Does Stewardship Utah Still Work in San Juan County? (Unequivocally, yes.) When O ₂ U t ah and t he R ur al U t ah P r ojec t came t oge t he r t o fo r m S t e w a r d s hi p U t ah , s ome supp o rt e rs w o rr ied t ha t t he w o r k t he R ur al U t ah P r ojec t w a s kno w n fo r , e sp eciall y in San J u an Co u n ty and ac r o ss t he Na v ajo Na t ion , migh t be lef t behind . We w an t t o be clea r : no t onl y i s t ha t w o r k con t in u ing , i t ’ s e xp anding .
He r e ’ s a look a t w ha t o ur t eam i s doing r igh t no w in San J u an Co u n ty :
R ur al Add r e ss ing : Da y lene i s back on t he r oad , in st alling 100 ne w p l us code s ign s on home s b u il t s ince w e wr a pp ed up t he o r iginal pr og r am abo ut 18 mon t h s ago . Thi s life - s a v ing w o r k enable s eme r genc y s e rv ice s , deli v e r ie s , and v o t e r r egi str a t ion . Vo t ing Acce ss : Na t i s hel p ing de v elo p legi s la t ion t o im pr o v e acce ss t o d r i v e r ’ s licen s e s on t he Na v ajo Na t ion , a c r i t ical st e p t o w a r d en sur ing t he s e U t ahn s can v o t e . Clean Ai r & Heal t h y Home s : Leni s e and Pi p e r a r e e xp lo r ing a ne w pr og r am t o f u nd r e p lacing w ood - and coal - b ur ning st o v e s in San J u an Co u n ty home s. B y tr an s i t ioning t o cleane r hea t ing s o ur ce s , w e can im pr o v e bo t h ai r qu ali ty and pu blic heal t h . Leade rs hi p De v elo p men t : T r a v i s i s p lanning a candida t e tr aining t hi s No v embe r in Bl u ff , t ailo r ed sp ecificall y fo r San J u an Co u n ty office s. Thi s pr og r am w ill hel p pr e p a r e and supp o rt local leade rs w ho a r e r ead y t o s e rv e t hei r comm u ni t ie s. Comm u ni ty B u ilding : E v en in off - y ea rs fo r m u nici p al elec t ion s in t he U t ah p o rt ion of t he Na v ajo Na t ion , o ur tr adi t ional tr ail r ide e v en ts r emain an e ss en t ial ga t he r ing sp ace fo r ci v ic engagemen t and v o t e r o utr each .
Big - Pic tur e Ad v ocac y : We ’ v e al s o been w o r king w i t h U t ah ’ s cong r e ss ional delega t ion t o r e v i v e t he $ 20 million Comm u ni ty Change G r an t t ha t t he T ru m p admini str a t ion s h ut do w n . Thi s f u nding co u ld pr o v ide tr an s fo r ma t i v e r e s o ur ce s fo r Na v ajo comm u ni t ie s. The Rural Utah Project’s legacy is alive and well within Stewardship Utah. Our mission hasn’t narrowed; it has grown. San Juan County continues to be a core part of our work, and with your support, we’ll keep building on that foundation for years to come. Thi s w o r k in San J u an Co u n ty i s onl y p o ss ible beca us e of membe rs like y o u. Con s ide r becoming a mon t hl y dono r t oda y t o hel p us sust ain and g r o w t he s e effo rts y ea r - r o u nd .
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