Featuring division director Albert Wall and program coordinator Sherrie Hinshaw.
Housing and Homelessness
Plenary Speaker Sam Tsemberis
Sam Tsemberis, Ph.D., is founder and CEO of Pathways to Housing, Inc., a nonprofit organization with global reach, headquartered in New York City. An International spokesperson on homelessness, mental illness, addiction, and the Pathways Housing First (PHF) model, he is widely published in these subjects and is on the faculty of the Columbia University Medical…
Faith-Based Solutions to Sheltering of Families and Individuals
Featuring Laurie Kari of Family Promise, Mat-Su Valley, and Dave Kuiper of Anchorage Beyond Shelter.
Alaska Housing First Program Evaluation
Featuring: Nancy Burke of the Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority Corrine O’Neill of Rural Alaska Community Action Plan Shirley Lee of Tanana Chiefs Conference Sarah Shimer of UAA Institue for Circumpolar Health Studies Janet Johnston of UAA Institute for Circumpolar Health Studies.
Welcome and Opening Remarks
Featuring Alaska Department of Health and Social Services Commissioner William Streur, Alaska Housing Finance Corporation’s Carrie Collins, Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority’s Jeff Jessee, KTOO Public Media & 360 North’s Bill Legere and the Alaska Coalition on Housing and Homelessness’s Scott Ciambor.
Living with Substance Abuse – Town Hall Discussion
Living with Substance Abuse is the first in a series of A Roof town hall meetings to be held around the state. Panelists include: Mariya Lovishchuk with the Glory Hole shelter, Jennifer Brown with Rainforest Recovery, Bruce Van Dusen with Polaris House, Jeannette Lacey Dunn with Bartlett Regional Hospital, John Evans who is a Native Artist…
Lisle Hebert Interview Part 2
KTOO reporter Casey Kelly interviews Lisle Hebert, a documentary filmmaker that made the short film “Crazy” about homelessness in Juneau, Alaska. Watch the documentary online
Lisle Hebert Interview Part 1
KTOO reporter Casey Kelly interviews Lisle Hebert, a documentary filmmaker that made the short film “Crazy” about homelessness in Juneau, Alaska. Watch the documentary online
Combating Rural Poverty through “Last Mile” Solutions
The Juneau World Affairs Council presents Alex Counts, founder of the Grameen Foundation. The foundation combats global poverty through microfinance, mobile healthcare and empowering farmers. Recorded May 15, 2014
Crazy – A Film by Lisle Hebert
“This film’s title is CRAZY, not because it deals with mental illness but because the way we deal with mental illness and homelessness is crazy.”