Just a few days ago, Salt Lake Police cleared out camps of unsheltered folks, destroying property and leaving the unsheltered in the cold.
Here’s some news about it:
• Health department cleans up homeless camp in Rio Grande area after complaints
• Police clear out Salt Lake City homeless camp
• Nearly 80% of the money budgeted for Operation Rio Grande was used for policing, jail beds and court costs
QueerMeals is working with Black Lives for Humanity and RepUtah to help gather materials to be distributed to the unsheltered of SLC.
Because we’d like to get these items into the hands of the unsheltered as soon as possible, this is what we need folks to do:
- Purchase items online (links provided) (If you find a better option, get that.)
or at a store near 84601 (Orem, Lindon, Springville) - Bring them to our drop-off at 2961 W 730 N, Provo, UT 84601 OR
- Set the pickup person as (name) Jeffery Pool (email) jhpool@gmail
- If you have any of these items sitting around in your home, we’ll take them
We are gathering the following items:
Firewood: buy at Walmart.com | buy it at Lowes.com | local firewood delivered to the dro-poff is welcome
Handwarmers: buy at Walmart.com | buy it at Lowes.com
Tarps: buy at Walmart.com| buy it at Lowes.com
Gloves: buy at Walmart.com
Boots:
Links to boots are below, but as long as you purchase snow boots in the indicated size, you’re welcome to shop other styles or even thrift stores (must be willing to drop off asap in Provo, UT). If half sizes are not available, please choose the next size up. Sizes are also listed with a letter, W for women’s sizes, M for men’s sizes.
Women’s boots: buy at Kohls [ OPT 1 OPT 2 ] | buy at Walmart [ OPT1 OPT2]
Men’s boots: buy at Kohls [ OPT 1 OPT 2 ] | buy at Walmart [ OPT1 OPT2]
| Size | Need | Have | |||
| W5 | 1 | 0 | |||
| W6.5 | 1 | 0 | |||
| W7.5 | 1 | 0 | |||
| W8 | 1 | 0 | |||
| W9 | 5 | 0 | |||
| W9.5 | 2 | 0 | |||
| W10 | 1 | 0 | |||
| M9 | 2 | 0 | |||
| M9.5 | 1 | 0 | |||
| M10 | 6 | 0 | |||
| M10.5 | 1 | 0 | |||
| M11 | 2 | 0 | |||
| M11.5 | 3 | 0 | |||
| M12 | 5 | 0 | |||
| M13 | 4 | 0 |
If you purchase boots, please email jhpool@gmail.com so we can update the list.
Thank you! We cannot accept monetary donations via QueerMeals for this project, so check out Black Lives for Humanity and RepUtah and see what donation options they offer. Alternatively, any funds sent to PayPal.me/Jerilyn with a note referring to this project will be forwarded to Black Lives for Humanity and RepUtah.
Thank you!