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Anchorage Mayor Suzanne LaFrance’s administration announced it will be issuing over $5 million in direct housing assistance to help address the city’s homeless crisis. https://alaskapublic.org/news/anchorage/2025-03-21/lafrance-administration-announces-5m-in-housing-assistance-for-anchorages-homeless

ARBRA teamed up recently with Anchorage Community Development Authority and the 3rd Avenue Radicals for the annual Anchorage Citywide Clean Up

Anchorage Democratic Sen. Elvi Gray-Jackson introduced legislation that seeks to codify the rights of homeless Alaskans, including the right to take shelter in a public place as long as doing so doesn’t obstruct traffic.…

Meg Zaletel, the executive director of the Anchorage Coalition to End Homelessness (ACEH), announced Friday she will be stepping down this summer.

This camp at 15th and A contained a lot of used needles, propane tanks, fentanyl-laced bed sheets, and kerosene soaked areas, but we got the job done. Here are before and after…

Anchorage to open warming area on Fourth Avenue The Anchorage Assembly approved a contract with nonprofit Henning Inc. to open a 50-person warming area on the eastern side of downtown. https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/anchorage/2024/12/19/anchorage-to-open-warming-area-on-fourth-avenue/

Anchorage city leaders are hopeful that a new team in the Anchorage Police Department will help keep homeless residents safe while connecting them with the resources they need. https://alaskapublic.org/2024/09/18/anchorage-partners-police-officers-with-social-workers-to-assist-citys-homeless/

Following a 10-day abatement notice, Anchorage crews began clearing out a homeless camp Friday that set up several weeks ago around 33rd Avenue.https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/2024/08/31/city-set-clear-latest-midtown-anchorage-homeless-camp/

Anchorage Coalition to End Homelessness’s leaders say their “Next Step” program has met their goal of getting 150 people out of emergency winter shelters and into permanent housing within six months. https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/2024/08/30/next-step-homeless-housing-leaders-say-anchorage-program-meeting-goal/