homelessness

People experiencing homelessness camp outside the Main Library in Salt Lake City on Jan. 5, 2024.

Health

As Utah hunts for 1,200-bed homeless site, one county groans over 16 ‘code blue’ beds

by Utah News Dispatch
Published: Nov 18, 2024

A person experiencing homelessness sits on the side of a street in Salt Lake City on Saturday, May 25, 2024.

Politics

Utah Gov. Cox to homeless providers: Produce results, or you could lose funding

by Utah News Dispatch
Published: Jun 9, 2024

News

Family homelessness is a growing problem in Utah. What should be done?

by Utah News Dispatch
Published: Apr 25, 2024

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Utah Gov. Spencer Cox holds a ceremonial bill signing to highlight the 2024 Utah Legislature’s work on homelessness and mental health issues during a news conference at Harris Community Village in Tooele on March 27, 2024.

Politics

‘Historic’: Cox ceremoniously signs 9 bills to highlight homeless efforts

by Utah News Dispatch
Published: Mar 29, 2024

On Monday, Utah Governor and Lieutenant Governor partnered with The Hispanic Star, P&G, and the Utah Food Bank as a service project.

Politics

Gov. Cox, local governments reach agreement on additional homeless services

by Will Scadden
Published: Dec 5, 2023

News

Salt Lake to provide more shelter beds amid weather, deaths

by Associated Press
Published: Dec 22, 2022

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Shawna Wright smiles in an undated family photo taken by her late father. Wright was a 62-year-old homeless woman who died in a hot alley in Salt Lake City on July 4, 2021, amid record heat in the Utah capital. Cities around the U.S. and the world are being challenged to keep people who live outside from dying in the streets as the ranks of homeless swell and temperatures fueled by climate change soar. Wright's family may have gone unnoticed if her family had not written a frank obituary blaming the system for failing to better protect homeless people living outside from the extreme heat.

Weather

Sweltering streets: Hundreds of homeless die in extreme heat

by Associated Press
Published: Jun 20, 2022

The Christian Center of Park City's food pantry is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mon. through Sat. at 1283 Deer Valley Drive to provide resources to those with food insecurity.

News

Homeless in Paradise

by Bailey Edelstein
Published: Feb 9, 2021

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