Utah Homeless
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Crime Rate Soaring in Salt Lake Neighborhoods with Homeless Resource Centers
The Salt Lake neighborhoods where “resources” are provided for the homeless, became magnets for drug trafficking, sex trafficking, and violence.
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The Unsheltered With Mental Disorders in Utah
Currently, our cities and state are woefully inadequate when it comes to treating the growing number of unsheltered individuals who are suffering from mental disorders.
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Hundreds of Unsheltered People are Sleeping on Salt Lake City’s Streets Tonight. Why?
Every night in Salt Lake City there are anywhere from 1,000 up to 3,000 people sleeping on Salt Lake City’s streets, along riverways, squatting in parks, or wandering around trying…
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A Homeless Couple Returning to Utah after Ten Years Shocked by Drug Activity and Lawlessness in Salt Lake
Utah Stories talks to a homeless couple in Sugar House about tiny homes villages as solutions to homeless problem in Utah.
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Salt Lake City’s Homeless Abatement Policies Examined
The cruelty of moving unsheltered people and families from empty lots who have nowhere else to stay is essentially harassing residents in dire need of assistance.
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Investigating Homelessness Death and Public Safety in Utah
How much has Salt Lake City spent on homeless “abatements”? Is there a better solution? Abatements are cruel and ineffective.
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New York Times Journalist Appalled by the Homeless Situation in Salt Lake
New York Times photographer Robin Pendergrast says Salt Lake City’s ongoing efforts to clear out homeless people are inhumane and unnecessary.
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Is There a Homeless Serial Killer on the Loose Who The Salt Lake City Police Department is Refusing to Investigate?
It appears that the lives of the homeless and those who have been squeezed out of the housing market are in peril and the SLCPD made no comment about any…
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Priced Out of the Rental Market Utah: Single Homeless Mother Explains Difficulty of Current Housing Crisis
The current rental market in Salt Lake City and beyond is pricing people out, who are ending up on the streets.
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The Magnolia Apartments: The new Homes for the Homeless are a “Complete Failure” According to an Inside Source
An inside source provides Utah Stories with a look into the reality of the Magnolia Apartments and its failure as a solution for homelessness.
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Utah Homelessness Getting Out of Control: What are the solutions?
We discuss possible solutions to the homeless problem in Utah with experts: Scott Howell and Jean Hill who have opposing views on this issue.
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If Salt Lake City’s Homeless Had a Say in The over $20 Million Spent on Them
If Salt Lake City’s Homeless Had a Say in The over $20 Million Spent on Them, Here Is How They Would Spend it?
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Homeless in Salt Lake City: The Worsening Conditions of the Chronically Homeless and Those Suffering from Mental Disorders
Salt Lake City’s “unsheltered” homeless population is swelling. There are many more homeless people sleeping outdoors than ever before.
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Homeless Advocate Claims SLC Mayor Has a Conflict of Interest in Handling Homeless Situation
Salt Lake’s largest outdoor homeless encampment shuttered and abated by SLC Mayor’s order. We ask why. Is there a conflict of interest?
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Helping Homeless in Utah this Holiday Season
For homeless population in Utah, winter season means extra pain and suffering or worse for lack of shelters that hit capacity in mid-November.
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An Alternative Salt Lake Homeless Solution: Switchpoint May Be the Answer
Airport Inn is being converted to affordable housing for those currently homeless by non-profit Switchpoint.