CommunityWednesday, November 4
Community Action Services and Food Bank has closed temporarily, and Utah County took over the warming center
The Daily Orem team
If you or a neighbor counts on Community Action Services and Food Bank, here's where things stand. The Provo nonprofit closed Nov. 1 while its board decides what's next, citing declining grant funding and donations and growing demand. Utah County took over the warming center, which was set to open Nov. 1 as planned.
Thousands relied on Community Action each year
- 20,000+
- residents who rely on its services, per Commissioner Beltran
- 24,000+
- people it helped last year
- 135
- new families last month who'd never needed help
- $1.5 million
- it sought to stay open into next year
Sources: Lehi Free Press, KSL Sports
In the Wasatch Back, the Heber City pantry has shut down and the Oakley and Coalville sites are closed temporarily.
- Closed: since Nov. 1, until further notice
- Christian Center pantry in Heber City: up to three visits monthly
- Bring: photo ID and proof of Summit or Wasatch residency
Utah County Commissioner Skyler Beltran blamed years of financial and operational mismanagement, not a lack of government support. Leaders told KSL in October they had only recently learned the full extent of the shortfall.
The nonprofit's doors closed Nov. 1, days after it announced the move
- 1967Community Action Services and Food Bank begins.
- Oct. 30The nonprofit announces its temporary closure in a media release.
- Oct. 31Beltran calls the closure a travesty in a social media post.
- Nov. 1Doors close until further notice; the warming center is scheduled to open.
Sources: Lehi Free Press, KSL Sports, Park Record
Sources: Lehi Free Press, KSL Sports, Park Record