- The Miller family hosted a Thanksgiving event in Salt Lake City for Utah’s homeless.
- Around 5,000 meals were served, exceeding previous years, highlighting increased homelessness.
- The event offered diverse resources including haircuts, legal aid, and children’s activities.
SALT LAKE CITY — In the heart of downtown Salt Lake City, just days before Thanksgiving, there’s a spirit of service and compassion that fills the Salt Palace Convention Center — with a side of stuffing and cranberry sauce to go with it.
On Monday, the Larry H. Miller Company and the Miller family, along with state and local leaders, slipped aprons over their normal business attire to serve up Thanksgiving meals to thousands of Utahns experiencing homelessness and food insecurity.
A nearly 30-year tradition for the Miller family, the annual event not only provides Utah’s most vulnerable population with a piping hot meal, attendees could also be seen getting haircuts and taking advantage of different community resources, activities for the children, and more.
Cheylyn Thayne, a West Valley mom, said she’s been in and out of different shelters for most of her life, but this year has been especially rough for her family…