For the first time in years, city leaders say, there are currently no large, entrenched homeless camps in. "We have successfully ended the era of dangerous, sprawling tent cities ...

Q’et’en Qenq’a, also known as Providence House, opened in 2024 and provides nearly 50 people with supportive housing. The city of Anchorage is investing $1.3 million in federal funding in several ...

May 14—For the past three summers, May in Anchorage meant the closure of city-funded homeless shelters, and an exodus of campers into the greenbelts of Anchorage. Sprawling illegal camps, some housing ...

Coordinated shelter, outreach and public safety efforts helped clear entrenched tent cities, but the progress remains fragile.

Homelessness is the No. 1 issue my constituents raise in the North Anchorage district I represent in the Alaska State House. Homelessness hurts all of us. Living unsheltered is dangerous, and housing ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Shawn Steik and his wife were forced from a long-term motel room onto the streets of Anchorage after their rent shot up to $800 a month. Now they live in a tent encampment by ...

Anchorage Mayor Suzanne LaFrance’s administration announced it will be issuing over $5 million in direct housing assistance to help address the city’s homeless crisis. LaFrance made the announcement ...

May 13—After a hopeful, months-long lull, Anchorage homeless outdoor death numbers are again up, but happening at a slower pace than last year's record toll. Ten people have died in what are ...

Aug. 16—An Anchorage man is accused of threatening and firing a shotgun at people in a Midtown homeless encampment earlier this week. No one was injured in the Tuesday night incident, police said.

The purpose-driven creative platform supports youth homelessness prevention while expanding its mission of art, ...