CommunityThursday, November 5
Provo's food bank has closed, and a coalition is working to cover its services
The Daily Provo team
If you've relied on Community Action Services and Food Bank in Provo, here's where things stand. The food bank closed its doors Nov. 1 after a reported decline in funding, and it's no longer accepting donations of any kind. That came even after the community raised more than $100,000 in recent weeks.
CASFB closed on Nov. 1, two days after its Oct. 30 fundraising deadline
- Oct. 20CASFB issues an urgent call for donations to keep essential services running.
- Oct. 30Deadline for CASFB to raise the $100,000 it said it needed.
- Nov. 1CASFB closes its doors and stops accepting donations of any kind.
- Nov. 4Mountainland Continuum of Care says it's coordinating referrals for former CASFB clients.
Sources: ABC4 Utah, The Salt Lake Tribune
CASFB also provided homelessness prevention, rental and utility assistance, and emergency housing support. Mountainland Continuum of Care, a coalition covering Utah, Wasatch and Summit counties, says local partners, Utah County and the Utah Office of Homeless Services are coordinating referrals and identifying emergency shelters.
- Call 211 for a list of available services
- Brenda's Warming Center, part of CASFB, is open
- Clients with approved or pending aid will be contacted soon
The community met the $100,000 goal, but CASFB closed anyway
- $100,000
- CASFB said it needed by Oct. 30
- $50,000
- from each of two private donors
- 211
- the number to call for a list of services
Sources: ABC4 Utah, The Salt Lake Tribune
Sources: ABC4 Utah, The Salt Lake Tribune