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Updated · Salt Lake Tribune · Oct 18

Advantage Services Furloughs 110 Workers After $1 Million Contract Cut and 300% Insurance Spike

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Updated · Salt Lake Tribune · Oct 18

Advantage Services Furloughs 110 Workers After $1 Million Contract Cut and 300% Insurance Spike

1 articles · Updated · Salt Lake Tribune · Oct 18

Advantage Services began a three-week furlough on Oct. 12 after it could not cover a third payroll in October, sidelining 110 employees.
A cut to its largest Salt Lake City contract—from about $2.165 million to $1 million—combined with insurance costs that jumped more than 300% and higher fuel costs, the nonprofit's CEO said.
The Salt Lake City nonprofit had 160 employees six months ago and has already permanently lost 50 positions as finances deteriorated.
Founded in 1992, Advantage Services employs people facing homelessness, disabilities, addiction and criminal-record barriers, providing cleanup, biohazard removal, landscaping, snow removal, transportation and housing-site support.

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Why did Salt Lake City replace a lifeline for vulnerable workers with an internal department, triggering massive layoffs?

Can a desperate $500,000 plea save a decades-old nonprofit before its vulnerable workforce is permanently pushed back onto the streets?

With insurance costs spiking 300%, what happens to marginalized employees when their charitable employers suddenly face financial ruin?

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