Salt Lake City officials say they’re trying to get more funding to help curb the problem of homelessness.
The state and Salt Lake County already have money going toward an investment in more units to help house those experiencing homelessness. Salt Lake City is now joining that effort to accelerate construction.
The mayor announced a proposal Tuesday to finance more than 400 homeless housing units through a $6 million grant, in addition to state and county money already going toward the initiative. Atkinson says projects like these are crucial because it helps address individual needs of people -- rather than using a one-size fits all approach.
“We have service providers, we have housing providers, who have identified locations that are already built and so they’re adapting them to become permanent housing, and they’re ready to go, they’re in the pipeline and by collectively pooling our finances from the state, county and city, they’re going to be able to open those doors very quickly”,” said Mendenhall.
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