Poverty Summit focuses on solutions to homelessness

We would like to thank the over 70 people who attended our poverty summit on Saturday morning.  We would like to especially thank First United Methodist Church for hosting the summit and for the speakers and panelists whoa came and shared their knowledge.  This page has photos and videos of some of the highlights.  

The Coalition of Religious Communities used the summit to launch their three part plan for reducing child homelessness in Utah and to encourage congregations to participate inEnding Child Homelessness Sabbath.  We will have more information about both of those things during the coming months.

The Coalition of Religious Communities used the summit to announce its three part plan for reducing child homelessness. Learn more by clicking on this picture of their Fall Newsletter.

Opening remarks by Salt Lake City Council Chair Erin Mendenhall

Panel on domestic violence and child homelessness

Apologies for shaky camera at beginning.  It gets better.  This panel was moderated by Anna Thomas from Voices for Utah Children and included Representative Joel Briscoe from Utah House District 25, Jennifer Campbell from South Valley Services, Andrew Johnston from Volunteers of America,, Utah, and Jenn Oxborrow from the Utah Domestic Violence Coalition

Part I of Panel on Unsheltered Homelessness

This panel was moderated by Bill Tibbitts from Crossroads Urban Center.  Panelists:  Pamela Atkinson,  Tara Rollins from the Utah Housing Coalition and Rob Wesemann from NAMI, Utah.

Part II of panel on unsheltered homelessness