ShelterKids Inc

Every day, youth in Salt Lake County facing abuse, neglect, homelessness, or family crisis turn to programs supported by ShelterKids for safety, stability, and hope.

From emergency shelter care to transitional living programs and after-school activities, your support helps provide essentials that many young people never expected to go without.

When a young person has a safe place to sleep, clean clothes to wear, and caring adults in their corner, everything changes.

Learn how you can make a difference at ShelterKids.org.

ShelterKids proudly supports programs that provide emergency shelter care, transitional living resources, after-school programs, and crisis support for youth throughout Salt Lake County.

Every contribution, large or small, helps strengthen the safety net for children and teens facing difficult circumstances.

Together, our community is making a difference.

At ShelterKids, we believe every young person deserves safety, stability, and the opportunity to move forward with hope. Through community support, donations, and volunteer efforts, programs serving abused, neglected, and at-risk youth are able to continue making a meaningful impact across Salt Lake County.

Thank you for helping create brighter futures for local youth.

Whether you donate, volunteer, or partner with us, you are helping provide real support to youth who need it most.

Every contribution strengthens programs that serve children and families across Salt Lake County.

There is a place for everyone to make an impact.

Many young people experiencing crisis are navigating trauma, instability, and uncertainty.

ShelterKids supports programs that provide counseling, structure, and safe spaces where youth can begin to heal.

Support goes beyond the moment. It creates a path forward.

A clean set of clothes.
A warm meal.
A safe place to sleep.

ShelterKids helps ensure youth in crisis have access to the essentials that restore dignity and create stability.

This is what community support looks like in action.

In Salt Lake County, thousands of youth experience abuse, neglect, or housing instability each year.

ShelterKids supports programs that provide safety, stability, and care during these critical moments.

When a young person has support, everything changes.

Aging out of care without support can lead to housing instability and long-term hardship.

Through the Milestone Transitional Living Program, young adults ages 18–21 receive housing and guidance as they build independence.

ShelterKids proudly supports programs that help young people move from crisis toward stability.

These are simple items, but for a young person entering shelter care, they can restore dignity and comfort during a difficult time.

ShelterKids ensures youth have access to essentials that help them feel cared for and respected.

When a young person enters emergency shelter care, the goal is simple but critical: safety.

ShelterKids helps provide funding and in-kind donations that support emergency residential care for youth who have been removed from unsafe situations.