Here’s how the millions collected from an Anchorage alcohol tax would be spent
Two alcohol tax proposals seek to generate new revenue to combat homelessness.
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Subzero cold pushes Anchorage’s homeless services network to its limits
David Rittenberg, shelter program director for the Brother Francis Shelter, says he sees more people yelling, pounding on doors and windows, or otherwise trying to draw attention in order to get a bed.
Supreme Court refusal to hear homeless case won’t change the way Anchorage clears camps
“It has no effect on what we’re doing,” said city attorney Rebecca Windt Pearson.
Anchorage nonprofit gets $5M grant from fund backed by Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos to help homeless families
The funding will help house at least 300 more Anchorage families over the next five years, says Catholic Social Services.
Midtown assemblywoman proposes redirecting $2.4 million to homeless services
The last-minute proposal came as the Anchorage Assembly is set to vote Tuesday on Mayor Ethan Berkowitz’s 2020 budget.
‘We intend to succeed’: $40M investment pledged to reduce homelessness in Anchorage
The injection of private money follows a chaotic summer for the city’s homeless services during the tense state budgeting process.
Rooms make big difference in the lives of Juneau’s homeless
The facility was controversial when it was first proposed since it does not ban alcohol and would house many people with histories of substance misuse and frequent contact with the police and other emergency responders in one place.
Should people have a legal right to sleep on city streets? The nation’s homeless crisis sparks a partisan battle.
In the Texas capital, a new rule allows people to sleep in public, but some are revolting over homeless encampments.
Tent by tent, police and city officials are counting Anchorage’s homeless population this week
Data from the semiannual count is used to help advocate for funding to reduce homelessness.
Capital budget vetoes leave gap for homeless services in Anchorage
The Clare House emergency shelter for women and children is among facilities with uncertain futures.
Anchorage Assembly extends civil emergency declaration related to homelessness until late September
The municipal attorney said the extension would allow Anchorage to contend with the “second wave” of people expected to lose access to housing and other social services.
With Dunleavy budget cuts, a fragile safety net for Alaska’s mentally ill thins further
As mentally ill lose housing and other supports, police, hospitals and jails will feel the pressure, providers and advocates say.
Park Strip homeless protest in Anchorage has morphed into a homeless camp at odds with the city
The camp isn’t legal, according to the municipality. Campers have had several run-ins with police.
Dunleavy budget vetoes will mean a sharp increase in people living in camps and cars, service providers say
Children, pregnant women, elderly, disabled and seriously mentally ill Alaskans will lose shelter under the cuts, they say.
Anchorage eyes homeless camp clearance rules for fire safety
The proposed changes to the municipal code would enable authorities to declare danger zones and clear such camps.
Anchorage’s biggest homeless shelter closes during the day, braces for drastic budget cuts
The shelter may have to reduce the number of people it can accommodate from 240 to 100.
Dunleavy budget veto cuts services to the homeless statewide, hitting Anchorage hardest
Shelter beds will be drastically reduced, sending more people into encampments, according to homeless advocates.
Panhandling, drinking and loitering are at a breaking point in Midtown Anchorage, businesses say
The Midtown Community Council is poised to pass a resolution critical of the city and asking for more enforcement.
Anchorage is doing more than ever to clear homeless camps. But to many, the problem has never been worse.
The total number of people camping in public spaces in the city has trended down, but clearing camps may make the homeless more visible — and residents are fed up.
Anchorage mayor defends trail safety, city efforts on homeless camps
Ethan Berkowitz said he uses the trails regularly and feels the city is making progress on clearing camps.