Suffering from homelessness Esca Guernon fixes her tent that's set up at an encampment next to the 405 Freeway in the Van Nuys section of Los Angeles on Friday, July 26, 2024, in Los Angeles.

People experiencing homelessness sit on the edge of Washington Square in Salt Lake City on Saturday, May 25, 2024. (Photo by Spenser Heaps for Utah News Dispatch) The recent Supreme Court ruling on ...

President Donald Trump's overhaul of federal homeless services faced a setback on Friday that could jeopardize Utah Gov. Spencer Cox's top priority for 2026: funding Utah's massive central ...

LOS ANGELES — On the second floor of the Midnight Mission homeless shelter in Skid Row, Los Angeles, is the room that helped save Jared Klickstein's life. Looking out over soiled sidewalks, the room ...

Though Utah’s rate of homelessness remains below the national average, a new report shows the state’s homeless population is continuing to rise — and the start of 2025 marked a significant uptick. “It ...

The number of homeless Utahns surged to its highest level ever in 2025 as state leadership continues to debate how to balance enhanced law enforcement and increased funding for an expanded shelter ...

Two major themes are taking shape as Utah state leaders discuss changes they’d like to see in Utah’s homeless and criminal justice systems during the upcoming 2025 Utah Legislature: More law ...

Homelessness in Utah is worsening, with sharp increases among older adults and veterans, according to a new state report. The big picture: An increasing share of Utah's senior population, many of whom ...

Utah uses data from a point-in-time count to guide policies supporting people experiencing homelessness. The 2026 count is ...

When it comes to housing costs, the U.S. government uses a simple ratio to determine the ideal price: A house should cost the same as three years of salary, 3:1. In Utah, three years will not even get ...

In 2005, Utah unveiled its 10-year plan to end chronic homelessness using a novel strategy known as Housing First. The guiding philosophy of Housing First contends that the best way to ameliorate ...

After more than a decade of consensus among Democrat and Republican policymakers on how the nation should approach homelessness, a reckoning is underway. A recent report from the U.S. Department of ...