Since receiving the grant, the Salvation Army has been able to deliver boxes of food to people’s doorsteps, including people staying in trailers or vehicles on BLM land. Not only were many people shut inside their homes due to medical issues, but food supply also dwindled as items in the groceries stores were bought up quickly.

When the pandemic hit, the biggest immediate impact was the outpost’s home delivery services, Smoak said. “We’re able to sit down one-on-one because of the Rocky Mountain Power grant, and be able to figure out how we can help you get a stable ending on the other end.” “We’re able to supplement those items and make sure that the community is able to have nutritious meals,” she said. The outpost has also been able to connect people with bus tickets so they can be relocated somewhere more stable or closer to their family. She added that since receiving the grant, the outpost has filled its food pantry with meat, cheese, milk, eggs and other food items that they can deliver to people in need. “With this grant, we’re able to tell the community, ‘If you’re running out of food and you need something, please just come back, even if it’s not been the two weeks, and then we can go ahead and help you.’ And that’s been a gift,” Smoak said. After the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Salvation Army’s services were abruptly impacted and business as usual was interrupted.

George News that the grant money is being used to meet the increased need for food pantry services and emergency relocation assistance. Crystal Smoak with the Salvation Army told St. George, Utah, J| Photo by Megan Webber, St. Crystal Smoak sits at the front desk in the outpost building in St. GEORGE - As life begins to resume its normalcy, Rocky Mountain Power came forward last month to announce several new grants to help Southern Utah organizations support their communities, including the Salvation Army outpost in St.

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