Governor Herbert urges Utahns to donate to the Pamela Atkinson Homeless Trust Fund on tax form [UPH Wire]

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February 4, 2016
For Immediate Release
Contact: Aimee Edwards
edwards@utah.gov
801.755.3085
Governor Herbert urges Utahns to donate to the
Pamela Atkinson Homeless Trust Fund on tax form
SALT LAKE CITY — After meeting with individuals who are experiencing
homelessness today, Gov. Gary R. Herbert encouraged Utahns to donate to the
Pamela Atkinson Homeless Trust Fund on their Utah income tax form.
“In every part of our state, we have individuals and families experiencing
homelessness — some for a single night, and some for weeks or months,” said
Gov. Herbert. “Donating to the trust fund provides support directly to the
services they need most, like emergency shelter, healthcare and food.
Utahns are known for helping their neighbors, and that’s exactly who these
people are — our neighbors.”
Gov. Herbert visited with some of those neighbors at the Fourth Street
Clinic — one of the many service-providers that receive funds from the
Pamela Atkinson Homeless Trust Fund. The clinic provides health screenings,
immunizations, mental health and substance abuse services, dental and eye
care, pharmacy and other services.
By donating to the Pamela Atkinson Homeless Trust Fund on their 2015 tax
form this tax season, Utahns are supporting statewide efforts focused on
delivering critical services for our vulnerable homeless population. All
donations to the fund go directly to service organizations statewide that
provide vital care and assistance to individuals and families experiencing
homelessness.
The homeless trust fund is leveraged with other state funding to provide
the maximum impact for the following services statewide:

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Emergency services – temporary shelters, soup kitchens, day centers and
outreach services
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Supportive services – varying levels of case management used to help
more people move into stable in housing
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Housing services – rapid rehousing, transitional housing, rental
assistance, onsite case management and security

The following agencies, through a competitive grant application process,
have received funding through the State Community Services Office:

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Bear River Association of Governments, Logan
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Canyon Creek Women’s Crisis Center, Cedar City
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Catholic Community Services, Salt Lake City
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Center for Women and Children in Crisis, Juab, Utah and Wasatch Counties
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Citizens Against Physical and Sexual Abuse, Logan
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Community Action Services, Provo
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D.O.V.E. Center, Cedar City
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Family Connection Center, Davis County
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Family Promise Salt Lake, Salt Lake City
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Five County Association of Governments, St. George
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Fourth Street Clinic Wasatch Homeless Health Care, Salt Lake City
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Friends of the Coalition, Provo
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Golden Spike Outreach, Provo
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Homeless Veterans Fellowship, Ogden
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Housing Assistance Management Enterprise, Salt Lake City
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Housing Authority of the County of Salt Lake, Salt Lake County
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Iron County Care and Share, Cedar City
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Mountainlands Community Housing Trust, Park City
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New Horizons Crisis Center, Richfield
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Community Resources and Development Division, Salt Lake County
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South Valley Sanctuary, West Jordan
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St. Anne’s Center, Ogden
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Switchpoint, St. George
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The Road Home, Salt Lake City
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Tooele County
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Uintah Basin Association of Governments, Vernal
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Uintah County
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Utah Legal Services, statewide
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Valley Behavioral Health, statewide
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Volunteers of America, statewide
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Wasatch Mental Health Services, Provo
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Weber Housing Authority, Ogden
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Your Community Connection, Davis County
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