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A Warm Welcome 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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A Warm Welcome

A Warm Welcome

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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.

Most Recent 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.

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.

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.

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.

A Warm Welcome: Utah's Point in time count

How do we gather information about homelessness in our communities?

A Warm Welcome: Utah's five goals

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

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.

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

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A Warm Welcome: Drug use and homelessness

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

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.

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

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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.

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