If you or someone you know is experiencing or is at risk of experiencing homelessness, call: 801-990-9999.
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2025-26 Countywide Response Plan & Code Blue
There are currently over 1,400 year-round emergency shelter options for people in Salt Lake County. In addition, the 2025-26 Winter Response Plan, beginning in November, provides over 700 24/7 winter shelter beds within existing shelters to keep unsheltered neighbors safe through the season. Up to an additional 250 beds are available during Code Blue nights. Individuals interested in helping with Code Blues this winter can sign up for volunteer opportunities at https://bit.ly/4piPvaB.
Visit the Salt Lake Valley Coalition to learn more about the countywide response.
Community Corner Pilot Program
In late summer of 2025, the City opened the Community Corner space located at 702 W. 200 South, where nonprofit partners and community organizers provided services to unhoused neighbors through November 19. On Mondays, Tuesdays, and Wednesdays from 1 to 4:30 p.m., providers signed up to share services like food, hygiene products, clothing, harm reduction items, pet supplies, job applications, housing applications, and more. The aim is to connect those who are housing insecure with services while minimizing impacts from unpermitted services taking place in Salt Lake City parks.
The City created a safe location where providers could gather and serve those experiencing homelessness three times a week. The Community Corner included mental health help, food, hygiene care and other rotating services each week.
State Homeless Services Campus
In September 2025, the Utah Office of Homeless Services announced an agreement to acquire land for its comprehensive homeless services campus located at 2520 N. 2200 West in Salt Lake City. The State’s planned facility is anticipated to provide 1,300 beds in a hub where individuals experiencing homelessness can access support and treatment, in addition to existing homeless resource centers. The State anticipates operations could begin as early as 2027. For more information or to sign up to get updates from the State, visit their project website.
Public Safety Plan
In January 2025, Salt Lake City submitted a Public Safety Plan to state leaders to improve public safety and recommended broader system solutions to bridge gaps. The plan contains many action items and recommendations that relate to homelessness. The Mayor provided a six-month update in July 2025, with 12 of 27 city-led actions completed and ongoing.
Project Connect
This joint effort began in April 2025 to take a person-centered approach to individualized solutions. Over a 1-year period, the City identified 50 people SLCPD interacts with most frequently. These 50 individuals have complex needs because of the intersection of homelessness, substance use, mental health, and behavioral healthcare needs that aren’t being met. Salt Lake City is leveraging collaborative relationships to dig into system barriers and work within city, county, and state resources to connect them with services or supports. In the past, this kind of coordination between defense attorneys, prosecutors, law enforcement, treatment and behavioral health has not been seen.
We want to reduce their engagement with law enforcement and the criminal justice system and achieve housing.
Resource Fairs & Homeless Outreach Court
Homeless Outreach Court provides flexible access to court services and community resources to those experiencing homelessness, in supportive housing, sober living, treatment centers, and other community locations. Defense attorneys are on-site to provide legal assistance.
Resource Fairs are held on the second Friday of each month (January-November) and connect the unsheltered community to services and resources. These services may include: legal assistance, employment opportunities, healthcare, pet care, and more.
2026 Resource Fair dates will be updated soon.
Funding from the City’s FY25 Budget
- Increased funding to double the City’s Rapid Intervention Team, which will deepen the City’s capacity to directly engage with unsheltered individuals and connect them with resources
- A new position in the City Justice Court to conduct outreach via the Familiar Faces Program that bridges the gap between justice and the unsheltered community, helping complete questionnaires or connect defendants with wraparound services.
- Deploying an additional Medical Response Paramedic Team
- Fill the remaining SLCPD positions in the Downtown Police Unit. It functions similarly to HRC squads.