Ben Boeke Ice Arena to close as mass shelter for homeless on June 1
The Anchorage facility will convert from homeless shelter back to ice arena after decontamination
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Tents dismantled, garbage cleared at sprawling Anchorage homeless camp
After giving residents a 10-day notice to clear out, police and parks and recreation staff told campers it was time to vacate.
Anchorage police, mayor visit large downtown homeless camp, urge occupants to move to mass shelters
Officers and emergency operations staff distributed face masks and told campers the site would be shut down in 10 days.
Anchorage will move to abate homeless camps starting this week
The Assembly on Tuesday unanimously approved a resolution calling for immediate action by the Berkowitz administration to clean up the camps.
Anchorage Assembly to vote on resolution pushing for homeless camp abatement
The measure asks the Berkowitz administration to take immediate action to address problems at camps that have been made worse since the COVID-19 pandemic.
Fire erupts at homeless camp near Ben Boeke Ice Arena
No one was hurt. Had ground conditions been drier, the blaze could have erupted into a wildland fire, the fire chief said.
Downtown Anchorage residents and business owners protest city’s failure to close homeless camp
Demonstrators said that the dual threats of the coronavirus pandemic and crime make them fear for their safety.
Anchorage’s request for National Guard help with homeless camps is rejected
State emergency officials suggest private security contractors are better suited for the task.
National Guard needed to clean up Anchorage homeless camps, city officials say
Federal COVID-19 funds are being sought so Alaska National Guard troops could do courtesy patrols and help remove garbage and waste from urban camps
Isolation and quarantine centers identified for Anchorage’s unsheltered population
Dempsey Anderson Ice Arena may house COVID-19 patients who experience homelessness.
Bigger crowds than expected flock to Anchorage’s new mass shelter complex
Sullivan and Ben Boeke arenas were converted into shelters to serve residents who experience homelessness amid the coronavirus pandemic.
As virus spreads, homeless take shelter at Anchorage arenas
Nearly 200 people will spend the night at the Sullivan and Ben Boeke arenas after both buildings were converted into mass shelters.
Anchorage homeless services brace for spread of coronavirus
Two city recreation centers are being prepared as quarantine sites if needed, officials said.
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.
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.