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Youth Resource Center

Eligibility
To be eligible for this program and its resources, you must be a homeless individual or imminently at risk of homelessness from age 15 to 22
How to enroll
Please arrive during drop-in center hours between 8:30 AM and 7:30 PM. A specialist will assist you in completing the intake process and center orientation. For more information, contact 801-364-0744 ext. 707
Hours of operation
Daily intake hours are restricted to 8:30 AM to 6:00 PM. We provide services to enrolled clients 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
LOCAtion
888 S 400 W
Salt Lake City, Utah 84101
Volunteers of America, Utah's Youth Resource Center is a drop-in resource center and emergency shelter for all youth aged 15 to 22 experiencing or at imminent risk of homelessness.

We provide essential basic need items, such as three hot meals a day, pantry food, showers, laundry, life-skills groups, housing and employment case management, dental and medical care assistance, as well as access to mental health services on-site. From 7:30 PM to 8:30 AM the YRC transitions into a 50-bed emergency shelter.

Services and programs at the YRC

Youth Legal Clinic
Volunteers of America, Utah's Homeless Youth Legal Clinic assists youth who are accessing services through the Youth Resource Center with legal issues they are experiencing. We provide free consultation, representation and education to youth clients in order to help them become independent through obtaining and maintaining employment and housing.

Other Center Resources
Community Resources

Are you a property owner looking to fill units? Do you want to be part of the solution to end homelessness? You can help by bringing currently unsheltered individuals and families in as tenants at your properties. Potential support from VOA can include:

+ Ongoing case management for your tenant(s)
+ Guaranteed rent
+ Pre-vetted clients for programs

Contact us today for more information:
housingrelations@voaut.org‍

Volunteer at the YRC

Prepare and serve breakfast, lunch, or dinner to our clients. Mentor a youth. Make a difference by signing up today.

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Hope Ignited

After aging out of the foster care system at 18, Maygan Martinez had an unexpected accident and found herself homeless. With the help of VOA Utah's Youth Resource Center, Maygan found the support and space to ignite her vision. Today, Maygan is a cofounder of the nonprofit 1999 Collective which connects youth aging out of the foster care system with resources.

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YRC's IMPACT IN APRIL 2025

Youth Served at the YRC

440

4,526

Supportive Services Hours

56

Youth Moved Into Housing

48,317

Meals Served at the YRC