11/05/2019
Are you concerned about the downtown Road Home closing and what that means for people experiencing homelessness?
๐๐๐๐จ ๐๐๐ก๐ก ๐ฉ๐ค ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃ ๐ฌ๐๐ก๐ก ๐ก๐๐ ๐๐ก๐ฎ ๐จ๐๐ซ๐ ๐ก๐๐ซ๐๐จ ๐ฉ๐๐๐จ ๐ฌ๐๐ฃ๐ฉ๐๐ง.
Please watch this discussion between Michael Cundick (Utah Permaculture Collective, SLC Air Protectors, 2020 County Mayor Candidate) with local activist and advocate Ryan Parker of the Road Home so you can be well educated on what's going on and how we can come together as a community to make a difference.
Please call city council and share this far and wide.
CALL TO ACTION:
"At the end of November 2019, the Downtown Emergency Resource Center of Salt Lake City will be permanently closed, in a drastic change to the service model for people experiencing homelessness along the Wasatch Front. While new resources, and updated facilities are a welcome
addition, ๐ฉ๐๐๐จ ๐ฃ๐๐ฌ ๐ข๐ค๐๐๐ก ๐ฌ๐๐ก๐ก ๐ก๐๐๐ซ๐ ๐ ๐๐ง๐๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ซ๐ค๐๐ ๐๐ฃ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ฃ๐ช๐ข๐๐๐ง ๐ค๐ ๐ฅ๐๐ค๐ฅ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐ก๐ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐จ๐๐๐ ๐จ๐๐๐ก๐ฉ๐๐ง ๐๐ง๐ค๐ข ๐๐๐ง๐จ๐ ๐ฌ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐๐ง ๐๐ค๐ฃ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃ๐จ.
The new model has included 200 beds at (2) facilities in Salt Lake City, one solely for Women, and the other serving a co-ed population. The number of people currently receiving services at the downtown facility (500 Men, 200 Women*) is far greater than the 400 bed capacity that is being
implemented by approx 65-75 men, and 50 women. These numbers are not concrete as demand rises and dissipates at will. ๐๐๐ ๐๐ช๐ง๐ง๐๐ฃ๐ฉ ๐๐ข๐ข๐๐๐๐๐ฉ๐ ๐จ๐ค๐ก๐ช๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐๐๐๐ง๐๐จ๐จ ๐ฉ๐๐๐จ ๐๐จ๐จ๐ช๐ ๐ค๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ 2 ๐๐๐ก๐ฉ ๐๐๐ ๐ ๐พ๐๐ฉ๐ฎ ๐๐๐ฃ๐ฉ๐๐ง๐จ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ฅ๐๐๐๐ฉ๐ฎ ๐๐จ ๐ง๐๐๐ญ๐๐ข๐๐ฃ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ช๐ง๐ง๐๐ฃ๐ฉ ๐๐ช๐๐ก๐๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฅ๐๐ง๐ข๐๐ฉ๐จ ๐ฌ๐๐๐๐ ๐ฌ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฃ๐๐๐ค๐ฉ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ง๐๐ฉ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ฎ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐๐ก๐ฉ ๐๐๐ ๐ ๐พ๐๐ฉ๐ฎ ๐ผ๐๐ข๐๐ฃ๐๐จ๐ฉ๐ง๐๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃ. All entities operating buildings in municipalities must adhere to the regulations of the City in which it operates. SALT LAKE CITY GOVERNMENT PLACED THE 200 BED CAPACITY STIPULATION, NOT THE STATE!
๐๐๐๐จ ๐๐จ ๐๐ฃ ๐๐ง๐๐๐ฉ๐ง๐๐ง๐ฎ ๐ง๐ช๐ก๐, ๐ฉ๐๐๐ฉ ๐๐จ ๐ฃ๐ค๐ฉ ๐จ๐๐ฉ ๐ฅ๐๐ง๐ข๐๐ฃ๐๐ฃ๐ฉ๐ก๐ฎ, ๐๐๐ก๐ฉ ๐๐๐ ๐ ๐พ๐๐ฉ๐ฎ ๐พ๐ผ๐ ๐๐๐๐ฃ๐๐ ๐ฉ๐๐๐จ ๐ง๐๐ฆ๐ช๐๐ง๐๐ข๐๐ฃ๐ฉ. ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ก๐ฉ ๐๐๐ ๐ ๐พ๐๐ฉ๐ฎ ๐พ๐ค๐ช๐ฃ๐๐๐ก, ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐ฎ๐ค๐งโ๐จ ๐ค๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ข๐ช๐จ๐ฉ ๐๐ข๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฉ๐๐๐จ ๐ง๐๐ฆ๐ช๐๐ง๐๐ข๐๐ฃ๐ฉ ๐๐ฃ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐พ๐ค๐ฃ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃ๐๐ก ๐๐จ๐ ๐๐๐ง๐ข๐๐ฉ๐จ ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ฃ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐ค๐ก๐ช๐ฃ๐ฉ๐๐๐ง๐จ ๐ค๐ ๐ผ๐ข๐๐ง๐๐๐, ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐พ๐๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ก๐๐ ๐พ๐ค๐ข๐ข๐ช๐ฃ๐๐ฉ๐ฎ ๐๐๐ง๐ซ๐๐๐๐จ.
This Call To Action is for all those who are concerned with the displacement of individuals who will be left out in this new shelter system, and what to do next!
๐พ๐๐ก๐ก ๐ฎ๐ค๐ช๐ง ๐ข๐๐ข๐๐๐ง ๐ค๐ฃ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐๐ก๐ฉ ๐๐๐ ๐ ๐พ๐๐ฉ๐ฎ ๐พ๐ค๐ช๐ฃ๐๐๐ก, ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐ก๐ก ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ก๐ฉ ๐๐๐ ๐ ๐พ๐๐ฉ๐ฎ ๐๐๐ฎ๐ค๐งโ๐จ ๐ค๐๐๐๐๐!
๐พ๐๐ฉ๐ฎ ๐พ๐ค๐ช๐ฃ๐๐๐ก: 801-535-7600 | ๐๐๐ฎ๐ค๐งโ๐จ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ 801-535-7704
Tell them in their Nov 12th session, to amend the Conditional Use Permits for all Emergency Resource Centers in the city, that will allow during winter months (Oct-Mar) to exceed the imposed bed capacity of 200, to be extended to 275.
This will bring immediate relief to the overflow crisis we are seeing, and will continue to see as demand rises, and the population in need continues to grow.
This will allow all the new services to reach as many people as possible, so those in need of affordable housing may find it, those needing mental health treatment will address it, and those seeking shelter from the cold will receive it! These new resource centers must work, we all want them too!
Remember that it matters not if 700 people were able to receive shelter, for if just one person is left outside, than we have failed to rise to the occasion, rise to our compassion, and rise to our role as a community where no one is left behind.
-Ryan J. Parker
*opinions shared are my own, I do not speak on behalf of The Road Home
* The Road Home no longer provides primary shelter to Women (overflow only)"
Please also attend Thursday's Rally happening in response to this issue.
https://www.facebook.com/events/559826548167830/
