PRESS RELEASE: SLCPD Chief Brian Redd Meets With Twenty Chronically Unsheltered Nomads to Discuss Solutions to Homeless and Addiction Epidemic

Kseniya Kniazeva
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact: Kseniya Kniazeva, Executive Director, Nomad Alliance

Phone: (801) 688-3197

Nomad Alliance Hosts Candid Conversation with Chief Brian Redd and 20 Unsheltered Individuals on Breaking the Homelessness–Incarceration Cycle

SALT LAKE CITY, UT — Monday, April 13, 1:30 PM — Nomad Alliance will host a powerful public conversation with Salt Lake City Police Chief Brian Redd to address one of our community’s most critical and expensive humanitarian challenges: the cycle of chronic homelessness and incarceration.

The discussion—open to the media and viewable via WebEx and Facebook Live—will bring chronically unsheltered community members face-to-face with city leadership to explore real, grassroots solutions to ending chronic homelessness. Twenty individuals with lived experience have been invited to participate in person, with lunch provided.

A growing body of data reveals just how urgent the situation is. Approximately 45% of Salt Lake City Police Department resources are spent arresting the same 1,000 chronically unsheltered individuals every year—individuals often referred to as “high utilizers.” This revolving door of arrest and release costs taxpayers an estimated $64 million annually – not including the jail and prison costs – draining public safety and healthcare budgets alike without addressing root causes.

“There’s got to be a better way,” said Nomad Alliance founder and Executive Director Kseniya Kniazeva. “Top-down strategies have failed for decades. Real solutions must come from the bottom up—by listening to the people actually living this reality. They know what it would take to get off the streets, sober, and thriving. Let’s listen to them.”

By bringing law enforcement and the unsheltered community together in open dialogue, this event represents a bold step toward mutual understanding and collaborative reform. Nomad Alliance remains committed to ensuring that those most impacted by homelessness have a direct voice in shaping policies and programs that affect their lives.

Event Details:

What: Conversation with Chief Brian Redd on Solutions to the Homeless Epidemic

When: Monday, April 13, 1:30 PM

Where: In Person at Work Hive 56 East Broadway

Streamed via WebEx https://meet.google.com/rgr-hpyg-wge

and Nomad Alliance Facebook Live (@nomadalliance)

Who: Chief Brian Redd, members of the unsheltered community, Nomad Alliance, media welcome

Limited in-person spots for unsheltered individuals available: If you’re unsheltered and want to participate or share your perspective, text 801-688-3197 or attend a Nomad Alliance supply drive to sign up.

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About Nomad Alliance:Nomad Alliance is a Utah-based nonprofit dedicated to empowering and uplifting unsheltered individuals through advocacy, community, and direct outreach. We believe in meeting people where they are, providing essential resources, and amplifying the voices of those too often left unheard.