The Road Home is a private non-profit social services agency in Salt Lake City, Utah

Salt Lake City, Utah

Salt Lake City is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Utah. The name of the city is often shortened to Salt Lake or SLC. With a population of 186,440 as of the 2010 Census, the city lies in the Salt Lake City metropolitan area, which has a total population of 1,124,197...

 focused on providing assistance to homeless

Homelessness

Homelessness describes the condition of people without a regular dwelling. People who are homeless are unable or unwilling to acquire and maintain regular, safe, and adequate housing, or lack "fixed, regular, and adequate night-time residence." The legal definition of "homeless" varies from country...

 and low-income individuals and families. The Road Home was established as the Travelers Aid Society in 1923 with the mission of providing assistance to stranded travelers, unescorted youth, and runaway minors. As the emphasis of the agency changed toward providing emergency services, self-sufficiency programs, children's programs, and assistance to the homeless population of Utah's urban center, the agency's Community Advisory Board and Board of Trustees voted to change the name to The Road Home, support and shelter for overcoming homelessness.

The Road Home operates out of The Salt Lake Community Shelter, the largest homeless shelter in Utah, which is located west of the city's historic central business district

Central business district

A central business district is the commercial and often geographic heart of a city. In North America this part of a city is commonly referred to as "downtown" or "city center"...

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