A Juneau health center that serves the city’s homeless residents could get taken over by the nonprofit organization that has been managing the facility for the past year.
The Juneau Empire reports Wrangell-based Alaska Island Community Services began managing Front Street Community Health Center in May 2015 at the request of the center’s board.
Board member Mariya Lovishchuk says a final vote on the transfer will take place this week.
Front Street has gone through several leadership changes in the past few years and faced closure in 2013 due to financial troubles.
Since managing the center, AICS Executive Director Mark Walker says the organization has “brought both financial and programmatic stability.”
He says there are plans to expand the center’s services, including adding a counseling program for people with drug and alcohol addictions.
