Deseret News Utah’s new homeless plan should be adopted and implemented The Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute made six recommendations to create a simpler, more transparent and better coordinated system for homeless services. Share this story Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret News Utah’s homeless services have evolved and improved over the years. I’m old enough to remember when little attention was paid to homeless problems. Many people suffered with little help. Then homelessness became mostly a local government matter. In the last few years, the state has stepped in with needed support. New homeless resource centers have been built, many individuals and families have been helped, and crime has been reduced in the Rio Grande area.