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Our community has a new way to help our neighbors who have been housed, stay housed.

HUD’s allocation is based on cities’ overall population rather than the population of people who are experiencing homelessness.

Comings and goings

Changes at the Coalition include a bittersweet goodbye, a promotion and welcomes to a new board member and two new staff members.

Stanford students volunteer and learn in Anchorage

A student-led group from Stanford University spent their spring break in Anchorage learning about housing and solutions to homelessness.

‘Making a life change’

Graceful Touch, a new and growing social services agency, is a key partner in the Coalition’s Next Step collaborative housing program.

Help us help our neighbors!

We are supporting the Municipality of Anchorage’s request to the Legislature for funds to keep the East 56th Avenue Shelter open year-round. Your voice will help us amplify our message!

Halfway there!

Henning, Inc. is making a huge impact by connecting people to housing and supports through Next Step!

Next Step: How to help our neighbors

We are past the halfway mark toward our goal of housing 150 of our neighbors this winter and spring through Next Step, a collaborative pilot project in our community.

Awards support solutions to homelessness

The funds will allow service providers to continue projects already underway as well as launch one new project providing permanent supportive housing for youth and young adults.

On the path to more perfect housing

Our community’s commitment to address homelessness was evident with recent awards totaling $4.4 million to the Anchorage Continuum of Care from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.

Volunteer snapshot

A local church assembled hundreds of kits with food and first aid essentials for our unhoused neighbors during a March volunteer event.

Exciting News from Next Step Initiative!

We are thrilled to announce that 15 more neighbors have taken a monumental step on their journey to stability and independence, bringing the total to 50!

Street outreach meets people where they are at

Anchorage neighbors who are living outdoors converge at regular pop-ups: Tuesdays at Cuddy Family Midtown Park and Thursdays at Davis Park in Mountain View.

Where Anchorage residents without a home sleep

Trained teams from agencies that work with people experiencing homelessness fanned out across Anchorage Jan. 30–31 to count how many are unsheltered in our community.

Coordinated Entry Training Conference

Unlock the path from homelessness to housing at the first Coordinated Entry Conference!

Across the nation, counts are underway

If Anchorage's big snow and deep freeze is challenging for you, think what it's like for those who are unhoused.

BIG NEWS from the Next Step pilot!

We are THRILLED to announce that 12 more community members have been welcomed into their own homes!

The Point-in-Time Homelessness Count is Underway!

Help us find homeless camps!

Please share locations of camps by noon on Jan. 29 to help with the 2024 Point-in-Time Count.

A big STEP forward

Thank you, Anchorage Assembly, for approving $1.5 million toward the community’s Next Step initiative. We appreciate your support!

Learn more about our mission

The Next Step in homelessness response

Next Step is a collaborative pilot project to house 150 people by the end of April 2024, moving individuals from Anchorage emergency cold weather shelter into housing.

Supportive services will help people stabilize and begin a new chapter in life.

Learn more about Next Step

Too many people do not have a place to call home in Anchorage.
We’re on a mission to change that.

End-of-month count for March. 31, 2024
Source: AKHMIS

Learn about the 5-year plan to end homelessness in Anchorage.

Anchored Home 2023-2028 focuses on increasing the supply of affordable housing and support for people at risk of or experiencing homelessness.

View the Anchored Home Plan

Our goal is to reach Functional Zero homelessness in Anchorage.

Functional Zero is a milestone that indicates a community has solved homelessness for a population.

This is achieved when inflow is less than outflow.

What is the first step toward a housing referral?

Coordinated Entry is an important process through which people experiencing or at risk of experiencing homelessness can access the crisis response system in a streamlined way.

Get started on the path to housing