Non-Profit Directory
AAA Fair Credit Foundation
www.faircredit.org
Preston Cochrane, President and CEO
230 West 200 South Suite 3104
Salt Lake City, Utah 84101
801-656-1600
preston(at)faircredit.org
AAA Fair Credit Foundation (FCF), founded in 1997, is a national 501(c)(3) nonprofit community-service agency that provides budget and credit counseling, money-management education, debt management relief programs, bankruptcy counseling, housing counseling, and individual development accounts.
A.B.C. Learning Center/Library Inc.
Mary Caviness, Executive Director
PO Box 895
East Carbon, UT 84520
435-888-2061 or 435-888-0323
abclc(at)emerytelcom.net or marycavines(at)yahoo.com We are a community center and library, offering free internet, computer help, craft classes, tutoring for students, GED classes, and a place for children to play games and learn to socialize with others. The center is for all ages and one of the rooms can be rented out for parties.
Arches Education Center
www.archeseducation.org
Trisha Hedin, Executive Director
125 West 200 South Moab, UT 84532
435-260-8764 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.
Active Re-Entry
http://www.arecil.org
Joey Allred, Independent Living Coordinator
Moab Satellite Office
182 North 500 West
Moab, UT 84532
435-259-0245
jallred(at)arecil.org Active Re-Entry is a community-based program which assists individuals with disabilities to achieve or maintain self-sufficient and productive lives in their own communities. Our program is committed to promoting the rights, dignity, and quality of life for all persons with disabilities.
Arches New Hope Pregnancy Center
http://archesnewhope.org
Debbie Nelson, Executive Director
115 West 200 South (PO Box 1148)
Moab, UT 84532
435-259-5433
deb4life(at)gmail.com We provide education and support to women in our community as they make important decisions about their pregnancy. Services include FREE confidential counseling, pregnancy tests, education on abortion, adoption, and carrying, community referrals, post-abortion and pregnancy loss counseling, and one-on-one pre-natal and parenting classes.
BEACON After School Program
http://www.moabbeacon.net
Stephanie Dahlstrom, Director
264 South 400 East
Moab, UT 84532
435-259-2767
dahlstroms@grandschools.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 programs are open to all students in grades K-8.
Bike Barn
Zach O’Brien
102 East 300 North
Moab, UT 84532
435-210-0813 This volunteer-run program provides participants the opportunity to gain hands-on bicycle maintenance and safety skills. Our interdisciplinary approach couples environmental education and social responsibility to create unique art projects and a "build-a-bike" program. Located at the Moab Charter School we allow youth to work with mentors to meet educational goals, strengthen community ties, and have fun.
Canyonlands Community Recycling
Rani Derasary, Program Director
PO Box 97 Moab, UT 84532
435-210-4996
ccr(at)moabrecycles.org
www.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.
Canyonlands Field Institute (CFI)
www.cfimoab.org
Karla VanderZanden, Director
P.O. Box 68 (1320 South Highway 191)
Moab, UT 84532
435-259-7750 or 800-860-5262
info@cfimoab.org Founded in 1984, CFI is an outdoor/environmental education center headquartered in Moab. The mission of CFI is to promote understanding, connection and care for the Colorado Plateau and earth as a whole. Through land-based and river running operations, we conduct field study programs for schools and youth groups in life and earth science, history and literary arts. In addition we conduct workshops and Eco Trips & Tours for adult and family groups which also help to support our youth work. CFI promotes outdoor safety and etiquette and incorporate sustainable living principles in our programs. We offer professional development opportunities through Apprentice/Entry Naturalist Guide, AmeriCorps and intern positions and employ additional field staff.
Canyonlands Film Society
Becky Thomas, Board Chair
375 S. Main #214
Moab, UT 84532
435-259-2286 (Becky Thomas), or 435-259-8404 (Cathy O'Connor, Treasurer)
moabfilm(at)yahoo.com or bltisgood(at)yahoo.com Our mission is to enrich our community by providing meaningful and diverse films. We are members of the Moab Film Commission.
Center for Water Advocacy (CWA)
http://www.wateradvocacy.org
Harold Shepherd, Executive Director
90 W Center Street
Moab, UT 84532
541-377-0960 or 435-259-5640
waterlaw(at)uci.net CWA is a non-profit public interest law firm, which strives to promote the long-term sustainability of water resources in the western United States for the benefit of fish and wildlife populations, habitat, aesthetics, recreation, and traditional and cultural activities, using the principles of democracy, environmental justice, and sound ecology as our guide.
Club Red: Moab Teen Center
Teen Center Web Page
Jen Williams, Program Director
217 E Center St.
Center Street Gym lower level
Moab, UT 84532
435-259-9991 (office) or 435-259-1144 (Club Red)
teencenter(at)moabcity.org Club Red provides activities for teens ages 12-18. We promote healthy lifestyles and encourage youth to make healthy choices in snacks, relationships, recreation, and more. We offer many activities including air hockey, ping-pong, arts and crafts and more. Drop-In is free. Hours are Monday-Friday 3:30-6:30pm during the school year.
Community Rebuilds
http://www.communityrebuilds.org
Emily Niehaus
548 Locust Lane
Moab, UT 84532
435-259-9314
emily(at)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. Contact emily(at)communityrebuilds.org for more information.
Confluence: A Celebration of Reading and Writing in Moab
http://www.moabconfluence.org
Laurie Collins, Director
78 N. Main Street
Moab, UT 84532
435-220-0068
admin(at)mobconfluence.org A celebration of reading and writing each fall.
Four Corners Community Behavioral Health
Substance Abuse Program and Out-of-Wedlock Pregnancy Prevention Program
Stephanie Bergner, Prevention Specialist
198 East Center St.
Moab, UT 84532
435-259-6131 ext. 29
sbergner(at)fourcorners.ws These programs provide education for youth and adults about healthy decision making. A Life Skills curriculum is taught in the Teen Living class at Grand County High School and independently at Four Corners. Currently there is an initiative to reduce prescription drug abuse, and in November 2008 free pregnancy screens and STI testing will be available in Moab.
Friends of the Club Red Moab Teen Center
LJ Kennedy, Treasurer
P.O. Box 1462
Moab, UT 84532
435-260-2460
focrmoab(at)yahoo.com The Friends of the Teen Center is a non-profit organization that helps to financially support Club Red. Club Red is not only a great drop-in facility providing a safe, supervised place for Moab Teens, but it also coordinates teen-focused events with other local nonprofits and businesses.
Grand Area Mentoring (GrandAM)
http://www.grandschools.org/mentor
Daniel McNeil, Program Director
264 South 400 East (mailing address) / 433 South 100 East (physical address)
Moab, UT 84532
435-259-1516 (office); 435-260-9646 (Dan cell)
grandareamentoring(at)gmail.com
GrandAM matches adult volunteers with at-risk students. Mentor and student meet at school for one hour per week to work on projects, pursue recreational activities, read, play games, or talk. Mentors are trained and provided strategies to help students succeed and are supported throughout the school year. No summer activities.
Grand Canyon Trust
http://www.gct.indigo8.com/index.php
Bill Hedden, Executive Director
Utah Office
HC 64 Box 1801
Moab, UT 84532-9610
435-259-5284
dallen(at)grandcanyontrust.org The mission of the Grand Canyon Trust is to protect and restore the Colorado Plateau – its spectacular landscapes, flowing rivers, clean air, diversity of plants and animals, and areas of beauty and solitude.
Grand County 4-H
Marion Holyoak, Grand County 4-H Assistant
Utah State University Extension
125 W 200 S
Moab UT 84532
435-259-7558
marionh(at)ext.usu.edu Utah State University Extension provides unbiased, research-based information to local citizens in agriculture, horticulture, and family and consumer issues through classes, bulletins, handouts, phone calls, and office visits. The Extension office also provides fun learning clubs and activities for youth through the 4-H program.
Grand County Hospice
Tracy Harris RN, Hospice Director
Carla Bird RN, Hospice Nurse
719 West 400 North
Moab, UT 84532
435-259-7191 Ext 251 (Tracy) or Ext 253 (Carla)
TracyH@amhmoab.org and CarlaB@amhmoab.org Hospice is a service available to individuals who are facing end of life issues and their caregivers. Our goal is to assist patients achieve the highest quality of living in their own homes by ensuring comfort, support and peace of mind. Services available include: Nursing, Nurse Aides, Physical Therapy, Spiritual Support, Social Services, Respite Care, Dietary Counseling, Bereavement Counseling, and Volunteers to assist in helping meet needs. Hospice provides medical equipment and supplies, as well as medications.
Grand County League of Women Voters
http://www.lwvutah.org
Cynthia Smith, President
PO Box 205
Moab, UT 84532
435-259-5306 The League of Women Voters is a non-partisan organization whose mission is to encourage the informed and active participation of citizens in government and to influence public policy through education and advocacy.
Grand County Prevent Child Abuse (GCPCA)
Debbie Thurman, Chair
125 West 200 South
Moab, Utah 84532
435-260-1039
Spotty.pooh(at)yahoo.com GCPCA is a non-profit agency helping Grand County communities prevent child abuse. We are affiliated with Prevent Child Abuse Utah, a private, non-profit agency that provides educational programs and materials throughout Utah. GCPCA's mission is: "To Prevent Child Abuse in All its Forms." We provide all services, programs, publications, seminars, and training free of charge.
Grand County Public Library
http://www.moablibrary.org
Carrie Valdes, Director
257 East Center Street
Moab, UT 84532
435-259-1111
carrie(at)moablibrary.org The Grand County Public Library provides access to information, materials, and services to all members of the community to encourage a lifetime of learning by collecting and maintaining information that is popular, relevant, and current for patrons of all ages.
Humane Society of Moab Valley (HSMV)
http://www.moabpets.org
Barbara Hicks, Executive Director
P.O. Box 1188
Moab UT 84532
435.259.4089
hsmv_office @ citlink.net HSMV is 90% volunteer run and operates a no-kill foster program where every adoptable animal finds a new, loving home. Volunteers foster, care for, and train dogs and cats until a suitable adoptive family can be found. HSMV also operates a Feral Trap, Neuter and Release program and Low-cost, Year-round, Low-Income Spay/Neuter programs.
KZMU Moab Community Radio
(90.1FM, 106.7FM, and streaming on the internet at http://www.kzmu.org)
http://www.kzmu.org
Jeff Flanders, Station Manager
1734 Rocky Rd (PO Box 1076)
Moab, UT 84532
435-259-8824 (office) or 435-259-5968 (requests line)
(visit http://www.kzmu.org/contact.cfm to email us) KZMU is Utah's only all-volunteer air crew radio station served by 85 DJ's and 4 part-time staff. KZMU’s mission is to "inform, educate, engage, entertain and delight." Almost all of our programming is locally originated. Visit http://www.kzmu.org/ViewSchedule.cfm for schedules and descriptions of our wide variety of shows.
Living Rivers & Colorado Riverkeeper
http://www.livingrivers.org
John Weisheit, Conservation Director
PO Box 466
Moab, UT 84532
435-259-1063and 435-260-2590
info(at)livingrivers.org Living Rivers employs grassroots organizing, media outreach, litigation, research and campaigns that promote large-scale river restoration, habitat preservation and water user responsibility both locally and regionally. Volunteer activities range from critical outreach work such as petitioning, to organizing house parties and distributing literature at events.
Moab Arts Council
http://www.moabartscouncil.org
Bruce Hucko, Chair
435-259-4176 or 259-2742
bhucko(at)frontiernet.net Our mission is to support and nurture the arts in southeastern Utah. We do this through our Community Arts Grant Program, workshops, special projects and our networking with local, state and national arts and civic organizations.
Moab Arts and Recreation Center (MARC)
http://www.moabmarc.com
111 East 100 North
Moab, UT 84532
435-259-6272
marcinfo(at)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. Since its formation in 1997, the MARC has become a place where community is built.
Moab Charter School
http://moabcharterschool.org
Joe Heywood, Director
358 East 300 South
Moab, UT 84532
435-259-2277
moabcs(at)yahoo.com Moab Charter School is a free, public, K-6 charter school dedicated to providing individualized education through small, differentiated classes. The Utah Core Curriculum is taught through proven, scientifically researched teaching methods, which address a diversity of learning styles. Every child's unique abilities are developed through a hands-on and project-based curriculum, which fully integrates fundamental academics with science, art, and a global perspective.
Moab Free Health Clinic
http://www.moabfreehealthclinic.com
Danette Johnson, Clinic Director
PO Box 788
Walk-in address: 350 S 400 East (across from the WabiSabi Thriftique)
Moab, UT 84532
435-259-1113
moabfreehealthclinic(at)gmail.com
Moab Music Festival
http://moabmusicfest.org/
Andrew Yarosh, Executive Director
58 East 300 South
Moab, UT 84532
435-259-7003
info(at)moabmusicfest.org The Moab Music Festival was founded in 1992 to fulfill a dream of making music in concert with the landscape by marrying world-class performances with the spectacular red-rock scenery of Southeastern Utah and to enhance cultural opportunities in the community for Moab's children, youth and adults. http://www.moabmusicfest.org
Moab Poets and Writers
http://www.moabpoetsandwriters.org
Marcy Hafner, Board President
P.O. Box 675
Moab, UT 84532
435-259-6197
marcymoab(at)yahoo.com The Moab Poets and Writers is dedicated to fostering creative writing, including performance and publication, and to promoting local writing and literary arts as a resource for community involvement. Our vision is to provide a haven for regional writers by creating venues where anyone can learn, play and create.
Moab Valley Multicultural Center
http://moabvalleymulticulturalcenter.org
Program/Outreach Director Leticia Bentley
PO Box 55 (115 West 200 South)
Moab, UT 84532
435-259-5444 or 435-259-4648
info(at)moabvalleymulticulturalcenter.org 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 can have opportunities to learn about each other, celebrate and share our cultural diversity.
Museum of Moab
http://www.moabmuseum.org
Travis Schenck, Director
118 E. Center Street
Moab, UT 84532
435-259-7985 The mission of the Museum of Moab is to preserve and display the natural and cultural history of the Moab area. The Museum promotes both research and education which accurately reflects the history of Moab. Geology, Paleontology, Anthropology, and History exhibits can be found in the Museum.
Native American Club
Richard Jenkinson
608 South 400 East
Moab, UT 84532
435-259-8933
jenkinsonr(at)grandschools.org Sponsored by the 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.
The Nature Conservancy
http://www.nature.org
Linda Whitham, Central Canyonlands Program Manager
Moab Project Office
P.O. Box 1329 (820 Kane Creek Blvd.)
Moab, UT 84532
435-259-4629
lwhitham(at)tnc.org The mission of The Nature Conservancy is to preserve the plants, animals and natural communities that represent the diversity of life on Earth by protecting the lands and waters they need to survive.
Outward Bound
http://outwardbound.org
Nicole Parentice, Utah Program Director
2400 South Highway 191
Moab, Utah 84532
435-259-5355
nparentice(at)outwardbound.org Outward Bound is a non-profit educational organization that changes lives, builds teams, and transforms schools. Our mission is to inspire character development and self-discovery in people of all ages and walks of life through challenge and adventure, and to impel them to achieve their possibilities, show compassion for others and actively engage in creating a better world.
PR for People & the Planet, a Project of the International Humanities Center (IHC)
http://www.ihcenter.org/groups/prforpeopleandplanet.html
Celia F. Alario
Media Strategist and Web 2.0 Imagineer
PO Box 1361
Moab UT 84532
435-259-3955 or 310-721-6517
celiaalario(at)gmail.com The non-profit PR for People & the Planet provides media and public relations support, training and strategies to grassroots organizations, coalitions and individuals working to promote social change through environmental, economic and global justice, indigenous rights, labor and corporate accountability campaigns. We are dedicated to creating successful media campaigns while building lasting media capacity within grassroots organizations.
Reach to Recovery Breast Cancer Support, a Program of the American Cancer Society
http://www.cancer.org (cancer information), or http://www.mamm.com (information specific to women)
Pat Wucherer, Reach to Recovery Representative trained by the American Cancer Society
435-259-4783 (Pat, here in Moab), or 800-227-2345 (Salt Lake City Hotline, to speak to a nurse) Reach to Recovery offers information and support to breast cancer patients and their friends and family. Program representatives support women and men diagnosed with breast cancer through: talking about fears; discussing related concerns such as how to talk to doctors and loved ones; and offering up-to-date information about cancer and how to make treatment decisions.
Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP)
http://www.grandcountyutah.net/rsvp.htm
Jody Ellis, RSVP Program Director
182 North 500 West
Moab, UT 84532
435-259-1302
jodyellis(at)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 or faith-based private non-profits that are addressing the unmet human, educational, environmental and public safety needs of our community, without displacing existing workers.
Rim to Rim Restoration
Kara Dohrenwend, Project Coordinator
P.O Box 297
Moab, UT 84532
435-259-6670 Rim to Rim Restoration works to restore wildlife habitat, native vegetation and recreational resources on pubic lands by encouraging collaboration with land management agencies, youth and volunteers on restoration and education projects.
River Runners for Wilderness
http://www.rrfw.org
John Weisheit
PO Box 466
Moab, UT 84532
435-259-1063 The mission of River Runners for Wilderness (RRFW) is to promote the highest resource protection values through Wilderness management and stewardship activities on the Colorado River watershed, and to safeguard non-allocated access to the Colorado River watershed for all recreational river runners. RRFW is a project of Living Rivers.
Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation – Canyonlands Chapter
www.rmefcanyonlands.org
Trisha Hedin, Chairman
3865 Heather Lane
Moab, Utah 84532
530-598-6228
trishahedin@hotmail.com The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation is committed to conserving, restoring and enhancing natural habitats; Promoting the sound management of wild, free-ranging elk, which may be hunted or otherwise enjoyed; Fostering cooperation among federal, state, tribal and private organizations and individuals in wildlife management and habitat conservation; and Educating members and the public about habitat conservation, the value of hunting, hunting ethics and wildlife management.
Seekhaven Family Crisis & Resource Center
Jaylyn Hawks, Executive Director
PO Box 729
Moab, UT 84532
435-259-2229 or 435-260-0250
jhseekhaven(at)citlink.net Seekhaven is a non-profit addressing domestic violence and homelessness within Grand and San Juan Counties. Seekhaven offers shelter for victims of domestic violence and homelessness, 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 is open Monday-Friday 8am-5pm. Shelter and resources available 24/7.
Solutions
http://www.moab-solutions.org
Sara Melnicoff
PO Box 1549
Moab, UT 84532
435-259-0910
moab_solutions(at)hotmail.com Solutions is a volunteer group promoting the benefits of the respect, rethink, reduce, reuse and recycle lifestyle through a variety of hands-on projects anyone can help with. Solutions coordinates Friends of the Parkway, the Wednesday Morning Recycle Club, and clean-ups along the trails, creeks, and byways of this gorgeous region. Solutions also works with the homeless, getting them out of the camps and into housing, provides some green job training and work, supports any desire to change bad habits to good ones and helps with medical needs. We administer an emergency shelter fund for those in need.
Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance
http://www.suwa.org
Liz Thomas, Field Attorney
Moab Field Office
PO Box 968
Moab, UT 84532
435-259-5440
liz(at)suwa.org The mission of the Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance (SUWA) is the preservation of the outstanding wilderness at the heart of the Colorado Plateau, and the management of these lands in their natural state for the benefit of all Americans.
SPLORE
http://www.splore.org
Dr. John Librett, Executive Director
880 East 3375 South
Salt Lake City, UT 84106
801-484-4128 ext. 4 or 801-558-5950
jlibrett(at)splore.org SPLORE provides customized, safe and affordable active outdoor recreation and education programs for children and adults with disabilities and special needs. SPLORE also provides training in disability awareness and adaptive and integrative recreation for care providers, volunteers, families, and agencies.
United Way of Southeastern Utah
Kate Alleman, Executive Director
67 East Main Street
Price, Utah 84501
435-637-8911
unitedway.seu(at)hotmail.com United Way is working to advance the common good by focusing on education, income, and health. These are the building blocks for a good life - a quality education that leads to a stable job, enough income to support a family through retirement, and good health. Our purpose is "to improve lives by mobilizing the caring power of communities."
Uranium Watch
http://www.uraniumwatch.org
Sarah Fields
PO Box 344
Moab, UT 84532
435-259-4734
info(at)uraniumwatch.org Uranium Watch works to educate and advocate for protection of public health and the environment from past, current, and future impacts of uranium mining, uranium milling, nuclear waste disposal at uranium mill sites, and other impacts of the nuclear fuel cycle. Uranium Watch is a project of Living Rivers.
Utah Individual Development Account Network
www.uidan.org
Martha Wunderli, State Director
230 West 200 South Suite 3104
Salt Lake City, Utah 84101
801-656-1610
martha(at)faircredit.org
IDAs are matched savings accounts that allow income eligible families save toward the purchase of a first home, small business start up or capitalization, or post secondary education including vocational training. Financial planning and management skills are a key element of the program and establish the foundation for financial self-sufficiency.
Utah Nonprofits Association (UNA)
http://www.utahnonprofits.org
Chris Bray, Executive Director
231 East 400 South Suite 345
Salt Lake City, UT 84111
toll free: 888-596-1801
cbray@utahnonprofits.org UNA is the umbrella membership association of 501(c)(3) organizations in Utah. We hope to achieve our mission "To strengthen the Utah nonprofit community" through our goals to: strengthen the quality of nonprofit leadership and management; enhance the effectiveness of nonprofit organizations; promote greater understanding of the role and impact of nonprofit organizations; and encourage networking and cooperative efforts among nonprofit organizations.
WabiSabi
http://www.wabisabimoab.org
Jeff Cohen, Executive Director
145 West 200 South #6 & 350 South 400 East
Moab, UT 84532
435-259-3313
jeff(at)wabisabimoab.org WabiSabi, a nonprofit 501c3 based in Moab, Utah, was founded to serve as a community support hub. Our support comes in many forms which include raising funds and conducting educational outreach for our nonprofit partners. Providing low-cost material goods to our community. Distributing material goods to organizations and communities in need. Promoting reducing, reusing, and recycling of materials that may otherwise fill our landfills. Sponsoring environmental, cultural, and art workshops. Funding innovative projects that positively benefit our community through the Make A Difference in Moab Fund. And encouraging networking and cooperative efforts among Moab nonprofit organizations through the WabiSabi Nonprofit Network.
Youth Garden Project
http://www.youthgardenproject.org
Delite Primus, Executive Director
530 South 400 East
Moab, UT 84532
435-259-BEAN (259-2326)
jen(at)youthgardenproject.org The Youth Garden is a non-profit 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.
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