60 percent of Utahns who received help from a homeless service provider in February were members of families with children, youth or aged 55 or older.

About 60 percent of the people who received help from a homeless service provider during the month of February, 2023, were members of families with children, youth or aged 55 or older.   Here are a few other facts about the month of February from Utah's Homelessness dashboard:

• 8,384 people who received some kind of help from a homeless service provider in Utah,  
• 3,507 people spent at least one night in a homeless shelter.  
• 33.4 percent of the people who received some form of help from a homeless service provider in Utah were members of a family with children.  
• 23.1 percent of people who received some type of help from a homeless service provider in Utah were aged 55 or older.
• ​465 children spent a night in a shelter and another 1,270 children received some other kind of help from a homeless service provider in Utah
• 755 people aged 55 or older spent a night in a shelter.
• 487 people aged 18-24 received some kind of help from a homeless service provider in Utah.

The Faith and Advocacy Coalition to End Hunger and Homelessness, FACE Hunger and Homelessness, brings people together to learn about the causes of hunger and homelessness and to support policies that would reduce those forms of unnecessary suffering. ​  If you are interested in getting involved FACE Hunger and Homelessness send an email to Bill Tibbitts and ask for more information, [email protected]