Funding innovation on homeless services and prevention.
Our Goals
The Housing and Homelessness Fund is guided by a committee of individuals who share a common vision: to provide housing and services to those who are at risk for homelessness or are homeless. Collaboration between the State of Utah, local governments, service providers, businesses, community leaders, private funders, and representatives of individuals experiencing homeless utilize the fund's flexibility to select and support organizations and respond to ever-changing community needs.
Our Progress
- Over $1.25 million in grants deployed
- 12+ partner service providers
- $14+ million granted by anonymous donors to support homelessness initiatives in Salt Lake County
Nurse Care Management
Could healthcare help solve homelessness? With the help of a $545,000 multi-year grant from the Housing & Homelessness Fund, Fourth Street Clinic established the Nurse Care Management program, which brings nurses and community health workers to visit eight homelessness provider sites within Salt Lake County. On-site healthcare has the ability to prevent serious medical emergencies as the barriers to healthcare access that face those experiencing homelessness are broken down.
Read the full story here.
Homeless Health and Wellness
Alliance House, Flash Academy, Understanding Us, University of Utah, and Utah State University Extension - Utah County were awarded multi-year grants from the Housing & Homelessness Fund to support physical well-being programs that provide innovative, non-clinical care solutions to individuals experiencing homelessness.
Affordable Housing
$400,000 in loans awarded to provide one-time funding for developers of multi-family rental housing in Salt Lake City to include affordable units targeted at 40% of Area Median Income.
As these initiatives progress, we will provide further updates.
Be Part of the Impact!
You can get involved by donating to the Housing and Homelessness Fund.
- Easy. You receive immediate tax deductions for your contributions. We accept gifts of stock, real estate, and other complex assets.
- Flexible. You can be certain that your gifts will support Utah's community in perpetuity, even as our state's most pressing homelessness challenges change.
- Efficient. Your contributions are pooled with others, creating greater collective giving power.
- Impactful. We provide assistance identifying high-impact not-for-profits and monitoring how grants are used, ensuring that your support has the greatest community impact possible.
Ways to Donate
- Donate online
- Complex Assets
Stock, real estate, or other non-cash donation - email for details. - Planned Gifts
Include "The Housing and Homelessness Fund at the Community Foundation of Utah" as a beneficiary of your retirement assets or life insurance or make a bequest to the fund in your estate plan. We encourage you to work with your tax advisor or estate planning professional to determine the type of gift that is right for you and your family.
How to Apply for Funding
The application for the Spring 2019 Homeless Health and Wellness Grant is now closed. Please sign up for our newsletter to stay up-to-date on future funding opportunities.
For more information on how you can be part of the Housing and Homelessness Fund, contact us here.