Provider Assistance Needed

Alaska Food Coalition

Child Nutrition Chat

Anchorage Houseless Resources Advocacy Council (HRAC)

HRAC First Thursday Meeting at Loussac & on Zoom
Thursday, December 2nd at the Loussac Public Library or via Zoom to those who can not attend in person. 

Zoom link [Meeting ID: 835 0480 9307 / Passcode 996287]

HRAC Voting Members and Allies meet on the First Thursday of each month to catch up on what’s going on with everyone, to formulate positions for HRAC advocacy on behalf of Anchorage houseless folk and to brainstorm ways to be helpful

Southcentral Foundation

Teatime with Elders
Do you have questions or concerns about the COVID-19 vaccine? Join Teatime with Elders this Thursday, Dec. 2 for a special presentation from a Southcentral Foundation clinical director to discuss current vaccine information and recommendations. For more information, contact SCF Health Education at (907) 729-2689.
To join, visit bit.ly/elderwellness OR go to Zoom.us, select “Join a Meeting” and enter the meeting ID and password.
Meeting ID: 937 5949 4088
Password: HealthEd1!

VOA Alaska

Pier Kids Screening & Community Discussion
On December 4th, join Alaska Public Media, VOA Alaska, and other local nonprofits for a special screening of Pier Kids. The film shines a light on an underground community where homeless queer Black youth navigate the streets to find safety and stability and utilize public space to build chosen family.

A discussion will be facilitated during and after this digital screening in partnership with local nonprofits serving Alaska’s LGBTQ+ homeless youth community, and focusing on hearing from the youth themselves about their experience.

National Housing & Homelessness Highlights

Community Solutions

Homelessness demands attention, urgency, and action — but too often, the full picture of who is being affected can’t be seen.

Communities in the Built for Zero movement are working to change how they see and respond to the issue.

They are committed to knowing everyone experiencing homelessness by name, so no one is left behind in the efforts to drive homelessness to zero.

Rocket Mortgage, a core partner of Built for Zero, showcases these efforts in a national campaign launching this week.

“Homelessness is solvable,” said Mary Scott, who works for the Bakersfield Homeless Center in California. “We just need to fix and repair our system, and we are working towards that.”

Scott, whose community ended chronic homelessness as part of Built for Zero, is featured in a behind-the-scenes video.

“Until we actually make it a personal problem and we look at these people as our neighbors, these are things that are going to be seen as unseen emergencies,” Scott said.

US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)

COVID-19 Resource Digest for Homeless Providers – November 30, 2021 
The emergence of the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) calls for enhanced cooperation between public health authorities, homeless service systems, and other partners at the local level. To support these partnerships and the vulnerable households served, HUD and its partners are issuing guidance from subject matter experts on best practices and lessons learned.

New Resources

• Client-Informed Data Collection Best Practices: Community Examples
• Materials Posted: Temperature Check on COVID-19 Preparedness Webinar