Pastors, advocates and Democratic lawmakers called on the Utah Legislature to get clear on the money and steps needed to help the state’s homeless find stable housing, including those with severe mental illness, disabilities and substance use disorders. #utpol

Advocates call for lawmakers to spend more on affordable housing to fight homelessness www.ksl.com/article/5143...

Utah advocates, faith leaders call on lawmakers to take more action on homelessness utahnewsdispatch.com/2026/01/15/u...

Tomorrow morning you can show up and speak up with state legislators, clergy persons, leading anti-homelessness advocates and other caring and committed people at the Rally for Housing and Services to End Homelessness in the Rotunda of the Utah Capitol Building.

States Should Pursue New Revenue Options to Expand Access and Prevent Cuts to Affordable Housing and Homelessness Solutions www.cbpp.org/research/hou...

New National Collaborative Links Local Housing Justice Efforts: shelterforce.org/2026/01/09/n...

Homeless Shelters for Seniors Pop Up, Catering to Older Adults’ Medical Needs kffhealthnews.org/news/article...

Senior homelessness is a problem nationwide. It is nice to see the Road Home's MVP program get attention as a model for how to address it. www.npr.org/sections/sho...

The Rent-Wage Gap is the root of the affordability crisis many Americans are facing right now and politicians who do not understand that look out of touch. hfront.org/2024/03/29/t...

Formerly homeless Utahns could lose housing under federal funding changes www.fox13now.com/news/fox-13-...

Court blocks Trump homelessness plan, creates uncertainty for Utah 'central campus' funding www.ksl.com/article/5142...

Crossroads Urban Center’s Christmas Food Giveaway is underway thanks to our amazing volunteers.

Given President Trump's past support for Medicare For All, and the current polling in favor of it, what are the odds he would cut a deal with a Democratic Congress to pass it in 2027? www.politico.com/news/2025/12...

It was fun to talk about Crossroads Urban Center's Christmas Food Giveaway, and other things we are up to, on KRCL's RadioActive program yesterday evening. krcl.org/blog/from-hu...

How many women in Utah are experiencing homelessness? utahnewsdispatch.com/2025/12/16/h...

Every state has a federally funded agency that defends the rights of disabled people to live outside of institutions, but the Trump administration wants to slash their support. https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/disability-lawyers-doj-civil-rights-division-protection-advocacy-organizations-iowa/

1,000 Utahns could lose housing under Trump’s homelessness priorities www.kuer.org/politics-gov...

Starting in October 2026, Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill will shift billions in SNAP costs from the federal government onto states, some of whom could be forced to deeply cut or even shutter their SNAP programs altogether.

The Trump Admin’s plan to bar families from rental assistance if even one member lacks eligible immigration status could strip from nearly 80k people, including many children, and force families to choose between losing their homes or separating. www.cbpp.org/research/hou...

Why We Must Fight for Housing First: shelterforce.org/2025/11/26/w...

Help ask Governor Cox to disavow the Cicero Institute in light of their Founder & Board Chair's recent advocacy for the return of the practice of public executions. Homeless policy in Utah needs to be by compassion, not controversial ideas about masculinity. conta.cc/4rLrGtL

Joe Lonsdale, the founder and funder of the organization spearheading the drive to create a detention center for homeless people in Utah (the Cicero Institute) is also advocating for a return to the practice of public hangings. thehill.com/opinion/robb...

Please plan to come to the Rally for Housing and Services to End Homelessness at the Utah Capitol building on January 15 at 11 AM.

Mosquitoes and pesticides will make Utah’s homeless campus hell on earth utahnewsdispatch.com/2025/12/04/m...

It looks like funding for a "comprehensive homeless campus" is no longer the Governor's top budget priority. Could he have cooled on the idea after one if the campus's top proponents said it should be an "involuntary detention" center?

HAPPENING NOW: Gov. Cox presenting his $30.7 billion budget proposal. He begins by noting it's a tight budget year. There will be NO income tax cut, having already been enacted via the Big, Beautiful Bill. That also means about $500 million less coming into state coffers. #utpol #Utah

It looks like Cox is backing away from the idea of a comprehensive homeless campus a bit. $25 million may not be enough money to pave over the wetlands & make the site fit to start construction. It is not close to enough to build a mental hospital & jail. www.ksl.com/article/5141...

Unsurprisingly, a new poll shows that most Americans are troubled by HUD's new policies that defund housing programs for chronically homeless people. endhomelessness.org/media/news-r...

New HUD rules could lead to 1,004 people in Utah being returned to homelessness. endhomelessness.org/resources/re...

NEW: Rep. Sandra Hollins, D-Salt Lake City, the first Black woman to serve in the Utah legislature and a big advocate for west side and underrepresented communities on Capitol Hill, has announced she intends to retire after the 2026 session. #utpol #Utah

Influential voices in Utah are advocating for the creation of a detention center for homeless people. Please join FACE Hunger and Homelessness in asking Governor Cox to oppose this bad idea.

A dangerous new approach to homelessness utahnewsdispatch.com/2025/11/20/u...

Katherine Fife from the Salt Lake County Mayor's Office just told the Utah Homeless Services Board that plans for the homeless campus should be paused until next year.

Should everyone who enters the proposed new homeless campus be involuntarily detained there for the first 30 days? This is one policy suggestion that will be presented at the meeting of the Utah Homeless Services Board that is beginning on Zoom right now. utah-gov.zoom.us/j/84896656092

Dozens of homeless advocates, clergy and others demonstrated against plans for what’s being termed a “mega-shelter” in Salt Lake City: www.fox13now.com/news/politic... #utpol #Utah

Homelessness advocates, environmentalists rally against homeless ‘mega shelter’ utahnewsdispatch.com/2025/11/18/h...

Good article about the many reasons the proposal for a new homeless campus would is a bad idea. www.fox13now.com/news/politic...

Every now and then it is important to stand up and say "The Emperor has no clothes". The proposed homeless campus is a grab bag of bad ideas that do not fit together. It will be a synonym for failure in Utah for decades if it is built.

This morning there will be a press conference explaining why the public and elected officials should oppose the proposed homeless campus at the site where it would be built-- 2520 North 2200 West in Salt Lake City.

The Trump administration plans major cuts to long-term housing for homelessness www.npr.org/2025/11/14/n...

Democrats warn Utahns could pay thousands more for health coverage if ACA subsidies end utahnewsdispatch.com/2025/11/06/u...

Rising Unemployment Could Worsen Young Adults’ Housing Challenges www.jchs.harvard.edu/blog/rising-...

Two courts have now ordered the USDA to use contingency funds to issue SNAP benefits for next month. Please help us urge Congress members to urge the USDA to not oppose those rulings.

Not knowing how you will feed your kids next week is very scary! Join Crossroads Urban Center and Utahns Against Hunger outside the federal building today at 4:30 PM as we challenge Utah's representatives in Congress to do more to make sure SNAP benefits are issued next month!

Red state shocks with massive ‘internment camp' to fulfill Trump order www.rawstory.com/amp/trump-ho...

Advocates Warn of ‘Forced Labor’ Camp for Homeless People in Utah Designed to Enforce Trump Order www.commondreams.org/news/utah-ho...

And the name of this homeless campus with so many services that nobody ever needs to leave will be "Mosquito Asylum." I have been told that during the heavy rains a couple weeks ago the whole site was flooded. I wonder how much is wetlands today. www.sltrib.com/news/2025/10...

One disappointment I have with this shutdown is that the American Dream and Promise Act is not one of the top three things congressional Democrats are demanding. It is past time to protect Dreamers. sylviagarcia.house.gov/media/press-...

Utah homeless coordinator to retire before key legislative session for homelessness funding utahnewsdispatch.com/2025/10/21/u...

Derek Wentorf is correct-- "What I’m seeing in the current proposals isn’t innovation — it’s a return to approaches that research and experience have shown produce worse outcomes at a higher cost." www.deseret.com/opinion/2025...