Tomorrow: June 22, 2023, at 4 PM 
Homelessness Prevention & Response System Advisory Council Monthly Meeting

During the monthly virtual meeting, please join the Homelessness Prevention & Response System (HPRS) Advisory Council to discuss relevant Anchorage Continuum of Care initiatives and current events.

Join Zoom Meeting: Click to Join
- Meeting ID: 870 7123 1355
- Passcode: 362033

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Meeting Presentation

This meeting will also be recorded for meeting minutes and record-keeping purposes.

Outreach Pop-up Schedule

Balance of State CoC Program Grant information

The Alaska Coalition on Housing and Homelessness (AKCH2) carries out the day-to-day management of the Alaska Balance of State (AK-501) Continuum of Care (CoC). The Balance of State CoC geographic area covers all of Alaska, outside of the Municipality of Anchorage, and is the largest geographic region in the country. 

Each Year Hud Releases the Coc Grant Program Notice of Funding Opportunity, Otherwise Known as the Nofo.

In a local competition, projects that are currently funded through the HUD CoC Program submit Renewal Project Applications and agencies that wish to receive HUD CoC program funding are invited to submit New Project Applications. The amount of funding available for Federal Fiscal Year 2023 (FFY23) is limited and will be determined by HUD. The process is very competitive, locally and nationally.

AKCH2 Is Inviting Applications for New Projects and Will be Providing Technical Assistance for Both Renewal and New Applicants.

QUESTIONS?

If you have any questions about the Alaska Balance of State Continuum of Care Grant Program, please email Helen, Program & Grants Manager, [email protected]

HMIS Data Quality Resources

There are a lot of reasons for you to maintain high quality data in HMIS, but the most important reason is the impact it has on the clients you serve. There are several reports available to you in HMIS to support project Data Quality and Data Completeness. We encourage you to take a few minutes to learn about the resources available to you.

Giving Opportunity

The Mission is in need of toothbrushes, razors, travel-size toothpaste, soaps, shampoo, and lotion. Items may be dropped off at the front desk 7 days/week from 6 AM – 9 PM.
 

2823 E Tudor Rd.
Anchorage, Alaska 99507
Map & Directions

Phone: 1-907-563-5603

Motley Crew Bakery

Bean's Café launched an exciting new bakery program, the Motley Crew! Reach out to Bean's to learn more about this delicious way to support individuals looking for a second chance at employment.

The Washington Post recently shed light on a growing national challenge and highlighted solutions in place at Catholic Social Service's work at Complex Care

The age of people experiencing homelessness is increasing, and so is the need for specialized care and shelters to support them. All over the US, shelters are opening to meet the unique needs of the elderly. Catholic Social Services joins other national shelter operators responding to this need at Complex Care, a shelter for elderly and medical fragile people.

Jessie Talivaa, director at Complex Care, contributed the article, and shared a story illustrating the high needs of the elderly experiencing homelessness.

Bringing together health and homelessness

Local health departments are partnering with the homeless system to create access to health care.

As part of our work to help communities make homelessness rare and brief, we’re working to understand how local health departments and health systems can most strategically participate in a cross-sector system designed to end homelessness. 

And communities are putting this into action!

Health care within shelters

In Anchorage, Alaska, guests at their largest shelter can access The Caring Clinic. It focuses on primary and urgent care, but also has the ability to order and distribute prescriptions daily.

Street medicine

The Street Medicine Program at the Keck School of Medicine, University of California, provides primary care on the streets of Los Angeles County. The teams include a clinical provider, a nurse, and a community health worker.

New Data Snapshot Shows Unsheltered Gender Disparities

A new Alliance data snapshot illustrates how transgender, gender non-conforming, and gender questioning individuals experience unsheltered homelessness at significantly higher rates.

NLIHC Releases Out of Reach 2023:
The High Cost of Housing

NLIHC released today Out of Reach 2023: The High Cost of Housing. Published annually, the Out of Reach report highlights the gulf between the wages people earn and the price of modest rental housing in every state, county, metropolitan area, and combined non-metropolitan area in the U.S. This year’s report shows how high rents resulting from rapid rent growth during the pandemic and the end of many pandemic-era benefit programs are combining to exacerbate the financial insecurity of low-income renters, leading to higher eviction filing rates and increased homelessness in some communities.

Even amid slowing rent growth, low-income renters are facing the effects of a long-standing trend in which rents have risen faster than wages and decent, affordable housing remains out of reach. Like past reports, this year’s report also provides a “Housing Wage” – an estimate of the hourly wage full-time workers must earn to afford a rental home at fair market rent without spending more than 30% of their incomes. Nationally, the 2023 Housing Wage is $28.58 per hour for a modest two-bedroom rental home and $23.67 for a modest one-bedroom rental home.