Homelessness

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Homelessness, and its impact on individuals, families, and society, is an issue of growing concern both nationally and in Alaska. On a single night in January 2008, the U.S. homeless population was estimated at 664,000. In 2008, Alaska at 0.24 per cent ranked number 10 among states for estimates of homeless persons as a percent of a state’s total population; a single-night count in January 2009 placed Alaska's homeless count at 4,583.

Justice Center

Recent

"A Look at Chronic Inebriate Housing in Seattle" by Sharon Chamard (2010).

"Proposed Housing First in Anchorage" by Barbara Armstrong (2010).

Reports

2004 Census and Survey of Homeless Youths in Homer, Alaska by André B. Rosay. Report prepared for the Child Advocacy Coalition of Homer. Anchorage, AK: Justice Center, University of Alaska Anchorage, 2005.

Articles

Alaska Justice Forum

"A Look at Chronic Inebriate Housing in Seattle" by Sharon Chamard (2010).

"A Look at Homelessness in Alaska" (2009).

"Homeless Youths in Homer: A Picture of Their Needs" by André B. Rosay (2005).

"Proposed Housing First in Anchorage" by Barbara Armstrong (2010).

Justice Center Research Overview

"Criminal Offending Among Homeless Drug-Using Male Arrestees, Anchorage, 2000–2003" by Brad A. Myrstol (2009).

"Homelessness Among Drug-Using Adult Male Arrestees in Anchorage, 2000-2003" by Brad A. Myrstol (2009).

Projects

Homer Homeless Youth Survey (JC 0506). André Rosay. Child Advocacy Coalition of Homer. 2004-2005.

Alaska

Statewide

Alaska Council on the Homeless. Alaska Housing Finance Corporation. Established in April 2004 by Gov. Frank Murkowski and reauthorized by Gov. Sarah Palin in May 2007 as a permanent council administered by the Alaska Housring Finance Corporation.
Alaska Coalition on Housing and Homelessness. Includes a listing of local coalitions in Alaska.

Anchorage

Mayor’s Homeless Leadership Team (HLT). Municipality of Anchorage.
Anchorage Coalition on Homelessness

Publications

Resources and Documents: Homelessness and Chronic Public Inebriates. Mayor's Homeless Leadership Team, Municipality of Anchorage.

10 Year Plan to End Long Term Homelessness in Alaska by Alaska Council on the Homeless. Anchorage, AK: Alaska Council on the Homeless, Alaska Housing Finance Corporation, 28 May 2009.

Keeping Alaskans Out of the Cold: Report to Governor Frank Murkowski — Recommended Strategies to Address Homelessness by Alaska Interagency Council on Homelessness. Anchorage, AK: Alaska Interagency Council on Homelessness, Oct 2005.

Municipality of Anchorage Ten-Year Plan on Homelessness: 2008 Update by Anchorage Coalition on Homelessness. Anchorage, AK: Anchorage Coalition on Homelessness, 2008.