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  Canines With a Cause

  (Park City)

  The group engages combat veterans and prison inmates to train dogs from "high-kill shelters" to become cost-effective service, therapy and companion canines. All of the dogs' health, behavior and temperament are evaluated at the shelter. The group also makes sure that the dogs are spayed and neutered, vaccinated and fitted with a microchip.
  Canines With a Cause interviews potential dog candidates for placement, and offers free placement and continual training for those who qualify. The group also has a "Diamonds in the Ruff" program for families to adopt dogs as pets instead of as service animals.

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  Bridgerland Literacy

  (Logan)

  Bridgerland Literacy provides one-on-one reading tutoring for functionally illiterate adults. The program trains the tutors and matches them with clients so they can go on to further education or employment opportunities. For instance, a man who started at Bridgerland Literacy in 2008 with the equivalent of a first-grade reading level has improved by more than a grade level each year. He also since has gained employment.
  The services are free for the clients, but materials and services still cost the program money. A $20 donation can buy eight books for Bridgerland Literacy, for example.

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  Erin Kimball Foundation

  (St. George)

  The foundation provides transitional housing and support and referral services for families fleeing domestic abuse. Since 2011, the foundation has provided a safe place to sleep to more than 160 families. The foundation’s participants pay up to 30 percent of their income toward rent for apartments in St. George and the surrounding areas, while the foundation pays the rest of the rent.
  But the need is outpacing the foundation’s ability to help, as various government funding declines or ends. At any given time, the foundation has about 20 families on a waitlist, and they had to turn away more than 30 women with children last year because there was not enough funding to help them.

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  Women of the World

  (Salt Lake City)

  There are more than 40,000 refugees in Utah, and more arrive all the time because of the violence in places such as Syria and South Sudan, according to Women of the World.Since 2010, the nonprofit has been helping refugee women learn English and develop job skills and small businesses. The group also advocates for their housing, immigration, health or legal needs.

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  Karma Bike Shop

  (Magna)

  Karma Bike Shop started in 2011 to help children get back on and enjoy their bikes, since not every parent has the time, money, skills or tools to help them. The nonprofit hosts events where they repair flats, tune-up bikes and provide replacement basic parts for free. Karma Bike Shop also allows children to receive a bike through community service and reading through an earn-a-bike program. The group also has an earn-a-helmet program.

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The Salt Lake Tribune