Some people staying in the Sullivan Arena say they expect to sleep outside when the shelter closes to most people on Monday. Others hope they'll finally make it to the top of a housing waitlist they’ve been on. Others have no idea where they’ll go next.
-David Anderson waits in line to check into the emergency shelter at the Sullivan Arena on April 26, 2023. The shelter is set to close to most users on May 1.
The idea is to triage the 300-some people who are staying in the shelter, and focus service providers’ efforts on the individuals they can help in a final push before the state’s biggest emergency homeless shelter closes to most of its users on Monday. That means connecting people to whatever services they’re eligible for, and to get them some basic provisions for living outside.
Gross is part of a two-person team the Anchorage Assembly hired to help with the final days of the emergency shelter. Clients at the emergency shelter at the Sullivan Arena head out for the day on April 26, 2023. The shelter is set to close to most users on May 1.
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