2012 WabiSabi Sponsored Partners
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Arches Education Center
Trisha Hedin, Executive Director
125 West 200 South Moab, UT 84532 * 435-260-8764
Website: www.archeseducation.org Email: hedint@grandschools.org
We provide adult education to individuals within the community. Adult education focuses on GED preparation, credit recovery for high school completion, adult basic skills for those functioning below a ninth grade level, basic computer literacy or English for Speakers of Other Languages. The mission of Arches Education Center is to empower individuals to become self-sufficient, with the skills necessary for future employment and personal successes.
BEACON Afterschool Program
Stephanie Dahlstrom, Director
264 South 400 East, Moab, UT 84532 * 435-259-2767 or 435-260-1143 (Stephanie)
Website: www.moabbeacon.net Email: dahlstroms@grandscools.org
The BEACON (Building Essential Assets through Community and Outreach Networking) Afterschool Program is a comprehensive support program offering a variety of enriching arts and recreational activities as well as targeted academic assistance and core-curriculum based opportunities all within a healthy and safe afterschool environment. BEACON’s mission is: Empowering Students to Discover their Innate Ability to Succeed. BEACON programs are open to all students in grades K-8 at Helen M. Knight Elementary, Grand County Middle School and
Moab Charter School
Rani Derasary, Program Director
PO Box 97 Moab, UT 84532 * 435-210-4996
Website: www.moabrecycles.org Email: ccr@moabrecycles.org
The mission of Canyonlands Community Recycling (CCR) is to enhance sustainability by empowering the Moab community to reduce, reuse, and recycle. Through education and outreach CCR is working to encourage lower rates of consumption, higher rates of recycling, and greater reuse of existing resources.
Club Red: Moab Teen Center
Amy Stocks, Director
217 E. Center St., Moab, UT 84532 * 435-259-9991 (office) or 435-259-1144 (Club Red)
Website: www.moabcity.org Email: teencenter@moabcity.org
Club Red’s mission is to encourage and empower Grand County teens to co-create community and culture through recreation, art, service, and leadership. Club Red is a great after school drop-in facility providing a safe, supervised place for teens. It also coordinates teen-focused events with other local nonprofits and businesses as well as providing prevention based programming to teens in order to grow and create a healthy Moab community with healthy Moab teens.
Community Rebuilds
Emily Niehaus, Founding Executive Director
548 Locust Ln., Moab, UT 84532 * 435-260-0501
Website: www.communityrebuilds.org Email: emily@communityrebuilds.org
Community Rebuilds builds a sustainable community and teaches others how to do it. We build energy-efficient housing, provide education on sustainability, and improve the housing conditions of the workforce through an affordable program. Visit our blog at www.communityrebuilds.wordpress.com.
KZMU - Community Radio
Jeff Flanders, Station Manager
1734 Rocky Rd (PO Box 1076), Moab, UT 84532 * 435-259-8824 (office) or 435-259-5968 (requests)
90.1FM, 106.7FM * Website: www.kzmu.org Email: jflanders@kzmu.org, program-director@kzmu.org
KZMU is Utah's only all-volunteer aircrew radio station, 100% solar-powered and served by 85 DJs and four part-time staff. KZMU’s mission is to "inform, educate, engage, entertain and delight." Almost all of our programming is locally originated representing all aspects of the Moab Community. Visit our website for schedules and descriptions of our wide variety of shows.
MARC – Moab Arts & Rec Center
Laurie Collins, Director
111 East 100 North Moab, UT 84532 * 435-259-6272
Website: www.moabmarc.com Email: marcinfo@moabcity.org
The Moab Arts and Recreation Center expands artistic opportunities for the community by offering arts, educational, cultural and recreational programs and events for children and adults. The MARC builds creative community.
Moab Charter School
Joe Heywood, Director
358 East 300 South Moab, UT 84532 * 435-259-2277
Website: www.moabcharterschool.org Email: moabcharter@gmail.com
Moab Charter School (MCS) is a free, public K-6 charter school under the direction of the Utah State Office of Education. It is one of approximately 80 public charter schools in the state of Utah. MCS is dedicated to providing individualized education through small differentiated classes. The Utah Core Curricula guides our curriculum development, and our instructional methodologies are founded on scientifically researched methods, which address a diversity of learning styles. Every child’s unique abilities are nurtured and developed through a dynamic, innovative educational experience integrating fundamental academics with science, technology, the arts, and a global perspective.
Moab Free Health Clinic
Danette Johnson, Clinic Director
350 S 400 E, P.O. Box 788, Moab, UT 84532 * 435-259-1113
Website: www.moabfreehealthclinic.com Email: moabfreehealthclinic@gmail.com
The Moab Free Clinic (MFHC) is a nonprofit organization established to ensure that all members of the Moab community are able to access healthcare regardless of race, religion, age, gender or healthcare coverage. In addition to immediate care, the MFHC provides ongoing treatment for chronic conditions such as high blood pressure and diabetes. The Clinic operates with all-volunteer medical personnel.
Moab Valley Multicultural Center
Nicole Shelnut, Director
PO Box 55 (156 W 100 N), Moab, UT 84532 * 435-259-5444
Website: www.moabvalleymulticulturalcenter.org Email: nicole.mvmc@gmail.com
The Moab Valley Multicultural Center facilitates multicultural exchange and communication. We provide outreach, education, advocacy, language translation and interpretation services and referrals to other agencies and services. Further, we provide a space where Moab's citizenry has opportunities to learn about each other, celebrate and share our cultural diversity.
Native American Club
Richard Jenkinson, Teacher
608 S 400 E, Moab, UT 84532 * 435-259-8931
Email: jenkinsonr@grandschools.org, benitashonie@yahoo.com, shoniec@grandschools.org
Sponsored by Grand County High School, the Native American Club encourages club members to preserve their cultural heritage as they learn to contribute and interact with their community and school.
Retired & Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP)
Jody Ellis, Director
182 N 500 W, Moab, UT 84532 * 435-259-1302
Website: www.grandcountyutah.net Email: jodyellis@frontiernet.net
RSVP is a senior Corps program through which adults 55 and over contribute their skills and experience through volunteerism to enhance local public agencies, secular and faith-based nonprofits that are addressing the unmet human, educational, environmental and public safety needs of our community, with out displacing existing workers.
Seekhaven – Family Crisis Center
Jaylyn Hawks, Executive Director
PO Box 729 Moab, UT 84532 * 435-259-2229
Website: www.seekhaven.org Email: jaylyn@seekhaven.org
Seekhaven is a nonprofit addressing domestic violence and sexual assault issues within Grand and San Juan Counties. Seekhaven offers shelter for victims of domestic violence and sexual assault, a 24-hour crisis line, and rape crisis advocacy. Seekhaven makes school and community presentations on a variety of subjects. The drop-in resource center (81 North 300 East) is open Monday-Friday 8am-5pm. Shelter and resources available 24/7.
Youth Garden Project
Delite Primus, Executive Director
530 S 400 E, Moab, UT 84532 * 435-259-BEAN
Website: www.youthgardenproject.org Email: delite@youthgardenproject.org
The Youth Garden is a nonprofit that provides experiential education programs to Grand County youth and to the greater community through organic gardening and community service projects. The Youth Garden Project has been operating since 1996 and has served over 12,000 youth and adult community members.
