“My job is to make sure they don’t die on Anchorage streets.” Sullivan Arena was configured as a mass-care facility during the pandemic where it has served over 500 homeless people. AP ...

By tying payments for services to results, a successful program in Anchorage demonstrates the impact of a data-driven focus ...

Mar. 24—Last year, Anchorage hit a grim milestone: A record 52 homeless people died on the streets of Anchorage — more than double the previous year's toll. The deaths unfolded at a relentless ...

A plan to offer plane tickets to unhoused people in Anchorage would be a choice offered in addition to winter shelter, not a replacement for it, said Alexis Johnson, the city’s homeless coordinator.

Homelessness is a live-wire issue that is clearly on the minds of Anchorage residents, LaFrance said in an interview last week. "In pretty much every conversation, it comes up," she said.

Four homeless people have died in Anchorage in the last week, underscoring the city's ongoing struggle to house a large homeless population at the same time winter weather has returned, with more ...

As winter nears, Anchorage, Alaska, is scrambling to house its 3,000 homeless people. The city, which was recently approved for $4 million in funds, still needs about 500 winter beds.

Anchorage’s 2023 homeless count recorded 1,760 people living on the street and in overnight shelters — up from 1,494 last year. About 750 of those are camping outside.

At the end of June, Anchorage was estimated to have a little more than 3,150 homeless people, according to the Anchorage Coalition to End Homelessness. Last week, there were only 614 beds at ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Four homeless people have died in Anchorage in the last week, underscoring the city’s ongoing struggle to house a large homeless population at the same time winter ...

More than 650 names make up a confidential list that ranks the most vulnerable homeless adults in Anchorage. At one point, Tim Homan's name was No. 1. Homan is 49, with a graying mustache and ...

An unfunded proposal by Anchorage Mayor Dave Bronson to pay for plane tickets in the winter to warmer climates for homeless people has caused a stir in Alaska’s biggest city.