(Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune) The new Men's Resource Center (MRC) in South Salt Lake, Nov. 5, 2019. The MRC, operated by The Road Home, was built to meet the needs of single men experiencing homelessness, providing a safe place to stay and multiple on-site resources to help them to move into housing. It is the largest of the three new Homeless Resource Centers built to replace the 1,100-capacity homeless shelter in downtown Salt Lake City. The 77,461 square-foot MRC has expansive common areas, secured fencing and gates, all hours security, smaller dorms, sleeping space studio rooms for especially vulnerable men, and more restrooms and showers, including private and gender-neutral restrooms. Additional amenities include a computer lab, free laundry and an enclosed outdoor courtyard. Men staying in the MRC will be served three meals a day including two hot meals brought in by Catholic Community Services.
Bethany began covering state government at The Tribune right in time for the 2018 election. She's a proud Maryland Terrapin and worked at newspapers in the D.C. area and in Orlando, Florida, before coming to Utah. Her aspiration is to one day keep an orchid alive for more than a month.
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