Celebrating Alison Kear

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Anchorage Coalition to End Homelessness (ACEH)


** WEEKLY DIGEST
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Spotlight


** Join us in celebrating Alison Kear, Executive Director of Covenant House Alaska, for 25 years of innovative service for young people experiencing homelessness.
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In her tenure, she has led a team of dedicated professionals toward the expansion of services and breaking ground on nationally-recognized programs in the quest to end the experience of youth homelessness in Alaska.

Thank you and congratulations, Alison!
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** ACEH Updates
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The Anchorage Coalition to End Homelessness (ACEH) works with allies in the community to design, create, and lead implementation for the Anchorage community plan on homelessness.
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** Case Conferencing and Coordinated Entry (CE) Training
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Case conferencing meets bi-weekly via Zoom. If you have any questions, or are interested in coordinated entry access point ([link removed]) training for you or your team, please contact Mac: [email protected] (mailto:[email protected]?subject=o%09Case%20Conferencing%20Meetings%20%26%20Coordinated%20Entry%20Access%20Point%20Training)


** Point-in-Time (PIT) Count
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The 2022 PIT Count will happen next week on the 25th-28th of January. Because of COVID-19, volunteers will not be assisting in this year's count.


** Answering Questions on Homelessness
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"Why do some people camp instead of staying at shelters?" is answered by Dakota Orm, ACEH Healthcare & Homelessness Project Manager.

This is video 5 in our series "Answering questions on homelessness, with the Anchorage Coalition to End Homelessness (ACEH) ([link removed]) ".

Please share, and subscribe to our channel for future videos and updates!
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** Local Housing & Homelessness Highlights
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Inspiring stories from the Anchorage community, news and information about housing and homelessness, and tangible ways you can get involved and help people in need.
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** Member Wish Lists & Volunteer Opportunities:
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D ([link removed]) onation Wish-List for Sullivan Guests ([link removed])
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Reach out (mailto:[email protected]) if you would like us to share your organization's wish list!
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Thank you to all those who donated supplies for the PIT Count!


** Anchorage Houseless Resources Advocacy Council (HRAC)
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Ptery's Theater of the Oppressed
"I'm currently starting my first grant. It is through Out North, a theater production.
It will be in First Two Weekends of April.

I'm looking for folks who want to be actors, and develop a skit.
I’m starting with folks with lived experience who want to develop a play and play in it
Or be involved with stage art, or what not.

I'm holding my first workshop online today, Jan 18^th, on Zoom from 3-4:30.
As well as this next Saturday Jan 22nd 2-3:30." - Ptery Lieght

Contact Ptery Lieght if interested: 907-250-1078
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** National Housing & Homelessness Highlights
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** US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
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2022 CARES Act Virtual Conference
Register for the 2022 CARES Act Virtual Conference taking place January 24–28, 2022. This conference is intended for all grantees that have applied for and received their allocation of HUD CARES Act funding in response to the COVID-19 Pandemic. The first two days of the conference include sessions for Community Development Block Grant Coronavirus (CDBG-CV), Emergency Solutions Grants Coronavirus (ESG-CV), and Housing Opportunities for Persons With HIV/AIDS Coronavirus (HOPWA-CV) programs and the last three days feature two concurrent Basically CDBG courses.
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** National Alliance to End Homelessness
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2022 National Conference on Ending Unsheltered Homelessness: Strategies and Policies That Work
The 2022 National Conference on Ending Unsheltered Homelessness: Strategies and Policies That Work ([link removed]) is now a virtual conference. The conference will take place February 16—18 from 12:00—5:00 pm ET.
Registration is now open, and will close on February 7, 2022 at 3:00 pm ET.
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** National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC)
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Congressional Appropriators Announce Progress Toward FY22 Spending Deal – Take Action to Advance the HoUSed Campaign’s Affordable Housing Agenda
Congressional appropriators in the House and Senate announced progress towards reaching a deal on a federal spending package for fiscal year (FY) 2022. The announcement came after a January 13 meeting between Senate Appropriations Committee Chair Patrick Leahy (D-VT) and Ranking Member Richard Shelby (R-AL) and House Appropriations Committee Chair Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) and Ranking Member Kay Granger (R-TX).
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ACEH Weekly Digest for 1/19/2022
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