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Solutions Utah: Policy Advocate Leaders
Our mission is to forge public policies that improve the vitality, safety and livability of our communities. Through sound coalition-building strategies, we strive to preserve and protect best practices that enable cities to thrive.
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accountability
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clean & safe
Tickets now on sale for the 2026 Solutions Utah Annual Conference May 21 - $75/pp
Tickets now on sale for the 2026 Solutions Utah Annual Conference May 21 - $75/pp
People First: Compassion, Accountability and Community Trust
May 21, 2026 – 12:00-1:30 p.m.
The Grand America Hotel 555 South Main Street, Salt Lake City, UT
Robert Marbut
HUD Senior Advisor and founder of Haven for Hope
Gloria Gong
Executive Director, Performance Lab, Harvard Kennedy School of Government
numbers you should know
in state & private spending on homelessness since 2016
priorities for 2025
Policies that lead to stiffer penalties for chronic repeat criminal offenders as well as mandatory rehabilitation and treatment options.
Advocate for the site selection and development of the transformative homeless campus based on a “human first” philosophy.
Measurable progress in the “Know by Name” homeless case management strategy and real-time results from new data collection policies approved by the state legislature.
Advocate for community residents and business owners affected by criminal activity and for developing policy that provide meaningful support to those impacted by this criminal activity.
Equal enforcement of laws regardless of where or why the crime is being committed, like camping in parks or on public property and open drug-use.
Enforcement of Conditional Use Permits for all facilities that serve the homeless to allow for the communities and clients to hold facilities and their operators accountable.
Drug free shelters, permanent supportive housing, and rehab facilities.
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initiative forum
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share your experiences
What you have seen with homeless, crime and drug addiction encounters in your city or neighborhood?
