The state of Utah has received ample funding and grants to improve our homeless crisis. In 2023, Salt Lake spent 83% of their allocated budget on hiring new police officers to combat the crime that is associated and caused...

Now, imagine yourself composing a complete first draft of a discussion post on Youth Voices about one of these themes. Picture your peers, other youth who are perhaps equally passionate about these social issues, eager to understand the nuances...

Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, individuals in Utah are more likely to experience homelessness for the first time. The pandemic limited the supply of affordable housing, as construction companies, jobs, and materials to build housing became limited due to...

Over the last few years, Utah’s chronic homelessness rates have decreased by 91%. A large contributor of this has been the increase in federal and state funds for permanent housing solutions without strings attached. Romeo, a social scientist and...