SUCCESS STORIES: CDBG Funding, ASSIST, and Jessica 4/2/2024 Jessica was able to make necessary accessibility accommodations to her home thanks to ASSIST Inc. and their Housing Stability Division CDBG-funded programming. These modifications included retrofitting the home entrance, bathroom, and several doorways, changes that Jessica could not have afforded on her own. In her own words: […]

SUCCESS STORIES: CRAG Funding, Wasatch Community Gardens, and Brandi 7/1/2024 Brandi, a recent Green Team participant, became “Farmily” after she graduated from the Job Training Program in June 2024. She joined the team in late February and was working to overcome a number of barriers including a complicated reunification plan through the Department of Child […]

SUCCESS STORIES: CDBG Funding, Advantage Services, and Three Lives Changed April 4, 2024 With the help of funding from the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), Advantage Services has been able to empower members of the community who were unsheltered or experiencing homelessness. Three excellent examples of this impact are Scott, Adam, and Jason. Their stories […]

SUCCESS STORIES: CRAG Funding, Fit to Recover, and Jasmine 3/1/2024 A graduate of WCG’s Green Team Job Training Program, Jasmine, was hired to work as the Farm Assistant at WCG’s Green Phoenix Farm where the Job Training Program takes place. As the Farm Assistant, she is excited to be able to work her “dream job” […]

SUCCESS STORIES: CRAG Funding, Fit to Recover, and Sandra 3/4/2024 Sandra told her experience of entering the Fit to Recover program as one of finding her people. Not long ago I sheepishly walked through the orange door at Fit to Recover. Having heard of this gym for people in recovery and procrastinating for weeks I […]

SUCCESS STORIES: CDBG-Funding, First Step House, and an Employment Preparation and Placement Success December 19, 2023 This success story is from the First Step House’s CDBG-funded, Employment Preparation and Placement Program, a program that provides supportive employment services to high-risk, high-need individuals in the community caught in the cycle of relapse, mental illness, incarceration, homelessness, […]

SUCCESS STORIES: CDBG-Funding, Donated Dental Services, and Dennis October 6, 2023 Dennis felt that his teeth held back his work in mental health advocacy. All that changed with his new smile. Today, as I receive my new dentures, I find myself overwhelmed with gratitude and feel compelled to express my heartfelt appreciation for [the Donate […]

SUCCESS STORIES: CDBG-Funding, Donated Dental Services, and 2023 Project Homeless Connect March 23, 2023 Reflecting on their 2023 Project Homeless Connect event, the development director of Salt Lake Donated Dental Services had this to say. I had the humbling opportunity to attend Project Homeless Connect at the Salt Palace on March 24, 2023. What an […]

SUCCESS STORIES: CDBG-Funding, Donated Dental Services, and Charles September 25, 2022 Charles wanted the dentistry team at Donated Dental to know how much his new smile meant to him. In a letter of thanks, he said this: I want to thank [Dr. Haine] and [his] wonderful staff. I was treated better than you can imagine. […]

SUCCESS STORIES: CDBG-Funding, Donated Dental Services, and Jason December 27, 2021 Jason, a retiree, was able to get the care he needed from Donated Dental Services. He describes the program like this: I’m writing this letter to thank the staff and doctors at Donated Dental for the courteous and comforting care they gave me. Now […]