Nearly $1 million for Anchorage's safety net goes to an Assembly vote

Anchorage's Assembly votes July 7 on nearly $978,000 in grants to nine nonprofits that make up much of the city's social safety net — the groups that feed homeless residents, shelter domestic violence survivors, house struggling families, and help kids in crisis. The money flows through a long-running state-and-city matching program.

Where it would go:

• Bean's Cafe — $123,900, meals for homeless residents

• Alaska Legal Services — $125,000, legal help for families in crisis

• AWAIC — $125,000, emergency shelter for domestic violence survivors

• Food Bank of Alaska — $125,000, the Thanksgiving Blessing event

• Covenant House Alaska — $125,000, youth shelter and support

• RurAL CAP — $125,000, permanent supportive housing at Sitka Place

• STAR — $106,575, emergency aid for survivors of sexual trauma

• New Life Development — $78,875, housing for single-parent families

• Mountain View Hope Covenant Church — $43,890, food distribution

Two other nonprofits applied but didn't score high enough to make the cut.