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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Awards support solutions to homelessness
The funds will allow service providers to continue projects already underway as well as launch one new project providing permanent supportive housing for youth and young adults.
On the path to more perfect housing
Our community’s commitment to address homelessness was evident with recent awards totaling $4.4 million to the Anchorage Continuum of Care from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
Volunteer snapshot
A local church assembled hundreds of kits with food and first aid essentials for our unhoused neighbors during a March volunteer event.
Exciting News from Next Step Initiative!
We are thrilled to announce that 15 more neighbors have taken a monumental step on their journey to stability and independence, bringing the total to 50!
Street outreach meets people where they are at
Anchorage neighbors who are living outdoors converge at regular pop-ups: Tuesdays at Cuddy Family Midtown Park and Thursdays at Davis Park in Mountain View.
Where Anchorage residents without a home sleep
Trained teams from agencies that work with people experiencing homelessness fanned out across Anchorage Jan. 30–31 to count how many are unsheltered in our community.
Coordinated Entry Training Conference
Unlock the path from homelessness to housing at the first Coordinated Entry Conference!
Across the nation, counts are underway
If Anchorage's big snow and deep freeze is challenging for you, think what it's like for those who are unhoused.
BIG NEWS from the Next Step pilot!
We are THRILLED to announce that 12 more community members have been welcomed into their own homes!
The Point-in-Time Homelessness Count is Underway!
The Point-in-Time Homelessness Count is Underway!
Help us find homeless camps!
Please share locations of camps by noon on Jan. 29 to help with the 2024 Point-in-Time Count.
A big STEP forward
Thank you, Anchorage Assembly, for approving $1.5 million toward the community’s Next Step initiative. We appreciate your support!
Your PFD can help unhoused neighbors!
Our belief is simple yet powerful. When people are supported in a place to call home, they can flourish and thrive in every aspect of their lives.
Cooking in a new home.
An Anchorage woman went from living in her car in a friend's driveway to her own apartment. She feels safe.
January Outreach
Twice a week we will be providing food, essentials, aid, basic medical, etc. to our neighbors sleeping out in the snow.
An artistic touch at a new home!
A resident of the Barratt Inn apartments displayed this Christmas tree for all to enjoy.
A Year in Review
In 2023, the coalition worked with partners to bring over 860 affordable and permanent supportive housing units to the community.
A message from our executive director, Meg Zaletel
“I wake up every day with a singular commitment to this work, and our community that has made dramatic progress in the past couple of years.”