If you or someone you know is experiencing or is at risk of experiencing homelessness, call: 801-990-9999.
This page is updated regularly. Check back for the most recent updates.
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. Read it here.
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.
2025 Homeless Outreach Court Dates (9 a.m. -11 a.m.)
February 7: Weigand Resource Center, 437 West 200 South
March 7: Workforce Services, 720 South 200 East
March 14: Rescue Mission, 463 South 400 West
April 4: Weigand Resource Center, 437 West 200 South
April 18: Location TBD
May 2: Workforce Services, 720 South 200 East
May 16: Location TBD
June 6: Weigand Resource Center, 437 West 200 South
June 20: Location TBD
July 18: Location TBD
August 1: Youth Resource Center, 888 South 400 West (For ages 18-22 currently receiving or eligible for services at the Youth Resource Center)
August 15: Homeless Outreach Court, Location TBD
September 5: Workforce Services, 720 South 200 East
September 19: Homeless Outreach Court, Location TBD
October 3: Weigand Resource Center, 437 West 200 South
October 17: Homeless Outreach Court, Location TBD
November 7: Workforce Services, 720 South 200 East
December 5: Weigand Resource Center, 437 West 200 South
2025 Resource Fairs (9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.)
February 14: Geraldine King Resource Center (inside, not open to the public)
March 14: Rescue Mission
April 11: Pioneer Park
May 9: Downtown Library
June 13: Pioneer Park
July 11: Downtown Library
August 8: Pioneer Park
September 12: Downtown Library
October 10: Pioneer Park
November 14: Downtown Library
2024-25 Winter Response Plan & Code Blue
There are currently over 1400 year-round emergency shelter options for people in Salt Lake County. In addition, the 2024-25 Winter Response Plan provides over 700 24/7 winter shelter beds within new and existing shelters to keep unsheltered neighbors safe through the season. Up to an additional 250 beds are available during Code Blue nights. Learn how to access shelter beds here.
In 2023, the state passed a law creating a “Code Blue Alert,” which takes effect when temperatures are expected to drop below 18 degrees (including wind chill) for two hours or more during a 24-hour period. The law allows a homeless shelter to expand its capacity by up to 35% to provide temporary shelter and can speed up intake procedures to get people checked in.
2024-25 Locations
- Homeless Resource Centers expand capacity
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.
Youth Shelter Temporary Capacity Increase
In November 2024, the City Council approved an ordinance to temporarily increase the overnight capacity at the Volunteers of America Youth Resource Center to help the shelter support youths experiencing homelessness this winter while renovations are underway to permanently increase capacity.
State Homeless Services Campus
In late 2024, the Utah Homelessness Council and State Office of Homeless Services searched for large properties to build a permanent homeless services campus that could add at least 1,000 emergency shelter beds to the system. Information on the location has not yet been released.
Additional Family Shelter
Shelter the Homeless and the Road Home, with funding from the State Office of Homeless Services, purchased a motel in South Salt Lake near 3300 South and 300 West and are pursuing permission from South Salt Lake to open a non-congregate shelter for families this year. This would effectively double the number of beds available for families by augmenting the existing Family Shelter located in Midvale. In previous years, Salt Lake City has provided additional funding to the Road Home for emergency motel rooms and street outreach efforts for families.