Serving Our Community

June 18, 2018 by peggyg@careandshare-ut.org
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Every member of the Iron County Care and Share team strives to serve with dignity and kindness. Here is a statement from a client that indicates we are fulfilling our mission. I’m posting this because I am a client of Iron County Care And Share. Many of you know that I struggle with PTSD and because of this I don’t stay in the homeless shelter, but rather in my van with my families cat and my service dog. But I do go to the care Continue reading →

Housing First, a success story

March 13, 2018 by peggyg@careandshare-ut.org
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Iron County Care and Share supports the idea of ‘housing first’ as adopted by the state of Utah. We have experienced the success of our clients that were provided safe shelter, rental assistance, supportive case management, and increased self-sustainability. Take a moment to listen to Lee Larson’s story. Lee is our Housing and Homeless Prevention case manager and with just 4 months rental assistance, Lee’s client was able to lift herself out of crisis and danger and achieve great strides toward sufficiency. This rental assistance Continue reading →

ICCS Receives a Pay-It-Forward Donation from Past Client

February 17, 2017 by peggyg@careandshare-ut.org
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In October of 2016, a young couple and their newborn baby found themselves struggling to cover all of their living expenses. Living modestly within their means, the family was tossed off course by an unforeseen work layoff. They were not sure how they would get past the challenges at hand. As Mom surfed the Internet for jobs and ideas, she saw mention of Iron County Care and Share on Facebook. A community member mentioned their own struggles finding affordable housing, and the inability to make Continue reading →