> In 2005, Utah adopted a 10-year plan to end chronic homelessness using a Housing First strategy. Although other areas had employed the practice of prioritizin

> In 2005, Utah adopted a 10-year plan to end chronic homelessness using a Housing First strategy. Although other areas had employed the practice of prioritizing housing for people experiencing homelessness, Utah was the first jurisdiction to adopt this strategy as part of an official plan at the statewide level. Within 10 years, the number of people experiencing chronic homelessness in the state of Utah fell by 90 percent. During this time, HASLC developed several apartment complexes for people experiencing homelessness, with its first permanent supportive housing development opening in 2007. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/pdredge/pdr-edge-inpractice-092022.html#:~:text=In%202005%2C%20Utah%20adopted%20a,plan%20at%20the%20statewide%20level https://www.huduser.gov/portal/pdredge/pdr-edge-inpractice-0....