Member and Leader Resources for Self Reliance
Introduction (Updated October 2024)
I need help right now. I need to...
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Find somewhere to live
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Find a better job
Deseret Industries
Utah Valley Refugees
Assist refugees to become self-reliant:
Education: ESL classes, tutoring for college students
Employment: job app help, resume building, referrals
Healthcare: medical appointments, health Insurance
Housing: rental applications & assistance, housing assistance
Immigration assistance: pro-bono services
In-kind donations: hygiene, cleaning, clothing, food supplies
Educational workshops: health education, financial consulting, cultural orientation, etc.
125 East 300 South, Suite 202
Provo, Utah 84606
801-850-5013
amanda@utahvalleyrefugees.org
Get something to eat
Tabitha's Way (local food pantry)
Self-declared income/low-income based
Can provide coats and shoes for women and children, also have mattresses
Will accept Deseret Industries vouchers/orders, but prefer that wards provide their own vouchers because funds are limited
Have backpack giveaways, Thanksgiving turkey baskets, and Christmas dinner baskets
Have referrals services for rental assistance, medical insurance, mental health, legal advice
Spanish Fork
45 East 100 North, Spanish Fork, UT 84660
(801) 709-8573
info@tabithasway.orgAmerican Fork
920 East State Road, American Fork, UT 84003
(801) 692-1881
infonorth@tabithasway.org
Get counseling help or help with an addiction
Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) - BYU
Available to full-time students only - services are free
Counseling groups
Individual therapy: Limited to seven sessions per semester
Crisis services, including suicide
Students can walk in between 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
After 4:30 - 8:00 pm: 801-422-3035 phone crisis intervention services
Services available for deaf students through BYU Accessibility Services
They have online training services available
Quicker Care - Workshops taught by therapists
Get mental health help for me or a family member
Wasatch Mental Health Services
Free to residents of Utah
Mobile Crisis Outreach Team: Licensed therapist and peer support specialist - go out to people wherever they want to meet
Adult Receiving Center: any mental health or substance use crisis - 24 hour in-patient care
Help to apply for Medicaid and other community services
Crisis Residential Support: 801-494-0880
Wasatch Behaviorial Health - Vantage Point
Resources for children up to 18 yrs. old - free
Trauma Informed Center of Care - in-patient and out-patient services available Serving Services available in: Utah, Wasatch, and Juab Counties
1189 E 300 N
Provo, UT 84606
801-373-2215ASL services available
Parents in crisis can drop off children there for up to two days: https://www.wasatch.org/children-youth-and-family-services-ii/vantage-point/
Family Haven
Nursery and therapy programs help parents get back on their feet
provide families with resources that make their home a safer and happier place for their children
Call our agency at 801-229-1181 for information about the Crisis Respite Nursery, or help with crisis intervention/referral services for your children
Make a Self Reliance plan
I need help. I want to learn about...
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Getting some clothing or some job training
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Finding websites and online resources
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Understanding how to budget and make my money work for me
Janalee Pickett is a local expert on budgeting and using our money wisely. She gave a presentation at the Utah Valley Ward on 27 Sep 2024 and taught us more about how to make our money work for us better and understand it as a tool to create our life, not control our life.
Strengthening my faith
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Government resources (SSI, VR, Section 8 housing, Medicare)
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Finding somewhere to volunteer
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I want to help. How do I...
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Minister to someone who needs help?
You don't have to wait or ask permission to serve others; everyone needs someone to minister to them.
Sit down and share a little love. Pay attention.
Ask for permission to take some notes that can be shared with others who can help.
Help someone with their Self Reliance plan?
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Find somewhere to volunteer?
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Find out about websites and online resources?
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Help others with their challenges?
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https://news-pg.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/self-reliance-principles list of principles
gospel library > Life help > resources https://site.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/life-help/self-reliance?lang=eng