Local service providers are looking for ways to continue helping Juneau’s most vulnerable population while also keeping them safe amid the spread of coronavirus.
Housing
State restricts visitors to Alaska nursing homes
The Alaska Department of Health and Social Services is placing new restrictions on visitors to long-term care facilities and nursing homes to shield residents from exposure to the coronavirus.
State of Alaska is exploring options for housing people quarantined for coronavirus
The state of Alaska put out a request this week “seeking information from interested parties for providing housing units that are quarantined to allow for monitoring for COVID-19.”
Illegal for decades, many Anchorage homes still have covenants that prohibit sale to Alaska Natives and Black people
A new effort by Anchorage officials is grappling with thousands of discriminatory contracts still written into deeds all over town, part of Anchorage’s checkered legacy on race.
In severely overcrowded housing market, Nome residents are finding creative solutions
The Kugzruk Kommons used to be a local Baptist church. Now it’s a place residents call home.
Some Thunder Mountain Mobile Park residents frustrated after more than a week of water issues
On Jan. 12, water pressure at Juneau’s Thunder Mountain mobile home park dropped to a trickle. It took days to get fixed, and now they have to boil the water to use it.
Winter cold snap brings added challenges for Juneau’s homeless population
Temperatures in Juneau have been well below the 24-degree average low for January. That makes it tough for the more than 200 homeless people in Juneau.
For liveaboards in the Petersburg harbor, the rent is cheap and the water is fine
Throughout Southeast Alaska, many people make their home on boats. So-called “liveaboards” are motivated by a variety of factors — including a lack of affordable housing.
State seeks dismissal of class-action suit challenging rate hikes at Pioneer Homes
In a Dec. 23 filing, state attorneys ask the court to toss the lawsuit on technical grounds.
Juneau cold weather emergency shelter opens this weekend in new location
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.