The hospital’s funding will go toward staffing, training and infrastructure for adolescent behavioral health crisis services and Housing First’s grant will help pay for new supportive housing units.
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A tiny home community could be a new start for Sitka’s chronically homeless
Despite decades of efforts by various organizations, Sitka has no homeless shelter.
Juneau Assembly decides to keep using JACC building as emergency warming shelter after all
St. Vincent de Paul Society has a contract with the city to operate the emergency shelter at the JACC until April.
Residents begin moving into their new homes at Juneau’s expanded Housing First facility
Once everyone’s moved in, the building will house more than 60 chronically-homeless residents.
Juneau’s emergency shelter will stay open through September, hopefully longer
Usually in the summer, there’s a drop in demand for services for people experiencing homelessness. But local housing providers say that hasn’t happened this year.
‘Hunker down’ doesn’t mean much when you’re homeless
People experiencing homelessness are exempt under Juneau’s hunker-down order. For many of them, the threat of a pandemic is just not as high of a priority as staying warm or getting their next meal.
Juneau’s homeless population declines for first time since 2016
Juneau has a number of organizations providing assistance to the economically vulnerable. But availability of resources is always an issue, and proposed cuts to state services could have an impact.
Juneau homeless service providers worry governor’s budget could close facilities
The cuts proposed in Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s budget would have big impacts for housing and homeless service programs. In Juneau, providers say the loss of funding could put some of Alaska’s most vulnerable residents back on the streets.
Proponents of Juneau Housing First nearing finish line for ‘Phase Two’ funding
The Juneau Housing First Collaborative announced this week that it has been awarded more than $2.5 million in grants and loans for a project that will add a new wing to a subsidized housing complex in Lemon Creek.
Assembly grants $1.8 million to Phase II of Housing First
The Assembly’s grant to the Juneau Housing First Collaborative brings them closer to expanding. The collaborative wants to more than double its capacity to provide permanent, supportive housing for the homeless.