News and Updates
Stay informed about the latest developments in our efforts to end homelessness in Anchorage. Here, you'll find updates on our programs, community initiatives, success stories, and ways you can get involved. Together, we can create lasting change and provide stable housing solutions for all. Visit regularly or subscribe to our monthly newsletter to see how we are making a difference and how you can contribute to our mission.
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Project Homeless Connect provides key connections for unhoused neighbors
More than 450 people were served at Project Homeless Connet 2024. Many of them were living unsheltered as winter began to set in.
Our community seeks $5 million from HUD
Our community is seeking $5 million from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development for 14 new and renewal projects to serve those experiencing homelessness.
AWAIC provides a path to housing
For more than 20 years, Anchorage’s main shelter serving domestic violence survivors also has not only provided safety in the moment, but has helped clients transition to stable housing.
Partnership ensures the most vulnerable people are sheltered
In the first week after Anchorage’s early, record-breaking October snowfall, 200 beds of emergency shelter were filled.
How are we doing?
How are we doing?
The number of people experiencing homelessness in Anchorage is going down, data in the Homelessness Management Information System shows.
Municipality of Anchorage has a plan to address homelessness
Municipality of Anchorage has a plan to address homelessness
The LaFrance administration has unveiled its one-year plan to address homelessness through four broad tactics
Understanding Homelessness in Anchorage: A National and Local Perspective
In 2023, homelessness across the U.S. reached record levels, with more than 653,000 people experiencing homelessness on a single night in January.
Donor spotlight!
Patricia has gone from a tent in the woods to shelter to a cute apartment in Mountain View. She crochets hats to give away to people who are still unhoused, calling them “hats for my homies.” Anchorage resident Mary Navitsky read the story and was so inspired, she donated her own stash of beautiful yarns to Patricia’s cause.
Street outreach connects with those living outdoors
How do we reach our unsheltered neighbors? Street outreach! It's how we know who is unsheltered and where to find them.
Another round of move-ins on the books!
Fourteen people from an encampment just off the Coastal Trail near Elderberry Park now have a home.
Our local grant competition is on!
Organizations that provide housing and supportive services for people experiencing homelessness in Anchorage are encouraged to apply for funding through the annual Continuum of Care program competition now underway.
First medicine: Supportive housing in Anchorage for elders now open
Congratulations to Providence Alaska for its brand-new supportive housing project, Q’et’en Qenq’a – Providence House. It has the potential to be a game-changer in our community for people experiencing homelessness. Q’et’en Qenq’a means Elder’s House in the Dena’ina language.
With housing, they get their lives back
With housing, Beau and Sarah are recovering, healing and working. Through Next Step, they were matched with an apartment that accepted them and their beloved dog, Hot Wheels.
Advisory Council applauds Assembly for adopting right course on homelessness
Anchorage Assembly took the right step on Anchored Home, our community plan to help our neighbors move from homeless to stably housed.
Welcome new board and staff members
Two long-time community leaders with experience addressing homelessness were ushered onto the ACEH board at the June 26 meeting, and a new staff member has joined as well.
Addressing youth homelessness
Let’s celebrate a win that will help Alaska youth! The Alaska Coalition on Housing and Homelessness took the lead on a new grant opportunity benefiting youth, and the result is the maximum $2 million over two years.
Bonus project opportunity for Anchorage Continuum of Care
If you are a housing provider and are interested in learning about the opportunity for expanding your current CoC project or adding a new bonus project, join us for a short presentation and Q and A this Thursday at 3 p.m.
Case conferencing: Working together to help our neighbors
One way we assist our unhoused neighbors is by hosting regular case conferencing, which serve as a platform for sharing vital information about clients' situations, whereabouts, challenges and assets.
Street outreach and mobile medicine serve unsheltered clients
In partnership with SALA medics, our street outreach teams provide access to medical supplies and care to unsheltered clients reached during pop-up events and visits to camps.