Kids learn self-esteem and coping skills while working out their muscles!
A tradition of caring for our community's future.
Jiu Jitsu
For the next ten weeks, eleven boys and girls from Ecker Hill Middle School are learning jiu jitsu from Park City Jiu Jitsu. They are participating in the Soul Empowered program, which is focused on preventing bullying by encouraging self-esteem, conflict resolution, and self-defense. Holy Cross staff worked with school counselors at Ecker to identify low-income, at-risk students with potential behavioral or self-esteem issues who would benefit from the program, and all students are attending for free thanks to generous support from the Brink Foundation. Go kids!
7,500+
individuals are helped by Holy Cross Ministries per year.
89%
of every dollar donated goes directly to serving our clients.
85%
of HCM clients make less than $25,000 per year in combined family income.
31%
of Utahns are under age 18.
50th
Utah's national ranking for per student educational spending.
158,000
Utahns live below 200% of the poverty line.
42.9%
of Latino births in Utah are from unintended pregnancies.
1,369
free blood pressure and blood sugar screenings were provided by HCM last year.
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