Maria Sykes: Hi Darcie. First off, welcome to the team! Epicenter is very excited to host four AmeriCorps members this year in partnership with PACT and WabiSabi (Moab), and I’m even more excited that one of them is you! So, tell the readers a little bit about yourself. Where are you coming from? Where were …
Maria Sykes: Hi Emily! First off, welcome to the team! Tell the readers a little bit about yourself. Where are you coming from ::cough:: War Eagle ::cough::? Where were you born and raised? What did you go to school for? Emily Mora: Hi! Thank you so much. So I grew up just west of Austin, …
Maria Sykes: Hi Frances! First off, welcome back to Green River, and this time to the Epicenter team! Tell the readers a little bit about yourself. Where are you coming from? Where were you born and raised? What did you study in school? Frances Erlandson: Hi Maria! I’m coming to Green River from a few …
Maria Sykes: Hi Doug. First off, welcome to the team! Tell the readers a little bit about yourself. Where are you coming from? Where were you born and raised? What did you go to school for? Douglas Tolman: Howdy! I’ve lived around Salt Lake City my whole life, but have spent many good nights under …
Canal Commons, a vision for affordable housing that began many years ago, is quickly becoming a reality! Thank you for allowing us share these updates with you: SITE In late 2019, the City of Green River issued a Request for Proposals for a 3.8-acre lot in the heart of Green River situated on the historic …
UServeUtah, the State’s Commission on Service & Volunteerism, has awarded $242,710 in grant funding to local organizations that will increase Utahns’ awareness of and participation in community and civic engagement initiatives. Projects will begin in July of 2020 and carry through June of 2021. Funding will be provided for a variety of different types of …
Epicenter is pleased to announce that the Union Pacific Foundation Board has approved a Local Grant to Epicenter in 2020 towards Canal Commons in the amount of $10,000. Epicenter’s first large-scale development, Canal Commons, is a direct response to Green River’s critical need for available, affordable, and liveable housing options. In addition to the ten …
Photo: Still from Epicenter Frontier Fellow Calista Lyon’s film “Localized Gestures” (2019) Epicenter is pleased to announce that we are the recipients of support from: WESTAF – $20,000 Utah Arts & Museums – $5,000 Utah Humanities – $5,000 WESTAF CARES Relief Fund for Organizations is a competitive grant program supported by the National Endowment for …
Green River’s service-based businesses and their workers have been drastically impacted during the COVID-19 crisis. And it could not have come at a worse time: right after winter, when Green River sees very few visitors. Many workers are already furloughed during the winter annually, so you can imagine how this seasonal economy has been impacted …
Photo: John Watson Epicenter to Receive $50,000 Our Town Grant from the National Endowment for the Arts National Endowment for the Arts Chairman Mary Anne Carter has approved more than $84 million in grants as part of the Arts Endowment’s second major funding announcement for fiscal year 2020. Included in this announcement is an Our …