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Advocates ring alarms about local homelessness, evictions

Rachel Fixsen3 years ago3 years ago

On a slide titled “A Snapshot of Homelessness in Grand County,” data from July of 2019 to June of 2021 showed that an average of 55 individuals were seeking homelessness services every month….

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“Safe Outdoor Living” shed will stock sleeping bags and other items for homeless individuals

Rachel Fixsen3 years ago3 years ago

The Grand County Local Homeless Council is creating a new resource for people experiencing homelessness: a supply of items for surviving outdoors, as a stop-gap measure for people who don’t have other options….

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Moab Solutions announces hiring Diego Velasquez as assistant to the executive director

Moab Sun News4 years ago3 years ago

Local nonprofit Moab Solutions announced the hiring of Diego Velasquez as assistant to the executive director. Velasquez will work on furthering primary goals for Moab Solutions: outreach and advocacy for those experiencing homelessness,…

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Agencies coordinate to fight homelessness: Council focuses on those with severe needs amidst housing crisis

Rachel Fixsen4 years ago3 years ago

“Homelessness is a very real situation in Moab, even though we don’t always see it,” said Liz Donkersloot. She’s the housing resource coordinator for the Moab Valley Multicultural Center, one of several social…

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Thirty years of service: A history of Seekhaven’s work in the Moab community

Moab Sun News4 years ago2 years ago

Seekhaven Family Crisis & Resource Center’s first logo in 1990 featured an illustration of Puebloan homes before a desert landscape. Moving into the 2000s, the logo changed to depict a house, parent and…

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More people identify as homeless in Grand County in 2021

Rachel Fixsen4 years ago1 year ago

Data released by local agencies showing that 30 people self-identified as homeless in Grand County during an official survey, more than double the number recorded last year. “I think the number has been…

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More people identify as homeless in Grand County in 2021

Rachel Fixsen4 years ago3 years ago

Data released by local agencies showing that 30 people self-identified as homeless in Grand County during an official survey, more than double the number recorded last year. “I think the number has been…

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