A Warm Welcome

Utah Public Radio•www.upr.org

A Warm Welcome is UPR's podcast about the William A. Burnard Warming Center in Logan. We explore homelessness, the benefits of having a warming center and the impacts on individuals, families and communities. This project is made possible through a grant from UServeUtah.

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Episodes

A Warm Welcome: Breaking the cycle of homelessness

Questioning our judgments of others is essential for developing empathy and understanding. It's particularly important when considering people who are unhoused.

Mar 20, 2024•59 sec

A Warm Welcome: Utah's housing crisis

Homelessness isn't one size fits all. According to Utah’s 2023 homelessness report the average time individuals are homeless in Utah is about 73 days, and only 27.2% are chronically homeless.

Mar 01, 2024•59 sec

A Warm Welcome: Mental health challenges and homelessness

Many people struggle with mental illness, and it can make life very challenging. Unhoused people are no different. Some struggle with mental illness and some do not.

Jan 30, 2024•1 min

A Warm Welcome: Volunteering

Some people may think volunteering is time-consuming and draining. However, volunteering for just a few hours fills an otherwise unmet need.

Jan 25, 2024•1 min

A Warm Welcome: Utah's Point in time count

How do we gather information about homelessness in our communities?

Jan 18, 2024•59 sec

A Warm Welcome: Utah's five goals

Working together to make homelessness rare, brief and non-recurrent.

Jan 11, 2024•1 min

Here's a look at the volunteers who keep Logan's Warming Center going

Over 100 Cache Valley residents volunteered at the William A. Burnard Warming Center last year.

Dec 13, 2023•5 min

A Warm Welcome: Drug use and homelessness

Drug use and homelessness are complex issues, and many people automatically link the two together.

Dec 08, 2023•1 min

Logan's Warming Center opens again this winter. Here's how it started

The William A. Burnard Warming Center in Cache County will soon open its doors for the second winter ever.

Nov 20, 2023•5 min

A Warm Welcome: Homelessness and employment

Have you ever heard people who are unhoused 'just don't want to work' or should 'get a job'? Well, you might be surprised to know how many do.

Nov 10, 2023•1 min

Here's what the landscape of homelessness looks like in Cache Valley

The William A. Burnard Warming Center in Logan will soon open its doors for its second winter ever.

Nov 01, 2023•4 min

A Warm Welcome: Homelessness in Utah

The 2022 statewide Point-in-Time Count revealed over 3,500 sheltered and unsheltered people experiencing homelessness on a given night — but that number doesn't completely capture the full picture of homelessness across our state.

Oct 25, 2023•1 min

Homelessness and Logan's warming center on Monday's Access Utah

Today on Access Utah, we spotlight the William A. Burnard Warming Center in Logan. We’ll also talk about the causes of homelessness in Cache Valley and how those differ from other areas of the state.

Oct 23, 2023•54 min

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