Utah Renter Says She Was Forced to Pay a Legal Bill to Get Federal Rent Assistance
Co-published with The Salt Lake Tribune. Utah says checks from the Emergency Rental Assistance fund are better off going to landlords rather than renters directly.
A Port-a-Potty Job Helped Her Escape Homelessness. Now She Watches Others Struggle.
Co-published with The Washington Post. Dawn Woudenberg witnesses the pain on Salt Lake City’s streets working across from the homeless shelter where she used to sleep.
Some Utah Landlords Are Evicting Domestic Violence Victims
Co-published with the Utah Investigative Journalism Project and The Salt Lake Tribune. In too many cases eviction adds to the trauma of abuse victims and families struggling to make ends meet.
How Did You Sleep Last Night? Darin Mann, Salt Lake City.
Co-published with Slate. In January 2019, approximately 2,800 people were experiencing homelessness on any given day in Utah. But that was before the pandemic, in which millions of Americans lost their jobs.
For Years, I’ve Tried To Work My Way Back Into the Middle Class
Co-published with MIT Technology Review. What I’ve learned: self-acceptance is the first difficult step.
Why I Check the “Black” Box
Co-published with Slate. I learned racial ambiguity was not something I could afford.
Taking to the Streets of a Suddenly Restless Salt Lake City
Co-published with Slate. A 22-year-old takes to the streets of a restless Salt Lake City.