Overview
- The Larry H. & Gail Miller Family Foundation directed the funds to Shelter the Homeless, which owns six resource centers in Salt Lake County.
- Leaders said the money will bolster security, case management and mental-health capacity and cover capital needs such as building upkeep.
- Gail Miller framed the contribution as support for the dispersed resource-center model launched in 2019 and invited additional private giving.
- Utah reported a sharp rise in homelessness this year, with local advocates citing an 18% year-over-year increase.
- A day earlier, Gov. Spencer Cox met HUD Secretary Scott Turner to seek federal grants for a planned 1,300-bed campus north of the Salt Lake City airport as the state shifts emphasis toward mandatory treatment and public safety.