Community Action Program (CAP)

Homepage: http://www.slcap.org

764 South 200 West Salt Lake City, Utah 84101
Phone: (801) 359-2444

Purpose: To create programs that empower low-income people to enhance the quality of their lives by having them design and implement strategies that will create solutions to their problems.

  1. Emergency Services - Housing, food, utilities, etc.
  2. Housing Outreach Rental Program (see below).
  3. Homeless Services
  4. Advocacy
  5. Employment
  6. Head Start
  7. Weatherization

Housing Outreach Rental Program (HORP)

HORP maintains a list of 2,000 low to moderate priced rental units in Salt Lake County. Support services and/or one-time partial payment for rent is provided, when available, to avoid immediate eviction. Relocation assistance provided in the absence of other resources.

Emergency Assistance Program

Provided to families in crisis when they can demonstrate arrears was caused by circumstances beyond their control, which affected the ability to pay. Circumstance must have made them unable to resolve the delinquency within a reasonable time, or unable to make a full payment.

Homeless Prevention Project for “The Housing Authority of Salt Lake County”

The Salt Lake Community Action Program and The Road Home provide homeless prevention case management and housing supportive services to participants on Public Housing, Senior Housing, Section 8 Housing with The Housing Authority of Salt Lake County. Call 801-359-2444.

Tenant Home Maintenance Project

Program provides counseling to low-income families at risk of eviction because they lack basic home-maintenance skills, such as cleaning and upkeep. Counselors work one-to-one with clients until the problem is solved. At no cost to the property owner or tenant, the counselor will spend at least two one-hour sessions discussing: Budgeting and money management; Housing education and training; Tenant rights and responsibilities. Counselors connect clients with other CAP services such as Head Start, HUD counseling, parenting classes, and food banks. Any low-income tenant in SLC, South Salt Lake, or Murray, who has been consistently late on rent, has credit problems, or is not taking proper care of the rental unit is eligible for this program.

“Home” Tenant Based Rental Assistance (TBRA)

The Tenant Based Rental Assistance subsidy is provided to special-needs persons and their families living in Salt County who are mentally ill and/or physically disabled, who are waiting to be approved for a disability income program or subsidized housing, and are in need of supportive housing services to stabilize the household. The amount of assistance that SLCAP may pay to, or on behalf of, the family may not exceed the difference between a rent standard for the established unit size and 30 percent of the family’s monthly adjusted income.

Landlord/Tenant Mediation

This program provides landlord/tenant intervention and mediation to prevent eviction. Volunteer mediators are available to provide free mediation services for interested landlords and tenants. Staff may also provide referrals to Utah Tenant’s United and the Apartment Association of Utah. This is a collaborative effort with the Administrative Office of the Courts.