17 Housed through Next Step!

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** See the progress! 17/150 people have been housed through the Next Step pilot.
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Next Step is a collaborative pilot project to house 150 people by the end of April 2024, moving individuals from Anchorage emergency cold weather shelter into housing. Supportive services will help people stabilize and begin a new chapter in life.
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** Anchorage Highlights
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** Holiday Giving Opportunities Around Town
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3rd Ave. Resource & Navigation Center Wish List ([link removed])

AWAIC’s Community Donation Drive ([link removed])

Bean’s Cafe Give Help ([link removed])

Brother Francis Shelter Wish List ([link removed])

Clare House Wish List ([link removed])

Complex Care Wish List ([link removed])

Choosing Our Roots Wishlist ([link removed])

Covenant House Ways to Give ([link removed])

Family Disability Services Wish List ([link removed])

Fashion Pact “Stock the Shop” Donation Drive ([link removed])

Habitat for Humanity Anchorage ReStore ([link removed])

Homeless Family Services Wish List ([link removed])

Refugee Assistance & Immigration Services (RAIS) Wish List ([link removed])

St. Francis House Food Pantry Wish List ([link removed])


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Let us know! We'd love to share more ways to help our neighbors this holiday season. Contact [email protected] (mailto:[email protected])
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** National Highlights
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Community Solutions


** Aging populations and homelessness
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Examining the context and causes of homelessness among older adults and their health needs
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Older adults in the United States are at greater risk of experiencing homelessness today than at any point in recent history. This is a critical moment to champion policies and interventions that safeguard people’s dignity, health, and well-being in their later years.
Learn about how communities can effectively respond to the complex health and housing challenges faced by this growing subpopulation.

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National Alliance to End Homelessness (NAEH)


** New Center for Learning Course: Providing Trauma-Informed Care in Homeless Response
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A new course on the Alliance’s Center for Learning goes into greater depth about what trauma-informed care involves, and how to ensure racial equity in trauma-informed care. Developed in conjunction with the National Health Care for the Homeless Council, this course is an all-new replacement of the Center for Learning’s previous trauma-informed care course.
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National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIC)


** New Brief on the History, Successes, and Highlights of NLIHC’s ERASE Project!
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NLIHC released a new brief, End Rental Arrears to Stop Evictions (ERASE): History, Successes, and Highlights ([link removed]) . The brief recounts the origin of NLIHC’s ERASE project – which formally concludes this year – and explains the project’s aims and structure, surveys the achievements of the ERASE team, and details the successes of ERASE cohort members. The brief also discusses how NLIHC plans to draw on lessons learned from ERASE to continue advocating for federal, state, and local policy innovations that promote housing stability and reduce homelessness.
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