Alaska Housing Summit 2023
AUGUST 21, 2023 • 10 AM – 4PM
Registration is now LIVE! Attendance will be limited so make sure to register early!
Join us for a day of presentations, panel discussions, and regional spotlights on the state of housing in Alaska. Learn about the unique challenges and innovative community-based solutions to the housing crisis.
The Alaska Housing Summit will focus on solutions and how municipalities, housing authorities, state, and federal government all play a role in the development of housing.
Who Should Attend?
The Alaska Housing Summit is for housing providers, developers, government workers, policymakers, and others interested in housing.
In-person attendees:
BP Energy Center, 1014 Energy Ct.
Anchorage, AK 99508
$50 registration fee per person. Lunch included.
Discounted Hotel Rates:
Reduced rate for hotel rooms must be booked by July 20th. Once you've registered we will send a link to booking for the Alaska Housing Summit rate.
Virtual attendees:
Free for online attendance. You can register to attend virtually on the Housing Summit website. You can also add this event to your calendar.
|
|
|
|
This event is brought to you by Alaska Coalition on Housing & Homelessness and Anchorage Coalition to End Homelessness, with the support of the National Low Income Housing Coalition's Opportunity Starts at Home Campaign and Rasmuson Foundation.
|
|
|
Highlights from the Coalition
|
|
|
ACEH is looking for Community Partners to engage, provide services, & share their programs!
We are also looking for volunteers to help outreach teams and community partners at these upcoming events. Assistance is needed to distribute the following necessities:
|
-
food
-
coordinated entry
-
snack bags
-
hygiene items
-
potable water
|
|
-
harm reduction supplies
-
minor first aid supplies
-
tarps
-
blanket & sleeping bags
-
clothing
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
When & Where:
Project Homeless Connect is scheduled for 11 AM - 6 PM on the 4th Wednesday of every month, July - September. Save the dates! Add to calendar
- July 26th: Chanshtnu Muldoon Park (upper Parking area) – 1301 Muldoon Rd.
- August 23rd: Location TBD
- September 27th: Location TBD
Would your agency like to get involved?
Contact Jessica with any questions or comments, at [email protected].
|
|
Engagement Encouraged!
The Anchorage Health Department has drafted the Housing and Community Development 2023 Action Plan. The Anchorage Coalition to End Homelessness is encouraging all Anchorage Homelessness Prevention & Response System providers to review the plan and provide feedback. The deadline for comments is August 7th. Community members may also engage and submit feedback.
The Public Hearing will be on Tuesday, July 18th, at 2 pm. Attend in person at the Anchorage Health Department, Conference Room #423,825 L Street. Click to view the public notice.
Again, please review and share!
Please reach out with any questions or comments, to Terria Ware at [email protected].
|
|
Volunteer to Assemble Outreach Kits!
Together we can make a positive difference in the lives of our neighbors!
DETAILS:
The Anchorage Coalition to End Homelessness is hosting volunteer events every other Monday, 6:00 –8:00 PM to assemble outreach item kits for our unsheltered neighbors.
Upcoming dates:
07/24
08/7
08/21
Location: Anchorage Coalition to End Homelessness office, 3427 E Tudor Road, Suite A, Anchorage, AK 99507
Please contact [email protected] with any questions.
|
|
We’re Hiring!
Join the ACEH team as a Coordinated Entry Specialist and help make a difference in the lives of our unhoused neighbors!
|
|
Alaska Native Justice Center (ANJC)
Community Needs Assessment
In just five minutes, you can help the Alaska Native Justice Center (ANJC) provide better comprehensive support for those affected by human trafficking:
Take our Community Needs Assessment here.
The ANJC Community Needs Assessment aims to identify gaps in human trafficking resources within our communities across Alaska. The information gleaned from this assessment will help Alaska communities address those gaps and develop victim services, improve coordination with law enforcement, and create a supportive holistic approach to victims and providers.
Please take this five-minute, anonymous survey by Friday, July 14.
|
|
Anchorage Daily News
OPINION: Anchorage needs more housing
Anchorage has a housing problem. Today, we build shockingly few housing units for a city of our size. Nationally in 2021, about five homes were built for every 1,000 people. In Anchorage, we added about one, while the Mat-Su region added seven. At the same time, average home prices in the city have climbed ever higher, reaching almost $470,000 last year, up from about $390,000 in 2019. In June 2019, there were about 2,000 homes listed for sale. In June 2023, there were fewer than 600. Yet the market hasn’t responded by building more homes. Why?
|
|
Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Public Health and Homelessness Toolkit
The Centers of Excellence in Public Health and Homelessness Toolkit for State and Local Health Departments is designed to assist health departments and other public health organizations in their efforts to support public health for people experiencing homelessness (PEH) in their jurisdictions. This toolkit provides tools, templates, program blueprints and strategies to assist health departments in understanding, planning and implementing program activities and objectives.
|
|
U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD)
Latest Episode in the FHEO Table Talks Series
Homelessness in America disproportionately affects members of protected classes. Structural barriers and discrimination make it harder for people of color, LGBTQIA+ individuals, and other marginalized groups to access and maintain housing.
To address homelessness effectively, local policymakers need to understand these intersectional challenges and develop strategies to mitigate them. This episode unpacks the root causes of homelessness among vulnerable populations and discusses various equity-focused approaches that HUD program participants can implement in response to them.
Guests Beth Shinn and June Crenshaw bring their scholarly and practical expertise to inform the discussion. Shinn, a professor and chair of the Department of Human and Organizational Development at Vanderbilt University, researches how programs can address the social and economic roots of homelessness. As Executive Director of Washington, D.C.’s Wanda Alston Foundation, Crenshaw coordinates supportive housing programs designed to aid and empower LGBTQIA+ youth who are experiencing homelessness.
|
|
National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC)
Thirteen of the twenty largest occupations in the United States pay less than the housing wage
|
|
|
|
Chart compares the median hourly wages of the county’s most common low-wage occupations with the national one- and two-bedroom housing wage. Thirteen of the 20 most common occupations pay median wages that are lower than the two-bedroom Housing Wage, and 10 of these occupations pay median wages that are lower than the national one-bedroom Housing Wage.
|
|
|
|
