Help us provide warm, clean socks for our unhoused neighbors! You can drop off new socks at our office, go to our Amazon wish list for client favorites or donate as little as $5 for us to buy in bulk. Donate: https://www.aceh.org/donate Buy from Amazon wish list: https://a.co/06PenByw Drop off: 3427 E. Tudor Road, Suite A, between 9-5 Tuesday & Thursday. Toasty toes just make everyone feel better. Because comfort, safety and dignity begin from the ground up. #ToastyToesSockDrive #NeighborsHelpingNeighbors

"People experiencing homelessness ... learn to adapt to the harshest of conditions while trying to find joy where they can. Every person in the world wants to feel as if they are not alone and that they matter — people who experience homelessness are no different." — Jonathan Cuddy Jonathan just graduated from the University of Alaska Anchorage with a bachelor’s degree in social work. He completed his practicum — hands-on experience in the field — at the Anchorage Coalition to End Homelessness. In this Q and A, you'll learn more about why his time with us, and clients, was so treasured. Click the link in our bio or cut and paste: https://www.aceh.org/news/eight-insights-about-this-work #BSWgraduate #FindingJoyWhereYouCan

Thank you to Girl Scout Troop 157! These Daisy Scouts, in kindergarten and first grade in Anchorage, are helping make our community a better place. They recently assembled snacks for our unsheltered neighbors and engaged in a lively discussion about homelessness. We appreciate their big hearts! Their troop leaders do a terrific job. Interested in getting involved? We are planning our biggest event of the year, Project Homeless Connect, and we will need LOTS of volunteers (18 and older) for this one-day, one-stop resource fair. Sign up here to stay informed about how to take part: https://www.aceh.org/phc #NeighborsHelpingNeighbors

Thank you to the Senate Finance Committee for supporting restoration of the funds for the Homeless Assistance Program, a vital lifeline that pays for shelter, supports, housing and other essentials for people experiencing homelessness or at risk of losing their home. The mental health budget, with $10.15 million for the Homeless Assistance Program, cleared the Senate Finance Committee on Thursday. House Finance Committee members also indicated they are supportive. We are grateful to all who testified to House Finance or sent in written comments! Our advocacy cannot stop until the $10.15 million in funding — the same as this year's level — is in the enacted budget for FY27. We will keep you posted or feel free to follow the budget measures as they move along! HB 265, the mental health budget: https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Detail/?Root=HB%20265 SB 214, the capital budget: https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Detail/?Root=SB%20214

This Wednesday afternoon, April 29, there will be an opportunity for public testimony on the state capital budget before the House Finance Committee — and your voice is urgently needed. We’re calling on community members, advocates and partners to urge restoration of Homeless Assistance Program (HAP) funds. These funds are critical to keeping people housed, preventing displacement and supporting vulnerable households across our communities. The governor's budget proposed a 50% cut to $5 million, down from $10.15 million in the current year. ⏰Time: Hearing begins at 4:30 p.m. Call in starting at 4:20 p.m. Don't wait too long or testimony may be closed. 🎯Focus: Restore HAP funding in the capital budget How to call in: If you are in Anchorage, 907-563-9085. If you are in Juneau, 907-586-9085. Anywhere else in Alaska, 844-586-9085. Be prepared to give your name, organization if applicable, the committee (House Finance) and the bill (SB214). You'll be put in the queue. In person: Go to your local Legislative Information Office.

💥Please share this fast-approaching opportunity geared for youth ages 18 to 25! 💥 The Anchorage Youth Action Board's A.W.A.Y Summit is set for Monday, May 4, at the University of Alaska Anchorage Den. This event is for anyone who wants to help improve our community's homelessness response for youth with an emphasis on participation by transition-age youth. At the Alaska Wellness for At-Risk Youth Summit, attendees will: ✅Explore strategies to improve outcomes for youth experiencing homelessness. ✅Share resources. ✅Build a solution-oriented future! Youth age 25 and younger are free! Sign up by scanning the QR code on the image.

This Wednesday afternoon, April 29, there will be an opportunity for public testimony on the state capital budget before the House Finance Committee — and your voice is urgently needed. We’re calling on community members, advocates and partners to urge restoration of Homeless Assistance Program (HAP) funds. These funds are critical to keeping people housed, preventing displacement and supporting vulnerable households across our communities. The governor's budget proposed a 50% cut to $5 million, down from $10.15 million in the current year. ⏰Time: Hearing begins at 4:30 p.m. Call in starting at 4:20 p.m. Don't wait too long or testimony may be closed. 🎯Focus: Restore HAP funding in the capital budget How to call in: If you are in Anchorage, 907-563-9085. If you are in Juneau, 907-586-9085. Anywhere else in Alaska, 844-586-9085. Be prepared to give your name, organization if applicable, the committee (House Finance) and the bill (SB214). You'll be put in the queue. In person: Go to your local Legislative Information Office.

Do you ride on People Mover or would you like to? Let your voice be heard by ranking the public transit projects that best suit your needs! The survey closes this Sunday, April 26, so don't delay. Take part, be involved and enter to win a 30-day bus pass or $50 gift card! Scan the code to take part! #PeopleMover #AnchorRides #AncPublicTransit

Volunteers help us serve our unsheltered neighbors. We couldn't do outreach without them! Volunteers help us assemble snack bags on the first Monday of the month. Spots fill up fast! We had a group cancel for May so if you'd like to help, now is a good time. Learn more and sign up: https://www.aceh.org/volunteer Pictured: A few of the volunteers who helped us out in April. They have a good time! #NeighborsHelpingNeighbors #ACEHVolunteers

With an event as big as Project Homeless Connect, it's never too early to start planning! We want to make this year's resource fair the best it can be for our unhoused neighbors. Last year, double the number of people from prior years came in search of supports and supplies. The line stretched around the block for hours! We already have ideas to address the line. How else can we level up this important event, set for Oct. 26 at the Egan Center? If you want to help us plan, and can commit to regularly attending bimonthly planning meetings, let us know by emailing PHC@aceh.org. Thank you in advance! Artwork by Duke Russell shows the line outside the Egan Center at the 2025 Project Homeless Connect. #ProjectHomelessConnect2026 #NeighborsHelpingNeighbors