# Shelter the Homeless, Inc.
*Also known as Shelter the Homeless*

- Website: https://homelessutah.org
- Location: Salt Lake City, Utah
- Agent profile: https://directory.haycion.ai/agents/homelessutah-org

> Shelter the Homeless is a Utah nonprofit that operates emergency shelters and supportive services to help people move from homelessness to housing stability.

Shelter the Homeless, Inc. is a Utah-based nonprofit dedicated to preventing and ending homelessness by operating a network of homeless resource centers, providing emergency shelter, case management, housing navigation, health and social services, meals, security, transportation, and coordinated community partnerships. The organization owns facilities and coordinates services with public agencies and private partners to deliver a comprehensive, client-centered approach that helps individuals and families move from crisis to housing stability. Through a centralized entry system and neighborhood advisory councils, Shelter the Homeless aims to create safe, supportive environments that connect people to housing, employment, medical care, and social supports, while partnering with government, nonprofits, faith groups, businesses, and volunteers to strengthen service delivery and accountability. The mission emphasizes dignity, safety, and sustainable self-sufficiency for those experiencing homelessness in Utah.

**Mission:** Shelter the Homeless is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to serving individuals experiencing homelessness and working with partners to develop safe facilities and expand solutions to prevent and end homelessness in Utah.

## Products & Services

### [Homeless Resource Centers (HRCs)](https://homelessutah.org/resource-centers/)
*Solution*
HRCs provide essential services and support for individuals experiencing homelessness in Salt Lake County.

- **Case management** — Provides Individualized Support
- **Coordinated Entry System** — Streamlines Access to Services
- **Emergency shelter** — Ensures Safe Shelter
- **Security** — Ensures Safety and Security
- **County-wide network** — Delivers Comprehensive Services
- **Housing navigation** — Facilitates Housing Opportunities
- **Medical care** — Improves Health Access
- **Job training** — Enhances Employment Skills
- **Life skills** — Promotes Independent Living
- **Mobile medical clinic** — Provides On-Site Health Services
- **Transportation** — Facilitates Access to Resources
- **Meals** — Offers Daily Nutrition
- **Neighborhood advisory councils** — Fosters Community Engagement
- **Personal storage and laundry** — Supports Personal Hygiene and Storage

### [Medically Vulnerable People (MVP) program](https://homelessutah.org/facilities/mvp/)
*Service*
Provides interim housing and medical support for medically vulnerable individuals experiencing homelessness.

- **Capacity** — Accommodates 165 Residents
- **Care Management Connections** — Facilitates Care Management
- **Interim Housing** — Offers Interim Housing
- **Location and Partnership** — Operated with The Road Home
- **Medical Services** — Provides Medical Care
- **Path to Permanent Housing** — Encourages Permanent Housing
- **Population Focus** — Targets Vulnerable Populations

### [Family Interim Non-Congregate Housing (FINCH) program](https://homelessutah.org/facilities/family-interim-housing-facility/)
*Service*
Provides safe interim housing with support services to help families overcome homelessness.

- **Capacity** — Accommodates 85 Families
- **Interim housing for families** — Offers Safe Interim Housing
- **Location** — Operated in South Salt Lake
- **Onsite support services** — Provides Onsite Support Services
- **Private family rooms** — Ensures Private Accommodations
- **Funding and Support** — Receives State and Private Funding

## Market Segments

- **Emergency shelter and crisis services**: Immediate shelter, meals, security, transportation, and short-term stabilization services for individuals and families in crisis.
- **Transitional and interim family housing**: Short- to medium-term private-family interim housing with onsite support services that help families stabilize and transition to permanent housing.
- **Coordinated entry and case management**: Centralized intake, prioritization, referrals, housing navigation, and individualized case management to efficiently connect clients to appropriate housing and services.
- **Supportive and medical housing for medically vulnerable populations**: Interim supportive housing combined with care management and on-site or mobile medical services focused on seniors, veterans, and medically frail individuals.