Longtime Utah homeless cleanup nonprofit on brink of bankruptcy, issues ‘urgent’ call for help

By: Katie McKellar

Outlets: Utah News Dispatch

Published: August 27, 2026

Words: 2,455

Last Updated: 18 hours, 15 minutes ago

Key points

Advantage Services has been struggling financially due to unexpected operating cost increases, higher insurance premiums, and its largest contract, with Salt Lake City’s Urban Services Division, being cut roughly in half.
If emergency fundraising is unsuccessful, by October the nonprofit could fail to pay its 120 employees, who have experienced homelessness and other struggles.
Homeless service providers that rely on Advantage Services for cleanup, …

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