Volunteers of America, Utah builds a community supported bridge that provides a path for those who are vulnerable to improve their lives and increase their self-reliance.
Silent No More... The Un-Silent Auction
Silent No More... An Un-Silent Auction
Volunteers of America, Utah's Silent-No-More... Un-Silent Auction works to raise our voices in support of those living with homelessness, mental illness, and addiction.
Today you have the opportunity to directly fund the needs associated with serving our clients. In our “Silent-No-More” auction, there is a cause for every donor to get behind, like providing meals for youth at the Youth Resource Center, buying Co-Pay Coverage at the Family Counseling Center and much more. As a thank you, we’ve partnered up with local artists to gift donors beautiful prints, unique to each program, as a reminder of the impact and memories made during this Hoedown at Home.
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General Support Community
Since 1986, Volunteers of America, Utah has been serving Utah’s most vulnerable populations by offering vital services to assist clients on their road to health and self reliance while maintaining sound financial practices to sustain the tremendous growth that we have experienced over 30 years.
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General Support Community
Only with your support can we seek to be the best organization to eliminate despair, foster hope, and facilitate safety, stability, and empowerment among some of the most vulnerable people in Utah by operating human services programs and providing opportunities for people to experience the joy of serving others.
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Youth Homelessness Community
Where would your gift be spent? On sheltering 23 youth aged 15-22 every night of the year, totaling over 8,300 nights of shelter. The Youth Resource Center operates 24 hours a day, Monday through Sunday.
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Youth Homelessness Community
How does your donation make a difference? Giving to Volunteers of America, Utah doesn't just open our doors to homeless youth, it also distributes basic need services such as: 23,594 meals, 830 articles of clothing, and 1,144 loads of laundry.
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Youth Homelessness Community
Youth require a continuum of care to leave homelessness. The Youth Resource Center is not merely a roof, last year the YRC provided 624 hours of care coordination, 1,198 referrals to external services and 1,307 case management meetings totaling around 1,000 hours.
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Young Women's Transition Home
How does your donation make a difference? In the last fiscal year, the Young Women's Transition Home housed 24 homeless youth, providing 3,193 nights of safe shelter for vulnerable young women.
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Young Women's Transition Home
Without you, Volunteers of America, Utah would not be able to offer the support these young women need as they attain gainful employment, access mental health services, and pursue their education. Each year, we see these young women exit the transition home with a 25% increase in income.
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Young Women's Transition Home
The specialized care provided to youth at the Young Women's Transition Home has lead to 62% of clients exiting to positive and permanent housing. The transition home is crucial in ending the cycle of poverty that these young women are born into.
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Men's Detoxificiation Community
How does your donation make a difference? In the last fiscal year, Detox provided support and resources for 4,096 stays that act as the gateway to Medication Assisted Treatment, Seeking Safety groups, and 12 Step Meetings - all of which are required for long-term recovery.
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Men's Detoxificiation Community
Where does your dollar go? Clients are able to stay at the detox facility for 14 days and receive 3 meals a day. During their stay, they can attend peer support meetings. Last year, Volunteers of America, Utah facilitated 897 peer support meetings totalling 768 hours of life-changing support.
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Men's Detoxificiation Community
Without you, Volunteers of America, Utah would not be able to offer over 1,660 case management meetings for men under going social model detox. This nearly 900 hours of case management is vitial for creating plans for clients to manage their intoxication and withdrawal symptoms and prepare for the future.
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Community Supporting Women and Children
Changing a woman's life means changing her entire family's lives. A donation to the Center for Women and Children ensures women can return to their families sober and with a plan for the future. Last year, our staff held 2,096 case management meetings totaling 1,043 hours.
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Community Supporting Women and Children
Volunteers of America, Utah can make your dollar go further. Instead of frequenting hospitals or jail cells, Utah women had 1,397 stays at the Center for Women and Children where they accessed 1,274 peer support meetings totaling 1,154 hours - support they wouldn't be able to get elsewhere.
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Community Supporting Women and Children
Substance use does not exist in a vacuum, Volunteers of America, Utah ensures that the whole person is cared for by providing 979 mental health assessments in the past year alone. During their stay women meet with a case manager to discuss their eligibility for substance abuse treatment, as well as get connected to other needed resources.
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Job Training Community
Did you know homelessness is generational? Many of our clients are the second or third generation in their family to experience homelessness. The best way to break this cycle? Empower youth to achieve and maintain stable housing through employment. Maud's Cafe does just that.
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Job Training Community
In only two years of operation, Maud's has given 17 youth interships that teach them not only to be a barista but to have excellent customer service, how to manage a schedule, count money, and much more.
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Job Training Community
Maud's Cafe is attracting attention for the excellent services it provides to youth, earning the Eide Baily Resourcefullness award for it's social enterprise intership program. Maud's is here to changes lives and break down barriers.
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Mental Health Support Community
Cornerstone Counseling Center was established in 1968 as one of the earliest community mental health clinics in Utah. Since then, Cornerstone has been committed to providing high quality behavioral health services to vulnerable individuals and families in our community at little to no cost.
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Mental Health Support Community
Cornerstone Counseling uses a trauma informed approach to address mental health needs and overall well-being. Each client is offered services specific to his or her needs, including individual counseling, group counseling, case management, integrated health care, and medication management.
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Mental Health Support Community
How does your dollar help those in need? By providng specialized services - Our groups address topics such as grief, loss, anger, emotion regulation, substance abuse and addiction, and healing from trauma. Mental health is not a one size fits all process and our staff is dedicated to finding the best path for each individual.
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Family Counseling Community
Each year, the Family Counseling Center serves over 1,100 clients. No relationship, whether it’s marriage or with relatives, is perfect and many families experience tumultuous times. Family Counseling Center's staff specializes in family counseling that repairs and rebuilds relationships to become strong again.
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Family Counseling Community
The Family Counseling Center sees results: 65% of clients complete the majority of their threatment goals and 66% of clients served, reduced or eliminated the use of harmful substances in their lives. Clients are not simply coping with mental illness but actively healing.
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Family Counseling Community
Family Counseling Center has a rich history of serving the Salt Lake Valley for over 100 years, operating as an outpaitent clinic to help families facing behavioral health issues. In 2018, Volunteers of America, Utah acquired Family Counseling Center to ensure they would be able to serve the community for another 100 years and longer.
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Homeless Outreach Program
Have you ever seen a homeless individual on the street and wish you could do more for them? Well your donations to HOP does just that. Our staff takes food, water, hygiene supplies, clothes, shoes, sunscreen, bug spray, hand warmers, sleeping bags, and other supplies right to those in-need. Making sure base needs are met is the first step on the journey to stable housing.
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Homeless Outreach Program
The Homeless Outreach Program knows where to find homeless individuals, from up in the mountains to down in the city. They build relationships and encourage the access to housing, medical, and legal services. Homeless individuals can feel spurned by society but the HOP team rebuilds their trust, ultimately offering a way out of homelessness.
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Homeless Outreach Program
The trust Volunteers of America, Utah has built in the homeless community has lead to clients calling the HOP team directly for support. In particular, the winter requires more and more resources to keep men, women, and youth safe during cold nights. Make a difference by joining the HOP community and donate today.
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Legal Support Community
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Legal Support Community
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Legal Support Community
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- For inquiries please contact Aubri Tuero
- Phone: 801.864.7760
- aubri.tuero@voaut.org