Utah homeless leaders look to focus funding on ‘high utilizers’ while not ‘backing away’ from campus

By: Katie McKellar

Outlets: Utah News Dispatch

Published: February 7, 2026

Words: 2,158

Last Updated: 3 weeks ago

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A top Utah homeless leader in Gov. Spencer Cox’s administration has shed light on more details surrounding the governor’s funding requests to the Utah Legislature for homelessness this year.

While a controversial 1,300-bed homeless campus currently proposed for a 16-acre property in northwest Salt Lake City has captured a lot of attention both locally and nationally, leaders of the Utah Office of Homeless Services say they’re focusing on asking lawmakers this …

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