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Nov 08 2019

The St. Vincent de Paul Society's Juneau facility. (Photo courtesy of Jesse Perry)

Juneau cold weather emergency shelter opens this weekend in new location

By Adelyn Baxter, KTOO | Community, Housing, Juneau, Public Safety

The St. Vincent de Paul Society helped run the shelter when it was downtown. It has now taken over operation at its facility near the Nugget Mall.

By Adelyn Baxter, KTOO | November 8, 2019 5:26 pm

Oct 22 2019

As her Homer neighborhood slides downhill, this woman is fighting to hold someone accountable

By Renee Gross, KBBI - Homer | Arts & Culture, Climate Change, Environment, Housing, Southcentral

Despite the risk of a landslide, Gee Denton refuses to leave her house. “I’ve had to spend five-and-a-half years in this season of my life begging for people to be responsible for their responsibilities,” she says.

By Renee Gross, KBBI - Homer | October 22, 2019 7:10 pm

Oct 14 2019

Two people and a dog curl up near a boiler room on Shattuck Way on Jan. 20, 2017, in downtown Juneau, Alaska. (Photo by Rashah McChesney/Alaska's Energy Desk)

Juneau officials consider St. Vincent’s bid for new valley warming center

By Rashah McChesney, Alaska's Energy Desk | Housing, Local Government, Southeast

The question of how people will get to and from the shelter hasn’t been fully resolved. One past user says transportation to and from it is his number one issue.

By Rashah McChesney, Alaska's Energy Desk | October 14, 2019 8:41 pm

Aug 30 2019

Alaska nonprofits shrink staffing and services to keep homeless sheltered

By Zachariah Hughes, Alaska Public Media | Health, Housing, Politics, Public Safety, Southcentral, State Government

The dust is settling after Alaska’s state budget battle. But homeless service providers say serious damage has already been done.

By Zachariah Hughes, Alaska Public Media | August 30, 2019 5:56 pm

Aug 29 2019

The Glory Hall homeless shelter in downtown Juneau. (Photo by Adelyn Baxter/KTOO)

Glory Hall fields questions and concerns from public over potential move

By Adelyn Baxter, KTOO | Community, Health, Housing, Juneau

The Glory Hall, Juneau’s downtown homeless shelter and soup kitchen, has plans to move to a new location near the city’s airport. That’s if supporters can raise the money it needs for a down payment.

By Adelyn Baxter, KTOO | August 29, 2019 11:10 am

Aug 23 2019

Officials: McKinley Fire has burned 51 homes, 3 businesses, 80 outbuildings

By Zachariah Hughes, Alaska Public Media | Environment, Housing, Local Government, Public Safety, Southcentral, State Government, Weather

Officials also cautioned that the McKinley Fire is still extremely active and could intensify on Saturday because of a shifting wind pattern.

By Zachariah Hughes, Alaska Public Media | August 23, 2019 4:05 pm

Aug 16 2019

Brian Wilson, Executive Director of Alaska Coalition on Housing and Homelessness, addresses one of two town hall meetings he held in Sitka this week. About 55 people total attended. (Photo by Rachel Cassandra/KCAW)

Across Alaska, homeless shelters and services are bracing for reduced funding

By June Leffler, KSTK - Wrangell, and Renee Gross, KBBI - Homer | Family, Food, Health, Housing, Politics, Public Safety, Southcentral, Southeast, State Government

With a capital budget passed, the Alaska Housing Finance Corp. said it will dole out checks to charities that have been trying to keep Alaskans off the streets. But those checks will only go so far.

By June Leffler, KSTK - Wrangell, and Renee Gross, KBBI - Homer | August 16, 2019 1:51 pm

Aug 12 2019

Capital budget vetoes to hit homelessness, addiction treatment

By Zachariah Hughes, Alaska Public Media | Alcohol & Substance Abuse, Housing, State Government

In Anchorage, there are worries that vetoes to addiction treatment facilities and a homeless assistance program could exacerbate a problem that’s already worsening.

By Zachariah Hughes, Alaska Public Media | August 12, 2019 8:52 am

Aug 02 2019

Volunteers help set up for the food pantry at Muldoon Community Assembly Church in Anchorage. (Photo by Anne Hillman/KSKA)

Providers say low-income children, families in Alaska will bear disproportionate weight of Dunleavy budget vetoes

By Julia O'Malley, Anchorage Daily News | Community, Education, Family, Food, Health, Housing, Politics, Public Safety, Southcentral, State Government

There are 42,000 children living in Alaska households that receive some form of public assistance, and the state’s budget cuts will likely touch all of them.

By Julia O'Malley, Anchorage Daily News | August 2, 2019 6:00 am

Jul 29 2019

‘We’re gonna be out on the streets’: Anchorage readies for a homeless crisis

By Zachariah Hughes, Alaska Public Media | Housing, Southcentral, State Government

As the city extends a civil emergency over an anticipated surge in homelessness, families worry they will have nowhere to go after budget vetoes.

By Zachariah Hughes, Alaska Public Media | July 29, 2019 10:23 am

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Juneau cold weather emergency shelter opens this weekend in new location

As her Homer neighborhood slides downhill, this woman is fighting to hold someone accountable

Juneau officials consider St. Vincent’s bid for new valley warming center

Glory Hall fields questions and concerns from public over potential move

Officials: McKinley Fire has burned 51 homes, 3 businesses, 80 outbuildings

Across Alaska, homeless shelters and services are bracing for reduced funding

Capital budget vetoes to hit homelessness, addiction treatment

‘We’re gonna be out on the streets’: Anchorage readies for a homeless crisis

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