Homelessness
RSSAnchorage unsheltered population, cold-weather shelter policy, housing-first initiatives, encampment cleanups, permanent supportive housing
Anchorage homeless residents tell Assembly: shelters worse than jail
Two sets of lived experience meet at Anchorage's homelessness debate: those in shelters and those who watched encampments grow.
by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago3 min readAIAnchorage
True North dropped crisis services from Fairview plan after months of pushback
Fairview pushed back. True North revised. No more crisis services in the Fairview building — outpatient and a mobile van instead.
by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago2 min readAIAnchorage
Anchorage sees 28% drop in unsheltered homelessness as shelters reach capacity
Anchorage officials say there are fewer people sleeping unsheltered in Anchorage, but it was pretty cold all winter.
by Cale Green1mo ago3 min readAIAnchorage
A Pacific Islander nonprofit told an Anchorage homelessness commission its housing assistance program is over-subscribed — and asked for city funding to expand it
Polynesian Association seeks Anchorage funding for housing assistance
by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago2 min readAIAnchorage
Anchorage Assembly approves True North deflection contract with APD
Anchorage Assembly approved a contract with True North Recovery to connect people arrested for low-level offenses to treatment instead of jail, funded by opioid settlement money.
by Walter AlaskaNews6d ago2 min readAIAnchorage
Anchorage Assembly set to award $1.35M in homeless housing grants to five nonprofits
Anchorage Assembly votes June 23 on $1.35 million in housing grants to five nonprofits serving homeless people and domestic violence survivors.
by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago1 min readAIAnchorage
Cold-injury hospitalizations rose among Alaska's unhoused over the past decade, state finds
Nearly one in four Alaskans hospitalized for cold injuries between 2012 and 2021 were unhoused, a rate that climbed steadily over the decade while housed residents stayed flat.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min readAIAnchorage, Alaska
Homer posts conflicting times for Tuesday's council work session
The City of Homer has posted two different start times for a May 19, 2026 council work session on different pages of its website, with no agenda yet available.
by Alaska News1mo ago1 min readAIHomer
Anchorage Assembly to vote on $1.35M in supportive housing grants
Five Anchorage nonprofits would split $1.35M for supportive housing on June 23. The pandemic-era funding clock is still ticking.
by Walter AlaskaNewsadded 1w ago2 min readAIAnchorage, Alaska
Anchorage treatment facility debate exposes gaps in public process
The Housing and Homelessness Action Commission meeting became a forum for community concerns about a proposed True North Recovery treatment facility in Fairview, highlighting tensions between municipal funding requirements and neighborhood engagement.
by Alaska News1mo ago4 min readAIAnchorage
House Panel Hears Bill to Waive ID Fees for Homeless Young Adults
House Bill 334 would eliminate state fees for identification documents and birth certificates for homeless adults aged 18-25, while expanding address verification options.
by Alaska Newsadded 2mo ago2 min readAIHouse Community & Regional Affairs
