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SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH (May 6, 2026) — Shelter the Homeless and The Road Home today marked the one-year anniversary of the Family Interim Non-Congregate Housing (FINCH) program, a first-of-its-kind model in Utah providing private shelter for families experiencing homelessness, alongside the opening of a new playground designed to serve families at the South Salt […]

Longtime Utah public servant strengthens nonprofit’s leadership on homelessness solutions.

SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH (December 11, 2025) — Shelter the Homeless is proud to announce a $10 million contribution from Gail Miller and the Larry H. & Gail Miller Family Foundation to support the launch of a new capital campaign, the Sustainability and Enhancement Fund. This transformational gift will strengthen Shelter the Homeless’ ability to […]

Shelter the Homeless kicks off a matching campaign to create a $30 million fund to support shelter buildings. They’re calling on Utahns to follow Miller’s lead.

After 4 decades, Zions Bancorporation president and CEO Harris Simmons is stepping down as chairman of Shelter the Homeless, but will remain on the board.

A remodeled motel in South Salt Lake will soon open as a first-of-its-kind shelter for families.

For years, Utah’s only family shelter has been maxed out. Now, the state’s first-ever noncongregate shelter for parents and their kids will start housing families in early May.

The FINCH Facility can support up to 85 families experiencing homelessness in South Salt Lake.