The best way to help during the COVID-19 pandemic is by supporting local recovery efforts with a donation. Utah is a service-based state and we know people are eager to help, so we have included options on this page that specifically address the economic, social, and educational impacts of this crisis.

Please make these donations in addition to any of your current charitable giving, and wherever possible consider increasing the support to the organizations you support. Many of these nonprofits will lean heavily on their donors during this challenging time.

Opportunities to volunteer exist throughout our state. Many organizations need help serving people in need and can accommodate the need for volunteers to remain safe.

Organizations that continue to need volunteers can be found through UServeUtah. To ensure the safety of staff and other volunteers, please sign up in advance so the sponsoring organization is prepared. Anybody who feels sick, shows symptoms of COVID-19, or has been in close contact with another person who has tested positive for the virus should not leave their house to volunteer.

Vaccine Administration Volunteers

Thank you for the tremendous response to our call for volunteers! At this time we are not in need of any more volunteers for the administration of vaccines.

COVID-19 PPE Support

The PPE supply in Utah is currently in a healthy place and we are no longer accepting PPE donations. The generosity of Utah’s residents and businesses helped our state respond as effectively as possible to the COVID-19 pandemic. To learn more about how your donations have made an impact, please click on the button below.

Healthy individuals are needed.

Schedule an appointment now to give in the days ahead to help patients counting on lifesaving blood throughout this pandemic. Utah faces a severe blood shortage due to an unprecedented number of blood drive cancellations during this coronavirus outbreak. While coronavirus has caused concerns about whether it’s safe to give blood, donation centers have implemented thorough safety protocols to make the blood donation process even safer.

To learn more & sign up to donate:

United Ways of Utah COVID-19 Community Response Fund

To ensure that all Utahns have the support they need during this pandemic, the United Ways of Utah created this statewide fund to support organizations working with Utahns feeling the economic consequences of the outbreak and expand their capacity to serve more people.

Programs and services supported include:

• Rent and mortgage assistance
• Rapid rehousing, shelter diversion, homeless shelters
• Crisis nurseries and childcare providers
• Healthcare services for vulnerable Utahns
• 211 Information and Referral

Ty Burrell Downtown Food Service Workers Fund

Many small businesses, in particular the hospitality industry, have been strained as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. This has resulted in job loss for numerous part-time servers, bartenders, and other food service workers. Salt Lake City restaurants also suffered damage and disruption due to the March 18 earthquake. Through the generosity of Salt Lake City business owner and actor Ty Burrell, Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall and the Downtown Alliance have established a fund to assist food service workers impacted by bar and restaurant closures in Salt Lake City.

Indian Country has been hit hard by COVID-19. Utah Tribal COVID-19 Relief is a joint group that has come together to immediately assist the eight federally recognized tribal nations in Utah: Confederated Tribes of the Goshute Reservation, Navajo Nation, Northwestern Band of Shoshone Nation, Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah, San Juan Southern Paiute, Skull Valley Band of Goshute, Ute Mountain Ute Tribe, and Ute Indian Tribe.

You can make a difference today by donating to the Utah Tribal COVID-19 Relief Fund.
Monetary donations are tax deductible and will be used help Utah’s Tribes to meet their COVID related needs (including the immediate procurement of items for Navajo Nation).

Donations over $1000, please email tribalcovid@utah.gov to coordinate your donation.

Silicon Slopes COVID19 Utah Community Response Fund

Responding to urgent needs across the Beehive State, Silicon Slopes has established this fund to exclusively support urgent needs as a result of this pandemic, such as:

• FDA-approved COVID19 test kits to accelerate the diagnosis of fellow Utahns
• Medical supplies for those health professionals and nonprofit workers in contact with potentially infected individuals

Silicon Slopes is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. All contributions are tax deductible.