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  • Spring/Summer 2013 Newsletter
    Check out Volunteers of America, Utah's Spring/Summer 2013 Newsletter ---- Featured Articles: Transforming Lives, New Ways of Helping Homeless Youth, Services Support Mental Health, Water Donation Drive, Inspiring Sobriety- I Remember Mama 2013
  • Adult Detox Expansion Press Release, News Stories, and Video
    On Thursday, Jan. 17th Volunteers of America's Utah announced a $200,000 challenge grant from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to remodel and expand the Adult Detoxification Center.
  • Transition Home Fire
    On Sunday morning, 9/16/2012, a fire occurred at one of Volunteers of America, Utah’s facilities. The fire started at around 7:30 am at the site of our soon-to-be opened Young Men’s Transition Home. Salt Lake City firefighters arrived on the scene within minutes and did an excellent job extinguishing the fire. The home was vacant at the time in preparation for remodel to start later this month/early October. We are very thankful that no one was in the building and no one was hurt.
  • 26 Years of Serving Those in Greatest Need in Utah
    In 2012, we are marking 26 years of service in Utah. In 1986 we opened our adult detoxification facility and since then we have served tens of thousands of people who need to detox from drugs or alcohol. The people we serve are homeless or living in poverty. Often they have limited choices on where they can go for treatment.
  • Helping Homeless Women and Their Children
    Last year the Center for Women and Children helped more than 425 women and 50 children. Homeless women can come to Volunteers of America, Utah to live while they detoxify from drugs and/or alcohol. This is the first step toward a clean and sober life. Read this article in the Salt Lake Tribune to learn more.