Utah’s homeless providers prepare for winter problems that COVID-19 could exacerbate

Last winter presented one crisis after another for Salt Lake City’s homeless system, as temperatures dropped dangerously low and too many people sought access to too few beds in the new system of resource centers that replaced the downtown Road Home shelter.And that was before the coronavirus hit.This year, state leaders hope early planning will stave off a capacity crisis in its coldest months — even as they anticipate further complications as a result of social distancing needs and