In June 2023, the City Council adopted a new five-year housing plan called Housing SLC. The Plan sets goals and priorities for housing over the next five years. The goals will increase the number of housing units, especially deeply affordable housing, and will increase stability for households in the city.

In October 2023, the City Council adopted an anti-displacement strategy called Thriving in Place. The strategy contains 22 action items that will help keep people housed and will provide additional resources to households experiencing displacement pressures.

These two plans will increase the housing stock, especially affordable housing, and will increase stability for renter households. Together they will help keep people housed while also creating housing for individuals currently experiencing homelessness.

Permanent Supportive Housing (PSH) is housing that is deeply affordable and includes wrap-around services that people need, such as mental health counseling, medical treatment, and other services. Salt Lake City has added 200+ permanent supportive housing units in since 2020 and has 500 currently in the pipeline.

In fall 2022, the City joined partners and invested in new deeply affordable permanent supportive housing for seniors and veterans experiencing homelessness who earn less than $25,000. The 100 units at the Point Fairpark opened in May 2023, located at 130 N. 2100 West, and are operated by Switchpoint.

There are two Homeless Resource Centers (HRCs) in Salt Lake City. These are the Geraldine E. King Women’s Resource Center and the Gail Miller Resource Center.

Gail Miller Resource Center

The Gail Miller Resource Center provides 200 beds for homeless men and women in the community, as well as on-site supportive services to help those experiencing homelessness resolve their immediate crisis and rapidly return to stable housing. Available services include meals, clothing, hygiene, and a welcoming environment for service animals.

Address:  242 Paramount Ave, Salt Lake City, UT 84115
Hours: Open now
Phone:  (801) 328-1894

Geraldine E. King Women’s Resource Center

The Geraldine E. King Women’s Resource Center provides emergency shelter to 200 homeless women in and around Salt Lake City each night. Beyond providing safe emergency shelter, this facility provides essential basic needs such as meals, clothing, hygiene items, a place for female clients to wash clothes and shower, as well as a welcoming environment for service animals.

Address: 131 E 700 S, Salt Lake City, UT 84111

Hours: Open now 

Phone: (801) 893-6678

The State is currently building a dashboard to show current availability for SLC HRCs. Check back for additional information and updates.

To take a virtual tour of what the two HRCs in Salt Lake City look like, watch this video.

In October 2023, the City and State announced plans for a temporary microshelter community located at 600 West and 300 south. This shelter includes pod structures to individually house 50 people, with heating and air, privacy, and electricity. This non-congregate shelter is temporary and will be followed by a second phase of the project led by the State in 2024. Learn more at www.slc.gov/temporaryshelter/

The State of Utah requires that counties develop plans to address the need for overflow shelter during the winter months. Salt Lake County’s plan for winter overflow shelter was approved in August 2023. More beds are being provided than in previous years. The overflow shelters will be open 24 hours a day, 7 days each week. Three meals will be served daily.

2023-24 Locations

1. 175 additional beds at the Homeless Resource Centers
2. 170 beds at the West Valley City winter response site
3. 65 beds at St. Vincent de Paul
4. 50 beds dedicated to the homeless at VOA Recovery on Redwood
5. 165 beds at the Medically Vulnerable Population facility in Sandy – Opening December/January

The Medically Vulnerable People (MVP) Program Facility will be located in Sandy and provide interim housing and medical services to seniors and veterans experiencing homelessness. Salt Lake City is financially supporting this interim housing facility and is grateful to Sandy City for being a part of regional solutions.

The Sandy City Council approved measures in October 2023 to allow the MVP Facility to move forward, and the Shelter the Homeless team is working as fast as they can to bring this facility and its 165 beds online for the winter in December/January.

The Other Side Village is a tiny home village operated by The Other Side Academy to help individuals transition out of homelessness. Each tiny home is part of a community, where individuals will receive support and have opportunities for job training. The site is currently being prepared for development of the community.