Right now, zoning rules block building anything but single family homes and duplexes in huge swaths of the municipality.
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Alaska communities scramble to keep unhoused people sheltered
Advocates say state funding for a housing trust could relieve the burden.
After more than a decade, overcrowded Shaktoolik is finally getting new homes
Alaskans are twice as likely to live in an overcrowded household than the national average. Rates are highest in small, off-the-road-system communities like Shaktoolik.
Across Alaska, homeless shelters and services are bracing for reduced funding
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.
Housing expert says many Sitkans struggle to make rent
In Sitka, like many towns in Southeast Alaska, geographic isolation creates unique problems of affordable housing and homelessness. This week Sitka held a pair of town hall meetings with a visiting expert to canvas ideas for solutions.
Homeless count sheds new light on Alaska needs
At Juneau’s Project Homeless Connect event, people were getting help in a number of ways.
Utah housing expert who cut chronic homelessness 90% pitches Alaska solutions
Gov. Bill Walker says he’d “love for Alaska to be the first state without homelessness.” With a little inspiration from the state of Utah, some are hopeful that could become reality.
After providers lobby, Walker reverses cuts to homeless programs
Advocates are rejoicing after Gov. Bill Walker released an updated budget that restores funding for homeless programs.
Juneau Housing First project inches closer to reality
Juneau is getting closer to becoming the third community in Alaska with a Housing First project to provide the chronically homeless with housing.
Why Juneau should be next for Housing First
Anchorage and Fairbanks have Housing First facilities. Why doesn’t Juneau?