Every Child,
Cradle to Career.
What is Promise Partnership Utah?
We are the state's cross-sector, cradle-to-career collective impact organization
that works to ensure every child can achieve their potential.
What We Do
We build partnerships in the public and private sectors to support student success in Community Schools, in Promise Communities, and at the systems level.
Our organization acts as a "backbone" for this work by ensuring the support, leadership, and action necessary across these levels to transform the education system and broader community.
How We Work
We know that by working together, we can do more to improve outcomes for Utah kids and families than any of us could achieve alone.
That is why we engage in rigorous collective impact by shifting from a fractured approach with disjoined initiatives to leveraging differing strengths in a unified, collaborative strategy.
“We have always prided ourselves on having staff who care deeply for this community and who want to create trusting relationships with community members,” she said. “We make sure that our programming is high quality, uses inclusive language, and can be translated when possible. That trust with community members spreads the impact we hope to make together.”
— Kelli Meranda, Promise South Salt Lake Director
Results For Students & Communities
3rd Grade Reading
of third graders in the Promise Partnership region are proficient in reading.
8th Grade Math
of eighth graders in the Promise Partnership region are proficient in math.
High School Graduation
of high school students in the Promise Partnership region are graduating in 4 years.
The Promise Partnership and StriveTogether
In 2022, we became the first partnership in the national StriveTogether Cradle-to-Career Network to achieve the "Systems Transformation" designation. This recognition acknowledges that together we are doing some of the most advanced work in the nation to support children and families, leading to lasting social change and better outcomes for the community.