SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Salt Lake City will make additional shelter beds available for people experiencing homelessness after five died in recent days amid sub-freezing temperatures that are expected to plunge further throughout the United States this weekend. An emergency order signed Tuesday by Mayor Erin Mendenhall will make […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Dozens of people are rallying in hopes of helping Utah families experiencing homelessness. The first Teddy Bear Rally Diaper and Formula Drive took place last night outside of the Utah State Capitol. About 75 people showed up and donated diapers, baby formula, and even 50 […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — A two-day fundraiser for an organization that helps Utah’s homeless has reached 45-percent of its goal. The annual event for the Road Home raised just over 450-thousand dollars yesterday, according to the group’s website. The Huntsman Foundation plans to match all donations to the fundraiser […]
OGDEN, Utah (AP) — An outdoor homeless community in Ogden has grown this year, and shelter officials say the coronavirus pandemic is contributing as the virus spreads more easily in indoor spaces like shelters. The Standard-Examiner reports that police say the number of people who need shelter hasn’t necessarily grown […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A homeless shelter in Salt Lake City has asked the public for help with clothing donations as it prepares for the upcoming winter season in Utah. FOX13 reported that the Rescue Mission of Salt Lake usually hands out up to 80,000 clothing items ahead of […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Officials say a coronavirus outbreak at a Utah homeless shelter has resulted in 72 confirmed cases. The rapid increase at the Gail Miller Resource Center in Salt Lake City coincides with a rise in cases in the state as a whole. Utah reported 1,404 new […]
Police have arrested demonstrators who were camping in a park surrounding Salt Lake City Hall to protest the treatment of homeless people. The Salt Lake Tribune reports 17 members of the Take Shelter Coalition were arrested early Sunday. Police said four people were booked into Salt Lake County jail and […]
