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Food and Care Coalition battles homelessness by providing relief, education

By Ethan Porter
July 25, 2023 12:00 AM
Provo'sFood and Care Coalitionprovides food, housing and education to those in need as well as helps clients successfully transition from homelessness back into the community.
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Provo city creates motel voucher program to protect unsheltered residents from winter weather

By Anna Hair
February 08, 2023 12:00 AM
The Community Action Services and Food Bank in conjunction with the Provo City Police Department created an emergency motel voucher program for unsheltered individuals in Provo.
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Local

Students donate items for National Day of Service

By Caroline Clark
September 13, 2021 12:00 AM
Students spent National Day of Service on Saturday collecting food and hygiene items to donate to Provo’s local food and care center.
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COVID-19

Holiday charities, service projects proceed despite pandemic

By Nathan Wanlass
December 18, 2020 12:00 AM
The holiday season is often the time of the year when people feel most selfless. Charities and churches all over the world ask for donations to help the less fortunate, and people excitedly participate in service projects.
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Religion

Utah County church services head outside, online

By Kenzie Holbrook
September 16, 2020 12:00 AM
Local churches are starting to resume Sunday services. Many of them are turning to live streams and outdoor meetings to facilitate social distancing.
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Local

Homeless housing and services altered because of COVID-19

By Jenny Goldsberry
April 21, 2020 12:00 AM
Homeless shelters and services in Utah are still open with some operational changes in light of COVID-19.
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Local

Resource center focuses on growth, progress for Provo’s homeless population

By Lauren Lethbridge
January 24, 2019 12:00 AM
The Food and Care Coalition offers both day and residential services to people in need. (McCall Castro)
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Local

Homelessness affects students, children

By Anne-Greyson Long
June 28, 2017 12:00 AM
Amayrani Gonzalez is a junior at BYU. She gets good grades, is active on campus and is never caught without a smile. Her friends said she is loved by everyone and her parents couldn't be more proud of her.
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State

HB161: Utah passes anti-panhandling bill

By Katelyn Kenedy
March 08, 2017 12:00 AM
The American flag flies above the Utah State Capitol Building in Salt Lake City, Utah. The Utah Legislature is one of the more conservative state legislatures in the country. (Porter Chelson)
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Local

Holiday volunteers give hope to the homeless

By Carley Porter
November 28, 2016 12:00 AM
A Food and Care Coalition volunteer serves a tray of food to one of the patrons occupying the coalition's full dinner tables. (Ryan Turner)
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Local

One man's story of homelessness in Provo

By Katherine Orgill
March 24, 2015 12:00 AM
Anthony Perkins, 38, is a recovering alcoholic and resident at the Food and Care Coalition. The coalition houses residents who were formerly homeless to help them be rehabilitated back into society. (Katherine Orgill)
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Local

Chronic homelessness drops as general homelessness spikes

By Kurt Hanson
January 15, 2013 12:00 AM
They can be spotted on the street corner or sitting on a bench, but more frequently, they're not even noticed.
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Local

Provo may house homeless veterans

By Megan Noack
October 16, 2012 12:00 AM
Michael 'Big Mike' lies on a sidewalk outside a shelter in downtown Salt Lake, waiting for a studio apartment the Veterans' Assembly established for homeless veterans.
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Negotiations underway to house homeless veterans in Provo

By Megan Noack
October 09, 2012 12:00 AM
Michael 'Big Mike' lies on a sidewalk outside a shelter in downtown Salt Lake, waiting for a studio apartment the Veterans' Assembly established for homeless veterans.
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