SALT LAKE CITY — A Utah chef who once relied on a homeless shelter himself is relaunching a project he started years ago to help people now living on the streets of Salt Lake City.

Chef and business owner Jorge Fierro has restarted the “ Burrito Project ,” a volunteer effort that prepares and hands out hot burritos to people experiencing homelessness. The project first began about 16 years ago, but shut down during the COVID-19 pandemic.

When Fierro first arrived in the United States, he said he didn’t speak English, didn’t know anyone and landed at the Rescue Mission and men’s shelter in Salt Lake City.

“I learned through a guy from Puerto Rico back then that a pretty high number of our homeless population are vets from different wars,” Fierro said. “I thought that it was just so sad t

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