Anchorage scrambles to find enough housing for the homeless before the Alaska winter sets in
The Anchorage Assembly just approved $4 million in funds and will vote on additional elements of an emergency plan next week.
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The Anchorage Assembly just approved $4 million in funds and will vote on additional elements of an emergency plan next week.
The Anchorage Assembly just approved $4 million in funds and will vote on additional elements of an emergency plan next week.
Anchorage Mayor Dave Bronson gained national attention this summer when he proposed buying one-way airfare out of Alaska's largest city for anyone without housing who wanted to leave before winter.
Anchorage Mayor Dave Bronson gained national attention this summer when he proposed buying one-way airfare out of Alaska's largest city for anyone without housing who wanted to leave before winter. Now, with the first snow just weeks away, those free tickets are nowhere in sight and the city is scrambling to pull together a grab bag of housing options for its more than 3,000 unsheltered residents. The Anchorage Assembly just approved $4 million in funds and will vote on additional elements of an emergency plan next week.
As winter approaches, the Anchorage Assembly is searching for ways to shelter the most vulnerable in our community.