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PROVO Many Utah foster families were given gift bags filled with goodies as a way to say thank you for helping hundreds of children in the system. This is what Utah does. Utah is amazing at this, said Melissa Hart, who is the executive director of Utah Kids Belong a non-profit group that works with children in the foster care system.
Hart and several other groups, who also work with foster children, gave away gift bags to foster families as a way to say thank you.
The bags included tickets to events, family-friendly activities, a blanket and other items donated by businesses.
KSL TV
PROVO Many Utah foster families were given gift bags filled with goodies as a way to say thank you for helping hundreds of children in the system. This is what Utah does. Utah is amazing at this, said Melissa Hart, who is the executive director of Utah Kids Belong a non-profit group that works with children in the foster care system.
Hart and several other groups, who also work with foster children, gave away gift bags to foster families as a way to say thank you.
The bags included tickets to events, family-friendly activities, a blanket and other items donated by businesses.
Utah First Lady gives thank you kits to foster care families
Utah First Lady Abby Cox and about a dozen volunteers handed out thank you kits to foster care families in Utah County Saturday as part of her Show Up initiative.
and last updated 2021-05-08 19:45:14-04
PROVO, Utah â Utah First Lady Abby Cox spent Saturday in Provo as part of her Show Up initiative. She and about a dozen volunteers handed out thank you kits to foster care families in Utah county as a way of recognizing them for their hard work. It s been really emotional, Cox said after handing out several kits. Each of these families that we come in and thank are overwhelmed because a lot of them have never been thanked. A lot of them have never felt like they mattered.
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2News anchor Heidi Hatch is joined by Greg Hughes (R) and Maura Carabello (D) to catch you up on what you might have missed this week in Utah political news.
On their minds this week:
The Independent Redistricting Commission had its second meeting this week after the 2020 Census count was released. What s new?
Utah is the fastest growing state, according to census data. The Beehive State s population grew by 18.4% over the past decade, making it the fastest-growing state. It’s now the 30th most populated state, with nearly 3.28 million people. Utah’s population growth from 2010 to 2020 far outpaced the national figure of 7.4%.
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.”