PARK CITY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION

Early childhood alliance: the early childhood alliance was formed with the vision that all wasatch back children aged zero to three should have equitable and abundant opportunities to thrive, learn, and grow into participating members of the community. The early childhood alliance engages, educates, and supports community partners and families so that young children can reach their full potential during this critical stage of development. The alliance works to address the ever-growing need for more local childcare capacity and increase access to quality early childcare. In 2024, the early childhood fund granted over $350,000 to local nonprofits, and led community advocacy efforts to support childcare providers and families, securing a $1m investment from park city municipal to provide scholarships to qualified families that live or work in park city. The scholarship program launched in january 2024 and later expanded in june 2024 when summit county invested an additional $485,000 towards childcare. In the first year, this needs-based program supported 125 families, 150 children, and 28 childcare providers and received national recognition.

Youth united: formerly known as solomon fund and rise fund, youth united is a unified program that provides school-age children and teens in park city and summit county no and low-cost access to sports, recreation, clubs, camps, and extracurricular activities. The two programs combined have granted over $1.6m combined since inception. This initiative continues to address several barriers that currently hinder participation for these families, providing scholarships for financial burdens and access to equipment and gear. The community foundation has dedicated staff who operate youth united - convening partners, promoting programs, and hosting community outreach events. In addition, participants' families are also connected to important community resources, like healthcare, housing resources, food access and more. In 2024, youth united provided $319,000 in scholarships for sports and extracurriculars, partnering with over 30 local organizations and businessess. Additionally, the commjnity foundation host registration events to assist families in accessing these programs, resulting in a record-breaking 2,300 youth united registrations in 2024.