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Utah's homeless resource centers provide shelter and services for those in need.
Imagine if you lost your job, had a medical episode and no insurance, couldn't make your rent for a few months and ended up on the streets here. Where would you go to seek shelter?
We've had unseasonably warm fall weather, but cold is coming. Imagine if you lost your job, had a medical episode and no insurance, couldn't make your rent for a few months and ended up on the streets here. Where would you go to seek shelter? During the Great Depression in the early 1930's, Utah's unemployment rate was 36%—the fourth highest in the nation—and we had homeless tent cities (aka "Hoovervilles") just like we find in the state today.
Last year, Utah's point in time count found about 3,700 individuals experiencing homelessness during one night in January.
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