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Project Resilience: Hope At CAPSA

Hidden behind the closed doors of a Logan home, an abusive husband locked up his wife's and children's shoes. He thought he had them trapped inside. But one night the desperate woman grabbed her two kids and fled out a back window—running away barefoot in the snow.

A kindly gentleman driving by stopped and asked if they needed help. They needed a ride, and he drove them to the CAPSA emergency shelter. CAPSA opened their doors and took them in.

With COVID still bearing down on us, CAPSA has seen requests for help increase 66%. The shelter is full, but the dedicated staff is not turning anyone away. They're putting people up in hotel rooms.

It's time for all of us to take a cue from the kindly gentleman in the story and find a way to help organizations such as CAPSA carry on with its vital work in our community.  

Mary got hooked on oral histories while visiting Ellis Island and hearing the recorded voices of immigrants that had passed through. StoryCorps drew her to UPR. After she retired from teaching at Preston High, she walked into the station and said she wanted to help. Kerry put her to work taking the best 3 minutes out of the 30 minute interviews recorded in Vernal. Passion kicked in. Mary went on to collect more and more stories and return them to the community on UPR's radio waves. Major credits to date: Utah Works, One Small Step, and the award winning documentary Ride the Rails.