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Iron County Care & Share reports rising demand and warns of fragile funding as winter begins
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Iron County Care & Share executive director James Jettin told the Cedar City Council that food pantry and shelter use rose sharply in 2025 and that limited state and federal funding is straining local services; he urged continued city mitigation funding and invited public engagement.
James Jettin, executive director of Iron County Care & Share, told the Cedar City Council on Oct. 15 that demand for emergency food and shelter has climbed this year and that the organization is relying on the city's mitigation funds to sustain core services. "So far we've distributed 312,000-plus pounds of food to the community," Jettin said, and the program has provided roughly 3,500 food boxes and nearly 10,000 pounds of non-food items such as hygiene supplies and diapers.
Jettin said intake to the shelter has risen to 286 people year to date, a 24% increase from the same time in 2023, and that the composition of clients is shifting toward older adults and people with disabilities. "One out of every four of our shelter clients right now is over the age of 55," he said.…
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