Last week, three churches opened their doors as warming centers when temperatures dropped below 15 degrees, causing the state to issue a Code Blue alert. The warming centers for those experiencing homelessness are set up at the Seventh-day Adventist Church, Provo Community Church and The Genesis Project. The churches offered their buildings for free to […]
Warming centers within Provo were expected to open Dec. 1, but roadblocks including fire code requirements and the need for volunteers have delayed their opening. Homeless service agencies within the Mountainland Continuum of Care network have been working on providing warming centers seven nights a week for those who are unsheltered during the cold winter […]
As Utah, Wasatch and Summit counties’ local food bank and the second largest food bank in Utah, Community Action Services & Food Bank distributed 497,763 pounds of food in November 55% more than the same month last year. With Utah’s high inflation and housing prices, lines outside CASFB’s food pantries each morning are the […]
It is a joyful and merry season for many, it’s a favorite, magical time of the year. However, it can also be a time of grieving, loneliness and stress. The many symbols of the holiday can be reminders that not everyone is feeling joy. For some, grief or depression is a companion through these […]
There is nothing more fun than giving presents at Christmas time, which could explain why the Light the World Giving Machines are so popular. The machines at University Place in Orem typically receive some of the largest quantities of donations when compared to other machines around the world. What a lot of donors or […]