211 Utah
Dial 2-1-1 for referrals to food, housing, utilities, health, and more anywhere in Utah.
Refugee & Immigrant Center — Asian Association of Utah
Utah's primary human trafficking victim services provider, alongside refugee resettlement, trauma-informed behavioral health for refugees, trafficking and domestic violence survivors, housing help, financial coaching, English classes, parenting classes (STEP offered in Spanish), interpreting, and youth mentoring. Downtown Salt Lake City office open weekdays.
Utah Office of Vital Records and Statistics
Issues certified Utah birth certificates, the first document most people need before a state ID. Order online at secure.utah.gov/vitalrecords, by mail, or in person at the Salt Lake City counter or most local health departments. Every request needs a completed application, the fee, and valid identification.
Utah Legal Services
Free civil legal help for Utahns at or below 125% of the federal poverty line with very limited assets, including domestic violence, housing, Medicaid, SNAP, SSI, and family cases. Offices in Salt Lake City, Ogden, Provo, and St. George; apply online or call the Salt Lake intake line. Free interpreters.
International Rescue Committee — Salt Lake City
Resettles refugees arriving in Utah and also serves asylees, trafficking survivors, torture survivors, and other immigrants from its West Valley office. New arrivals get a furnished home, temporary rent help, school enrollment, health care access, and English classes; longer-term programs cover job placement, financial coaching, small business support, and immigration services.
Safe Harbor Crisis Center
Davis County's domestic violence and sexual assault program: a 24/7 emergency protective shelter, a support line that is always answered, advocacy, protective order help, forensic nurses, therapy, support groups, and services for children. All through one number.
The Refuge Utah
Utah County's domestic violence and sexual assault agency (formerly the Center for Women and Children in Crisis), with a confidential shelter open to survivors of any gender, age, or family type, a housing program, therapy and support groups, and separate 24/7 helplines for domestic violence and sexual assault. Offices in Orem and Nephi.
DOVE Center
Southern Utah's domestic violence and sexual assault program based in St. George: a staffed 24-hour helpline, residential shelter, court advocacy, case management, counseling and support groups, rape and sexual assault victim advocacy, and financial empowerment. Spanish-speaking advocates.
CAPSA
Cache Valley's domestic violence and sexual abuse agency serving Cache County, Bear Lake, and Franklin County, Idaho. Emergency shelter, a 24-hour support line and response team, advocacy, therapy, and children's services, all free and confidential. Spanish spoken; language lines for other languages.
Legal Aid Society of Salt Lake
Free lawyers for protective orders and civil stalking injunctions for any domestic violence victim regardless of income, and free family law representation (divorce, custody, guardianship) for low-income people. Cases must be in Salt Lake County.
Utah Department of Workforce Services
Runs Utah's SNAP, Medicaid, financial assistance, and child care programs and the state's employment centers. The fastest way to apply or check a case is the myCase portal at jobs.utah.gov/mycase; employment centers around the state can help in person.
YCC Family Crisis Center
Ogden's domestic violence and sexual assault agency with a confidential shelter, 24/7 call-or-text crisis line, separate rape crisis line, protective order help, transitional housing, and child care. The public outreach office is on Adams Avenue.
National lines that work in Utah
Lifeline free phone program
Free or discounted phone and service for people on Medicaid, SNAP, SSI, or low income. Apply online or through a carrier.
National Domestic Violence Hotline
24/7 confidential help for anyone affected by domestic violence. Advocates connect you to local shelters and legal help.
SAMHSA National Helpline
Free, confidential treatment referral for substance use and mental health. Finds local programs that take your insurance or none.
988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline
Call or text 988 for any mental health or substance use crisis. Available to anyone in any program.
National Human Trafficking Hotline
24/7 confidential hotline for survivors of trafficking and people who suspect it. Connects to vetted local services.