Refugee and Immigrant Services

The English Skills Learning Center

English tutor for Refugees and Immigrants

Guadalupe School

Adult education ESL Volunteer

Library Wish List

International Rescue Committee

Mission: The IRC makes sure newly arrived refugees receive:

a furnished home

help with rent

health care

nutritious, affordable food

English language classes

help building job, computer & financial literacy skills

education for their children

social services and community support

legal services toward residency & citizenship
VolunteerSLC@Rescue.org

Phone: (801) 328-1091

Address: 221 South 400 West

P.O. Box 3988
Salt Lake City, UT 84110

Fairpark Community website provides information, resources and news to inform residents of the latest happenings in our community.
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Navigating this site
(To return to the home page click on "Fairpark Community above the header image.)

Information and resources are located in the tabs at the top of the page.
News and blog posts are featured on the News page.
Minutes from past meetings are always posted within a few days of each meeting. They can be found by clicking the "About" tab a the top menu bar and then clicking on "Fairpark Community Council", then "Monthly Meeting Agendas and MInutes. You can view the current year as well as archived minutes.
Article categories are listed in the drop down menu below.
Archived articles, can be found by visiting the " "Gazette" tab (under "About") and choose the year.
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Please report broken links to fairparkcommunityslc@gmail.com
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The Fairpark Community Council is grateful to Xmission for providing its Internet services.

Warm Springs Alliance

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The Warm Springs Alliance is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization formed to protect the Warm Springs landmark site, preserve the Wasatch Plunge building at 840 N. Beck St., Salt Lake City, and reestablish its role as a community gathering place where people of all walks of life come together—to soak in the hot springs, learn, heal, connect, and collaborate.
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City Council Comments
To participate in City Council meetings during the COVID-19 pandemic follow the updated instructions on this page – https://www.slc.gov/council/news/featured-news/virtually-attend-city-council-meetings-2/

Fairpark Community Council meetings are hybrid meetings. We meet at the Northwest Community Center party room. Look to the agenda for the Zoom link.

Get vaccinated if you’re over 6. Wear a mask if you’re unvaccinated. Support your unvaccinated children by wearing a mask with them.

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Resources

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If you’re worried about whether you may have COVID-19,
please call the Utah Coronavirus Information Line at 1-800-456-7707

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Salt Lake City Mayor’s office resource page on COVID-19

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Utah Health Department COVID-19 Information

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Helping neighbors during COVID-19 outbreak

The Salt Lake Mayor’s office has a section on COVID-19. In that section there is a flyer you can distribute to neighbors offering help if they need it, and where you can enter your name and phone number and a checklist of how you can help. Click on the image below for a pdf of the flyer or visit the page directly here: https://www.slc.gov/mayor/2020/03/13/im-worried-about-my-neighbor-how-can-i-help/

The Prepared

A collection of free, obsessively-researched reviews of the best prepper gear and skills so you can protect your life, family, and home in an emergency.

October 26, 2023 FCC General Meeting Agenda

6:30 pm Welcome and Announcements –

Development Committee, Homeless Committee

6:35 Public Safety Report – North Temple issues

6:45 Mayor’s offices

6:55 City Council

7:05 Community Discussion

I-15 Comment Period
Livable Streets Presentation

8:00 Adjourn

Next FCC Meeting – Thursday, December 7, 6:30 @ Neighborhood House

Next FCC Board Meeting – Monday, November 27, 6:30

https://us06web.zoom.us/j/88223388840?pwd=XgTeiu8h5AxSd82TvgftaEx6ejPpHK.1

This is a hybrid meeting. We meet in person at the Northwest Community Center party room. For best results, attend in person. This link will remain valid until March 2024.

The Fairpark Community Council meets the 4th Thursday of each month except July and November. The December meeting/holiday potluck is held the first Thursday of December.

The current month’s meeting agenda is posted on the Welcome Page of this site.

Land Acknowledgement:

The Fairpark Community Council recognizes and respects the relationships that exist between many Indigenous people and their traditional homelands. We acknowledge that our neighborhood is located at the base of the Wasatch Mountains in the Salt Lake Valley, on the sacred lands of the Goshute, Navajo, Paiute, Shoshone and Ute people. We honor the original ancestors of this land and offer respect to all that live in our community.

Note: MEETING NORMS
In the interest of everyone’s time, our community council meetings must be conducted with respect. Please observe the following practices for our meetings:
• Please refrain from talking to the people around you and hold your questions until the end of each presentation
• If your question is not answered at the meeting, we will provide a way of contacting the presenters directly with your questions
• Take notes to save questions until the presentation is over.
• Foul, abusive or hateful language cannot be tolerated. Anyone using such will be asked once to stop using it, and if used again they will be asked to leave the meeting

Salt Lake City Fire Department is recruiting! www.slc.gov/fire/careers-2020
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Crossing Guards are being hired! @$15/hour – am and pm – https://external-slcgov.icims.com/jobs/4042/school-crossing-guard—part-time/job
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Fairpark’s Salt Lake City PD contact: 385-549-9262 / Eldon.Oliver@slcgov.com
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From the Mayor’s Office:
State of the City. https://www.slc.gov/blog/2021/01/26/a-stronger-more-resilient-more-equitable-salt-lake-city-in-2021-and-beyond/

2021 crime control plan released: http://www.slcpd.com/ass3ts/uploads/2021/01/2021CrimeControlPlan-UPDATED.pdf

Racial Equity in Policing Commission: https://www.slcrepcommission.com/
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School is in session! Remmeber to stop for school busses in your travels.

Sidwalk Snow Removal Policy
Salt Lake City requires property owners to remove snow and ice from their whole sidewalk adjacent to their property within 24 hours after a storm. Please refer to the ordinance for full legal information. (Salt Lake City Code 14.20.070)

This ordinance applies to all businesses and residents.

The ordinance requires snow to be removed from the whole width of your sidewalk and includes ADA ramps which go out to the street.
Read more details here.
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Zoning Terms Primer
Click on the link above to learn about:
Affordable Housing
Subsidized Housing
Market Rate Housing
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Union Pacific Delay Hotline

Stopped train have you delayed? Call the Union Pacific Hotline!
888-877-7267
If a train is stopped on the tracks, blocking your access to cross, call this number and the train engineer will be contacted by Union Pacific personnel to get the train moving.

Fairpark Community

Home of Utah's State Fairpark

Refugee and Immigrant Services

Welcome to Fairpark Community!

City Projects

Get Involved!

Reports from Community Agencies

Good Neighbor Guide

Article Categories

Join our mailing list!

Social Networking

COVID-19 Announcements

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If you’re worried about whether you may have COVID-19,
please call the Utah Coronavirus Information Line at 1-800-456-7707

Helping neighbors during COVID-19 outbreak

Fairpark Community Council Meetings

Announcements

Upcoming Events

Standing Announcements

Page Views

Fairpark Community

Home of Utah's State Fairpark

Welcome to Fairpark Community!

City Projects

Get Involved!

Reports from Community Agencies

Good Neighbor Guide

Article Categories

Join our mailing list!

Social Networking

COVID-19 Announcements

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If you’re worried about whether you may have COVID-19, please call the Utah Coronavirus Information Line at 1-800-456-7707

Helping neighbors during COVID-19 outbreak

Fairpark Community Council Meetings

Announcements

Upcoming Events

Standing Announcements

Page Views

If you’re worried about whether you may have COVID-19,
please call the Utah Coronavirus Information Line at 1-800-456-7707