Mike chats with Downtown Food Pantry Assistant Director & Community Involvement Coordinator Erika Gee. Crossroads Urban Center is a Salt Lake City nonprofit that has spent over 50 years supporting Utahns with low incomes, people of color, and individuals with disabilities. They operate two emergency food pantries, a low-cost thrift store, and offer essential assistance like bus and prescription vouchers. In addition to direct services, Crossroads leads advocacy efforts through groups such as FACE Hunger & Homelessness and Powerful Moms Who Care, pushing for policies that address poverty, homelessness, and hunger.

www.CrossroadsUrbanCenter.org

Mike chats with Kyle Doubrava, Tobacco Prevention Media Coordinator and Marci Nelson, Tobacco Prevention Cessation Coordinator. Tobacco-Free Utah is the state’s Tobacco Prevention and Control Program, dedicated to reducing tobacco use, nicotine addiction, and related health harms across Utah. The program provides quit services, promotes smoke-free policies in homes, workplaces, and public spaces, and supports community and school prevention efforts. Serving all Utahns — with special attention to groups facing higher health risks — the organization works to prevent addiction, reduce disease, and create a healthier, tobacco-free future for the state

www.WayToQuit.org

Mike chats with Founder and Executive Director Jacob Crane. Cultural Fire Events Inc. is an Indigenous-led nonprofit in Utah that creates spaces for Native culture to thrive. They put on powwows and other community events, and they also organize support efforts like firewood drives for families on the Navajo Nation. Everything they do centers on strengthening Indigenous communities, celebrating tradition, and making sure Native voices lead the way.

www.CulturalFireEvents.org