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How Does a Person Become Homeless and Addicted? One Utah Father Explains

Back in the 1980s, most Utah parents worried about things like bad grades, skipping church, teenage drinking, or hanging around the wrong crowd. Very few parents walked through downtown Salt…
Utah Homelessness Crisis: Tyler Clancy Challenges ‘Housing First’ Failures

“It’s not normal to see someone sleeping on the sidewalk in a sleeping bag with a needle sticking out of their arm.” That sentence should not be controversial. In a…
Free Pet Food in Salt Lake City: Street Dawg Crew Helps Pets of the Homeless

A local nonprofit is quietly helping some of Utah’s most vulnerable residents care for their pets, offering free dog and cat food twice a month in downtown Salt Lake City.…
Working, Homeless, and Out of Options: How Utah’s Housing Market Broke the Working Class

People who fry our burgers, care for our elderly, clean our hotel rooms, and package our deliveries are sleeping in congregate shelters or in their cars. They are not unemployed.…
Homeless Senior Citizens Speak Out as Utah’s Housing Crisis Pushes Them to the Streets

They worked their whole lives. Now, Utah’s seniors are sleeping under bridges, watching their belongings bulldozed into dumpsters, and fighting to survive freezing nights. In their own words, they speak…
Sugar House Struggles with Rising Crime and Homelessness

Once one of Salt Lake City’s most walkable and charming neighborhoods, Sugar House is now at the center of rising crime, encampments, and community unrest.
Salt Lake’s Whack-a-Mole Battle With Homeless Encampment

Salt Lake police keep clearing camps, but encampments reappear elsewhere. With no long-term solutions, the city is stuck in a whack-a-mole battle.
Homelessness Gala in Salt Lake Derails as Nonprofit Leaders Clash Over Who Cares the Most

What began as a night of jazz and celebration ended in walkouts, accusations, and an unclaimed crown. At Salt Lake’s Homeless Impact Gala, unity was in short supply as three…
Why Utah’s Homeless Crisis Grows Despite Millions Spent on Solutions

Despite millions in taxpayer funding, Utah’s homeless population keeps rising. Investigative reporting reveals why the system rewards failure instead of recovery.
Ogden Council Rejects Homeless Housing for Redevelopment

Ogden’s City Council voted unanimously to buy the Aspen Care Center, ending plans to house chronically homeless residents at the site in favor of redevelopment.
Homelessness, Housing, And The Truth Behind The Crisis

Salt Lake City’s homeless crisis exposes a web of broken systems and missed opportunities. One man is taking a stand, pushing back against bureaucracy with practical solutions and grassroots ideas.…
Utah’s Homeless Crisis: Repeating California’s Mistakes?

Salt Lake City’s homeless crisis isn’t just growing—it’s spiraling out of control. Millions are being funneled into so-called solutions, yet addiction, crime, and chaos dominate the streets. Why is Utah…
Tai Chi and Transformation: Bernie Hart’s Bold Solution to Utah’s Homelessness Crisis

“They’re not resistant; they’re underserved,” says Bernie Hart, challenging misconceptions about homelessness. For over a decade, his free Tai Chi program in Utah has provided a space where individuals failed…
The Other Side Village: A Bold Answer to Homelessness?

Brian shouldn’t be alive today. Years of addiction and homelessness had pushed him to the brink, leaving little hope for survival. Today, he stands as a testament to transformation, coaching…
The Broken Non-Profit System Behind Utah’s Homelessness Crisis

Can Utah’s proposed 30-acre homeless campus truly solve the state’s homelessness crisis, or is it another costly experiment doomed to fail? At a recent town hall, experts debated innovative solutions,…
Why Utah’s Homelessness Crisis Needs a Radical Solution: The Peer-Led Village That’s Succeeding Where Government Programs Fail

Utah’s homelessness crisis is getting worse, despite billions in taxpayer dollars spent on traditional solutions. But a bold, peer-led project in Salt Lake City is defying the odds, delivering life-changing…