The nonprofit Colorado Village Collaborative operates a program called Safe Space Outdoor Spaces in the Mile High City. It supplies a clean, safe area for Coloradans experiencing homelessness to leave their things and get a night’s sleep.
Could legal homeless campgrounds be a policy fix to the proliferation of makeshift tent sites across Salt Lake City?
While Salt Lake County Mayor Jenny Wilson says officials in her administration are in the early stages of exploring a legal camp, there doesn’t appear to be much appetite for it at the state level. Utah homelessness czar Wayne Niederhauser and his Office of Homeless Services oppose the notion. Safe Outdoor Spaces opened in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, which complicated communal shelter settings as physical distancing and other health protocols became concerns. The campgrounds continue to be important, Colorado Village Collaborative spokesperson Jennifer Forker says, because they offer more flexibility than shelters. There’s no requirement to leave the community during the day.Each tent has electrical hookups, allowing residents to charge their devices.
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