreciate different points of view.”