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Shelter the Homeless tells council medically vulnerable shelter served 418 clients in first 15 months
Summary
Shelter the Homeless and partner agencies described the medically vulnerable population (MVP) shelter in Sandy, saying it has provided clinical visits, prescriptions and supportive services since opening in January 2024. Presenters credited an initial $6 million county seed and said ongoing operations receive state funding.
Shelter the Homeless and partner agencies on May 6 briefed the Salt Lake County Council on the medically vulnerable population (MVP) shelter in Sandy, describing services, usage data and partnerships that support clients with complex medical and behavioral needs.
"This seed money of $6,000,000 really was the foundation for this project to actually be built," Laurie Hopkins, executive director of Shelter the Homeless, told the council, describing county support that helped acquire and rehabilitate the facility. Shelter the Homeless said the project cost, including acquisition and rehabilitation, was about $13,000,000.
Officials said the MVP opened to clients in January 2024 and that in calendar year 2024 the program served just under 400 individuals; the presenters reported a total of 418 unique patients and roughly 8,700 clinical visits through the…
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