Snell & Wilmer Supports Head Start In The Kindergarten Preparedness Program

SALT LAKE CITY - June 4, 2015 - PRLog -- Snell & Wilmer is pleased to announce that its Salt Lake City office has partnered with Head Start (http://www.saltlakeheadstart.org/) for the third year by providing 150 backpacks and supplies for underprivileged pre-school children. These children will be attending Head Start’s summer kindergarten preparedness program. The backpacks and supplies were assembled by Snell & Wilmer’s attorneys and staff and presented to Head Start on June 1.

“For the last three years, Snell & Wilmer has been dedicated to helping our low-income children become academically, socially, physically and emotionally prepared for kindergarten. With their seed money, we were able to launch the summer kindergarten program in 2013 to give children an extra academic boost before entering kindergarten,” said Head Start’s Chief Development Officer Joni Clark. “Thanks to the resources of Snell & Wilmer, we saw a 53 percent academic gain in pre and post scores in last year's summer kindergarten program. We cannot thank Snell & Wilmer enough for their investment in our community’s future leaders.”

Head Start is the only preschool program in Salt Lake and Tooele Counties that provides health, education and self-sufficiency services for children and families living in poverty. Their main goal is to get every one of the 2200 children they annually serve ready for kindergarten by being socially, academically and physically prepared. By working with the family to set goals, provide referrals for services the family needs, and encouraging the parents' involvement in their child's life, Head Start is truly a comprehensive program that serves the entire family.

Since its inception, Snell & Wilmer has been committed to community service and leadership. Attorneys and staff are engaged in a number of community, civic and industry-related activities across the various geographic regions in which they live and work. Each office takes pride in serving its communities by directly supporting local organizations and by supporting the involvement of attorneys and staff in their community activities.

About Snell & Wilmer

Founded in 1938, Snell & Wilmer is a full-service business law firm with more than 400 attorneys practicing in nine locations throughout the western United States and in Mexico, including Salt Lake City, Utah; Phoenix and Tucson, Arizona; Los Angeles and Orange County, California; Denver, Colorado; Las Vegas and Reno, Nevada; and Los Cabos, Mexico. The firm represents clients ranging from large, publicly traded corporations to small businesses, individuals and entrepreneurs. For more information, visit www.swlaw.com.