2nd + 2nd Coalition

10/09/2026

Calling all BYU fans . . . grab a chance to win these exclusive box seats in Lavell Edwards' family box! All proceeds go to help Unsheltered Utah and our 2nd + 2nd Coalition bring our unsheltered relatives in from the cold this winter at First United Methodist Church of Salt Lake City, UT and St. Mark's Utah. Enter to win at bit.ly/byuticketdrawing

2nd + 2nd Coalition O.U.R's - Our Unsheltered Relatives St. Paul's Episcopal Church - Salt Lake City JustServe

🏈 Win Tickets for the Edwards Family Suite — the one Coach and Patti Edwards themselves sat in every home game!

4 suite tickets to BYU vs. ASU on Oct 31, generously donated by John Edwards and his family, are up for grabs. For every $100 donation, we’ll gift you one entry, and every dollar helps our unsheltered neighbors stay safe and supported here in Utah this winter. Drawing is Friday, Oct 16 at 7PM MST — enter now! bit.ly/byuticketdrawing

07/12/2026

Friends, please find a cool place indoors tomorrow in this heat wave! Some rec centers will be open with special extended hours tomorrow (Sunday): https://www.ksl.com/article/51596498/need-a-place-to-cool-down-salt-lake-county-extends-cool-zone-hours-ahead-of-record-heat

This county website has an interactive map that shows cooling locations and hours every day: https://www.saltlakecounty.gov/mayor/cool-zones/

A description of Salt Lake County facilities that are open to the public for rest from the summer heat.

07/04/2026

Come bid farewell to St. Mark’s Mtr. Holly next weekend. She has been such a strong, steady supporter of our Code Blue Movie Nights these past few years and she will be dearly missed.

03/31/2026

UPCOMING COMMUNITY EVENTS!

Check out these flyers for myriad upcoming events, particularly two special Easter events this weekend provided by the Rescue Mission: a food box giveaway Friday 11-2 and an Easter Egg Hunt at Pioneer Park Saturday 11-2.

Other highlights:

Housing Survival and Self Awareness Class tomorrow, Wednesday April 1st 12-1 pm at the Salt Lake City Library in Room A

Homeless Court Friday April 3rd at the DWS office (700 South 200 East), 9:00 am to 12 Noon (please sign in before 9:00 am)

03/17/2026

This outreach day by our partner Food Justice Coalition looks like a great one!

03/06/2026

Please spread the word about the resource fair we are co-hosting next Friday 9:30 am-12:30pm at St. Mark's Utah with Food Justice Coalition SLC HEART Team, O.U.R's - Our Unsheltered Relatives the LDS Church, My Hometown, Showers of Hope, and many others. There will be court services (arrive at 9am), hot food, survival supplies, clothing, luggage, showers, pet services, dental services, cookies, and more!

More information on this flyer: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1FRKOlOFBKpEVgAbA2ei8CJz4FOPW2Qsp/view?usp=sharing

We need a few more volunteers to make it happen. Sign up at bit.ly/2and2volunteer25
Can't wait to hang out with our amazing community again next Friday!

03/02/2026

HB 596 - Homelessness Amendments was introduced last Monday, thanks to the collaborative work of Representative Steve Eliason, Salt Lake Valley Coalition to End Homelessness, and many other stakeholders. The bill changes the Code Blue temperature threshold from 18 degrees to a much more humane 25 degrees! We are very excited about this potential policy change and the lives it could help us save with our Code Blue Movie Nights.

The bill has a lot more to it, including funding changes for homeless services that use revenue from the Cigarette Tax. It will be heard in the House Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Committee tomorrow (Monday) morning at 8:10 am. A substitute version just dropped tonight that changes it a bit, stay tuned for more details (spoiler alert: the Code Blue temp threshold change to 25 degrees is still there!).

If it passes committee, HB 596 will need to pass the full House quickly so it can then move to the Senate for a final vote before the legislative session ends.

Please call, text, or email your representative in the House ASAP to let them know how you feel about the bill, in particular the Code Blue change to a more humane temperature threshold of 25 degrees!

HB 596: https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/static/HB0596.html
Find your representative and senator here: https://le.utah.gov/GIS/findDistrict.jsp
Committee Agenda:https://le.utah.gov/~2026/agenda/hlaw0302.ag.pdf
Committee Schedule: https://le.utah.gov/committee/committee.jsp?year=2026&com=HSTLAW

House Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Committee Members:

Rep. Ryan D. Wilcox (R), Chair
Rep. Mark A. Strong (R), Vice Chair
Rep. Melissa G. Ballard (R)
Rep. Matthew H. Gwynn (R)
Rep. Katy Hall (R)
Rep. Sandra Hollins (D)
Rep. Trevor Lee (R)
Rep. Val L. Peterson (R)
Rep. Lisa Shepherd (R)
Rep. Andrew Stoddard (D)
Rep. Stephen L. Whyte (R)

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02/21/2026

Come help us bring our friends in from the cold tonight (Saturday) and Sunday morning! More info and signup at bit.ly/2and2links25