Juneau is getting a new kind of apartment building, designed to provide safe, affordable housing to the city’s most vulnerable homeless individuals.
Housing
With Little Housing Growth, Native American Families Live In Close Quarters
The two tribes on the Wind River Indian Reservation in central Wyoming are experiencing a population boom, but the amount of housing hasn’t increased leading to severe overcrowding.
Instead of handcuffs, Juneau police bring services to Bergmann Hotel
Bergmann Hotel residents and employees were surprised when Juneau police arrived and tried to connect them with social welfare services on Friday.
Assembly to consider adding housing action proposal to comprehensive plan
The comprehensive plan outlines the city’s goals and policies. The housing action plan is a more detailed and expansive document with specific suggestions for how to implement the solutions.
Harnessing social media to reconnect homeless people with their families
A San Francisco organization reunites homeless people — or “houseless” people — with their families through social media. They want to reconnect 1 million people in the next five years.
The numbers are in on Juneau’s economy
The Juneau Economic Development Council has finished an annual report that examines trends in Juneau’s economy. Included in the report are data on housing, employment and cost of living.