Homeless Services Line, Salt Lake City
Call if you are homeless or at risk. Ask about shelter bed availability and next steps.
Official page: slc.gov/homelessness/housing-and-shelter
Emergency Shelter Tonight in Utah: Salt Lake City and How to Get Help
How to find a safe place tonight in Utah: the Homeless Services Line, the Gail Miller and Geraldine E. King Resource Centers in Salt Lake City, family and youth shelter, and Code Blue cold weather help.
Need help tonight?
Start here
Hi friend. If you need somewhere to go tonight, you are not alone. Start with one call to the Homeless Services Line at 801 990 9999. They can tell you about shelter beds and next steps.
Quick answers
Where can I sleep tonight in Salt Lake City?
Call the Homeless Services Line at 801 990 9999 to ask about open beds. The Gail Miller Resource Center at 242 Paramount Ave has 200 beds for men and women. The Geraldine E. King Women's Resource Center at 131 E 700 S has emergency shelter for women 18 and older, open 24 hours a day. Both have meals, clothing and hygiene items.
Official page: slc.gov/homelessness/housing-and-shelter
Is there a shelter for young people?
Yes. The Volunteers of America Youth Resource Center at 888 S 400 W is for people ages 15 to 22 who are homeless or about to be. From 7:30 pm to 8:30 am it becomes a 50 bed emergency shelter. Intake runs 8:30 am to 6 pm daily. Call 801 364 0744, extension 707.
Official page: voaut.org/get-help/youth-homeless-services
Where can families with kids go?
The Road Home Midvale Center at 529 West 9th Avenue serves families with at least one child under 18. Call 801 569 1201. Family Promise Salt Lake at 814 West 800 South also serves families with a child under 18, with a background check. Call 801 961 8622. This list was last updated in July 2024, so call first to confirm.
Official page: 211utah.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Salt-Lake-Area-Homeless-Resource-List-2024.pdf
What happens when it gets very cold?
Utah issues a Code Blue Alert by county when temperatures are expected to reach 18 degrees, wind chill included, for 2 hours or more in 24 hours. Shelters can add up to 35 percent more beds and speed up check in. Salt Lake City also lists winter overflow beds. Ask which sites are open this winter.
Official page: dhhs.utah.gov/code-blue-utah
What if I'm outside Salt Lake City?
In Provo, the Food and Care Coalition at 299 E 900 S serves meals 365 days a year and has housing programs. Call 801 373 1825. In St. George, Switchpoint lists shelter among its services. Anywhere in Utah, dial 211 or use the resource map on End Utah Homelessness.
Official page: foodandcare.org
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Bunkly tip: the city and the shelter websites list different phone numbers for some centers. The Homeless Services Line at 801 990 9999 is the one both name, so start there.
Who to call in Utah
Here are official places to start. Other places may also help. Each place decides who it can serve, and hours change, so call ahead when you can.
Gail Miller Resource Center, The Road Home
200 beds at 242 W Paramount Ave, Salt Lake City, open year round for adults, with meals, showers and laundry.
Official page: theroadhome.org/resourcecenter/gail-miller-resource-center
Geraldine E. King Women's Resource Center
Emergency shelter for women 18 and older at 131 E 700 S, open 24 hours a day, every day. Call the Homeless Services Line for beds.
Official page: voaut.org/get-help/adult-homeless-services
Youth Resource Center, Volunteers of America Utah
Drop in center with meals and showers, and a 50 bed emergency shelter overnight, at 888 S 400 W.
Official page: voaut.org/get-help/youth-homeless-services
The Road Home Midvale Center
Shelter for families with at least one child under 18, at 529 West 9th Avenue, Midvale.
Official page: 211utah.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Salt-Lake-Area-Homeless-Resource-List-2024.pdf
Code Blue Utah, Utah DHHS
Statewide alerts when it is dangerously cold, so shelters can expand and speed up intake.
Official page: dhhs.utah.gov/code-blue-utah
Food and Care Coalition
Meals every day, showers, laundry and housing programs at 299 E 900 S, Provo. No ID needed for meals.
Official page: foodandcare.org
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Sources last checked Oct 28, 2026. If something has changed, please tell us so we can fix it.
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