SUGAR HOUSE — More people are using the new overnight emergency homeless shelter at night for a place to sleep. It opened last Thursday. Their low was 60 people one night. It was 125 people at the high point overnight Monday into Tuesday. It’s a 145 bed facility. The executive director of Shelter the Homeless, […]
Homeless advocates all across Utah say they need a lot of help in figuring out how many homeless people call this state home. They’re asking for volunteers
The Salt Lake County Health Department isn't trying to kick people homeless people out of the areas where they congregate. Their daily cleanups are more about removing potentially hazardous material from those areas.
About 20 days since new homeless resource centers opened and the Road Home shelter closed, advocates are giving an update on how everything is working.
The newest center to house homeless men in Salt Lake City has finally opened its doors. Advocates are expecting hundreds of people to seek shelter at the 300-bed facility.
Dozens of people rally downtown, demanding the Road Home Shelter stay open through the winter. Protesters say the need for the shelter is too great and people in need will suffer when the doors close.
A new report says two new homeless resource centers with beds specifically for women are already full. But officials say they do have alternative places.
SALT LAKE CITY, UT — It might seem odd that our discussion about homelessness in northern Utah begins with a bongo drum being pounded in Chennai, India, joined by a guitarist in Italy, and a drummer in Senegal, Africa. This beautiful song was recorded by musicians who played their instruments in nooks and crannies all […]
None of the data collected about the state’s homeless population helps evaluate the effectiveness of different programs, according to the state auditor.
