Utah Dream Center: providing much needed education

Story and slideshow by COLLIN McLACHLAN Last time you were around Thanksgiving dinner and you had to go around the table and say what you’re thankful for, did you say “a chance to go to school and get an education”? If you did say that, did you really mean it? For refugees who attend the [...]

Volunteering at any age

Story and photo by Jessica Gonzales View images of RSVP volunteers in action at the Kearns Food Pantry. Ann Mayne moved to Salt Lake City from Texas in 1991 to be closer to her son after her husband died. The change was difficult for her, and adjusting to a new community with no friends and [...]

Diversity is complicated for refugees in Utah

by BRADY LEAVITT In a state that is 93 percent white, Gerald Brown represents diversity. Brown is white. He wears bow ties and peers through round-rimmed glasses. When asked if he speaks foreign languages, he says, “Only Southern.” When asked what his epitaph might read, he says, “A Holy Man.” And when asked if refugee [...]

Salt Lake City is fighting human trafficking

by BRAD TAGGART Human trafficking usually starts with despair and a desire for something better and often ends in tragedy. Human trafficking is the act of illegally transporting victims for slavery from one country to another. It has become increasingly common around the world. Human trafficking is a multi-billion-dollar industry that relies on hopelessness and [...]

Gerald Brown: Fighting for those who cannot fight back

by REED NELSON The man is happier than any man should rightfully be for a 7:30 a.m. meeting, but in his line of work, this is the least stressful part of his day. Donned in a bow tie, thick-rimmed glasses with Coke-bottle lenses, and topsiders, and for a man in his position, he looks the [...]