Anchorage officials are warning that there are major challenges to address before the city can close its winter emergency shelters in April, despite efforts to open new units in the coming months.
Rows of cots, newly added to increase shelter capacity, line the floor at the Sullivan Arena in Anchorage on Thursday, Dec. 22, 2022.
including at Sullivan Arena, may have nowhere to stay if the facilities shutter as usual this spring, city officialsThat means the city may need to keep some winter shelter beds open, possibly into the summer. The city is also struggling to find enough funding to keep its current winter sheltering efforts going — and to plan ahead for the next winter season.
At the moment, emergency sheltering costs are coming out of the Anchorage Health Department’s operating budget, she said. Earlier this month, Mayor Dave Bronson, who had long opposed using the Golden Lion as housing for homeless residents,and said his administration was backing a plan to use the former hotel to house homeless and low-income residents.
Even if those hotels are readied quickly, more than 400 people will still need shelter or housing, according to the city’s current shelter data. The Assembly’s Housing and Homelessness Committee plans to hold another meeting next week to discuss the city’s plans, Rivera said.
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