Coalition of Religious Communities (CORC)

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On March 11, 2021, President Joe Biden signed the American Rescue Plan Act, which includes unprecedented federal investments in reducing housing instability and homelessness.  On the same day, the Coalition of Religious Communities organized sent a letter to Utah's Governor. Spencer Cox, suggesting four ideas he should consider in determining how Utah can best use this money:

1. Using new state funding and/or funding in the American Rescue Plan Act to purchase underutilized motels and convert their rooms into permanent housing so that every person who is currently sleeping outdoors can be offered a home.
   
2. Identify how to best use new housing vouchers coming to Utah through the American Rescue Plan Act so that we are ready to act when they become available.
   
3. Expand Utah's ability to provide case management and other services to people who are transitioning out of homelessness by adding those services to Utah's state plan for Medicaid in the quickest way possible.
   
4.  Set clear goals for reducing homelessness for families with children so that children are not left out of progress made this year despite all the research showing that homelessness harms children's health and development.
   

We also organized a webinar with representatives from state and local government to discuss these ideas.  If you are interested in getting involved with efforts to reduce homelessness in Utah sign up for our weekly email list and our monthly meetings on Zoom.

The Coalition of Religious Communities is project of Crossroads Urban Center that brings people together from a variety of faith traditions to reduce hunger and homelessness  in Utah.  We have a weekly email called Hunger & Homelessness Weekly Update and organize opportunities to learn from experts and speak directly with elected  officials about hunger and homelessness in Utah.

We have monthly planning meetings on Zoom on the second Wednesday of the month at 1:00 PM.  

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