The Road Home exists to help people overcome homelessness. Last night, our team served about 1,000 people in our shelters in downtown Salt Lake City and Midvale. Approximately 200 were children in families.

With so many turning to us, it is impor-tant to have adequate shelter. Recently, our agency was given permission to op-erate the shelter in Midvale year round. We are working with a coalition of part-ners to make sure that the families stay-ing with us in Midvale have access to services throughout the summer while they work to secure permanent housing.

By providing this new shelter to the multitudes of people who need it, our community has taken a very meaningful step in the right direction.

Shelter however is just the first step. Housing is the destination.The Road Home provides services to help people secure housing. Our agency is part of a network of human services that helps thousands of people each year. Here are some examples of how each day our services work:

• In collaboration with Community Action and the Housing Author-ity of the County of Salt Lake, we help prevent homelessness for families who are in jeopardy of losing their affordable housing.

• We help people obtain identifica-tion and social security cards to better secure employment and housing.

• We help families to reunite through stable housing.

• We help coach people to refine their innate skills to better collabo-rate with landlords;

• We work beside our friends with the school districts to make sure our children in shelter are enrolled and can get to class every day.

• We work beside the Department of Workforce Services, who are located at our shelters, connect-ing people to employment and job training, helping people to in-crease their income.

• We work with our partners to help people who are on the streets move into some of the limited housing that currently exists.

• We provide onsite crisis man-agement support with our clinical staff.

• We screen people IN for services, not OUT.

• We seek out those in our shelters who have served our country in our armed forces, then follow up to help each to obtain the benefits for which they may be eligible.

We do whatever is in our power, what-ever it takes to help people to end their homelessness.

In the immediacy of the crisis, when helping people in from outside, shelter is a fitting alternative, but never our as-pirational goal. In spite of its underlying complexity, creating deeply affordable housing has at its foundation clarity and simplicity. People need it and together we can create it.

Homelessness is a problem with a solution. Housing is a huge part of the solution. By creating deeply affordable housing for people with very low in-comes, we reduce the need for the vast majority of people to turn to shelters.

In the absence of deeply affordable housing, people across our country are forced into desperate living situations. From there, many people, including a growing number of families with chil-dren, turn to homeless shelters.

SUMMER 2016

Newsletter

WE DO WHATEVER IS IN OUR POWER, WHATEVER IT TAKES TO HELP PEOPLE END THEIR

HOMELESSNESS.

Overcoming HomelessnessSupport and Shelter for

Dear Friends of The Road Home,

HOUSING IS THE DESTINATION

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HOMELESSNESS IS A PROBLEM WITH A SOLUTION

THINGS CAN BE DIFFERENT AND BETTER FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE

SUFFERING DEEPLY.

Matt M. MinkevitchExecutive Director - The Road Home

Most of those turning to our shelters could avoid doing so had they not been paying a majority of their income toward rent. Deeply affordable housing pro-vides people a means by which to avoid shelter.

Some housing exists. That is why our agency has committed to doing our part to take advantage of any viable hous-ing opportunities for the people turning to us. We provide as much rehousing assistance as we possibly can to help families who are facing this problem. We have transformed ourselves as a team and as an agency to meet this need. Last night, while we served approxi-mately 1,000 people in our shelters, there were over 1,600 people, including approximately 600 children with their families, who were in housing, thanks to the rental assistance programming that our team at The Road Home, working in partnership with federal, state, and local government has developed. After work-ing diligently to secure housing, the vast majority of families participating in this program will not return to shelter.

There also exists a unique, much smaller group of people, who live more troubled lives. On any given night, there are people for whom the shelter has become their permanent destination. There is ample evidence which demon-strates that housing, coupled with sup-portive human services provide a way out of homelessness for people in seri-

ous distress.

The Road Home recognizes the unique role that our agency can play in meeting some of our community’s sup-portive housing needs. We are willing to do our part.

This summer, in partnership with Salt Lake County, The Road Home will be part of an effort that will help people into housing, who have been living in shel-ter for extended periods of time. We will provide supportive services in conjunc-tion with our friends from Volunteers of America, Utah, and The University of Utah to rigorously evaluate our prog-ress. We are delighted to be a part of such a meaningful effort and to pro-vide benefit to hundreds of individuals whose prospects for housing were prac-tically nonexistent. We are also working to forge another partnership which we expect could yield over 60 new units of permanent housing, with supportive services to further help this small per-centage of people for whom the shelter looms as a final destination.

Things can be different and better for people who are suffering deeply. Things can be different and better in our city and across our nation.

As a society we have an opportunity to help people to heal, to begin again, and to resurrect their potential. Our team at The Road Home lives for that. One by

one, precious life by precious life, we can transform our society. You play an important part. Your help inspires us. Your help changes lives. Your engage-ment nourishes our community’s collec-tive health and well-being.

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success rate in our family Rapid Re-Housing Program

MARION’S JOURNEY HOMEMarion had been living on the streets for over 10 years when a street outreach team from Volunteers of America, Utah met him. After working with Marion for a few months, the street outreach team was able to connect him with a case manager from The Road Home. Working with his case manager, Marion qualified for housing and soon moved into Palmer Court, one of The Road Home’s permanent supportive housing locations. Upon moving in, Marion immediately started settling in and decorating his apartment. He takes great pride in being able to take care of his new home. After living at Palmer Court for a several months, Marion began working with a therapist to address relationship and ad-diction issues. He later expressed his desire to obtain employment. Marion had not been employed in years but that did not deter him. Marion’s case manager immediately connected him with the staff of the Department of Workforce Services, Vocational Rehabilitation, and Advantage Services. All three partner agencies worked closely with Marion and he is now employed. It has been an honor for us to see the hard work, dedication, and success Marion has achieved.

“HOUSING IS A HUGE PART OF THE SOLUTION.”

SPECIAL THANKSThank you to those

who donated in honor or memory

of your loved ones!

To see the complete list please visit:

www.theroadhome.org/give/donate/in-honor-and-memory/

ACE RECYCLING & DISPOSAL

“TEE OFF FOR SHELTER”AUGUST 1 //

10:30AM - 7PM

SAVE THE DATE30TH ANNUAL GREAT

SALT LAKE CHILI AFFAIRSEPT 28 // SALT PALACEHALL 5 // 5:30PM - 9PM

We would like to introduce you to Adam Collier our Volunteer Co-ordinator at our Midvale Center. Adam has worked in the past for the Episcopal Diocese of Utah and Lutheran Social Services of Utah. He enjoys work within the nonprofit sector because he believes it pro-vides unique opportunities to make your passion your vocation.

When asked about why he want-ed to be a Volunteer Coordinator Adam responded, “Because it’s a real chance to not only serve people but bring people together through service. Volunteering is

one of the easiest ways to make your cares and worries seem in-significant.” He believes that you don’t have to walk a mile in some-one else’s shoes “but be willing to walk with them, and be open to where that may take you.” Adam enjoys the arts, anything that can be served smothered with cheese, and shameless promotions for ser-vice at our Midvale Center.

Our Midvale Center is open and looking for volunteers for:

• Sack Lunches• Preschool Playgroup• Dinners for families• Playroom• Warehouse

If you would like to learn more or sign up to volunteer at our Mid-vale Center please contact Adam at volunteer@theroadhome.org.

We are thrilled that the annual “Take a Stand Against Domestic Violence” mo-torcycle ride will be collecting in-kind items for Palmer Court. For more infor-mation, visit our website at www.thero-adhome.org/events.

We are delighted to be a part of Ace Re-cycling & Disposals 9th Annual “Tee Off for Shelter,” a charity golf tournament benefitting The Road Home! Visit our website to register today!

SAVE THE DATEWEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 2016 • 5:30PM – 9:00PM

The Road Home Presents

Celebrating 30 Years of Driving Away HomelessnessSAVE THE DATE

APPLE TREEJULY 18TH - AUGUST 12TH

We are excited to parter again with local merchants for the Apple Tree Program. This program provides new clothing for all of our school age children who are living in shelter. Check our website at www.theroadhome.org/events for up-to-date information.

SAVE THE DATETAKE A STAND AGAINST

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE RIDEAUGUST 20TH

VOLUNTEER UPDATES

UPCOMING EVENTS

We are elated to be partnering for the 8th year with the Utah Symphony for “Beethoven, Mozart and more at Galli-van Center” June 20, 2016 at 8pm at the Gallivan Plaza. This free performance is a great opportunity to listen to the artistry of the Utah Symphony during a beautiful summer night! Prior to & following the performance, The Road Home will be collecting monetary as well as in-kind donations. Learn more about this performance on our website at www.theroadhome.org/events

UTAH SYMPHONYJUNE 20TH // 8PM

GALLIVAN PLAZA // FREE

www.theroadhome.org/events

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THE ROAD HOME’S MOST URGENT NEEDS ARE:

- blankets- towels- diapers & wipes- underwear- socks- sunscreen

All donations can be delivered to The Road Home from 7:00 AM - 7:00 PM, 7 days a week.

To view a full donation needs list, visit us online: www.theroadhome.org/needslist