Where is welfare square

Deseret Industries was established as a place where church members can learn to help themselves. The organization provides employment services and also operates a large chain of thrift stores throughout the western United States. The employment services provided by Deseret Industries focus primarily on helping individuals adjust to the overall work experience, like showing up for work every day, working under a supervisor, arriving to work on time, and functioning well with co-workers.

Often bishops and Relief Society presidents will refer church members to the Deseret Industries services. Deseret Industries is a major employer of elderly and handicapped workers, giving them work where they might not otherwise find any. Welfare Square continues to be the central supplier and coordinator for many of these other locations.

Welfare Square stands for all the principles of Welfare advocated and practiced by the Church-industry, work, and caring for the poor and needy. A visitors center is located on Welfare Square to distribute information about the Church Welfare program and to teach the principles of the gospel of Jesus Christ concerning social and religious obligations toward those in need.

The food raised and preserved is distributed to the needy through the Bishop's Storehouses and Church welfare services. In recent times, these projects have been increasingly automated and professionally staffed. From The Encyclopedia of Mormonism. Jump to: navigation , search. In , the Church formalized a welfare program to provide for basic needs and give opportunities for employment. Two years later, in , Welfare Square was created.

Welfare Square resides on its own campus and includes a foot grain silo, a milk and cheese processing plant, a cannery, a bakery, a market-style grocery, a clothing collection warehouse, and employment assistance offices. It has provided food and materials for the poor — including victims of natural disasters — since the Great Depression.

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