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☆ An ‘Unimaginable’ Death Toll Among Anchorage’s Homeless Residents
  + stars: | 2023-11-13 | by ( Mike Baker | More About Mike Baker | ) www.nytimes.com   time to read: +1 min
The arrival of frigid temperatures and heavy snow in recent days has contributed to a spate of deaths of homeless people in Anchorage, Alaska, adding to a toll that had already left political leaders scrambling for new solutions. One woman died when fire consumed her makeshift shelter in the woods. A running tally of homeless deaths kept by the city’s largest newspaper, The Anchorage Daily News, is now up to 49 — more than double last year’s toll. “It is fairly depressing, just unimaginable, the number of deaths we have been having,” said Felix Rivera, a member of the Anchorage Assembly who leads the Housing and Homelessness Committee. The harsh winters in Alaska have long brought dangers for those sleeping outside.
Persons: ”, Felix Rivera Organizations: Anchorage Daily, Housing, Homelessness Committee Locations: Anchorage , Alaska, Anchorage, Alaska
☆ Anchorage Scrambles to Find Enough Housing for the Homeless Before the Alaska Winter Sets In
  + stars: | 2023-09-16 | by ( Associated Press | Sept. | At P.M. | ) www.usnews.com   time to read: +5 min
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Anchorage Mayor Dave Bronson gained national attention this summer when he proposed buying one-way airfare out of Alaska's largest city for anyone without housing who wanted to leave before winter. The Anchorage Assembly just approved $4 million in funds and will vote on additional elements of an emergency plan next week. Anchorage last winter had a record 24 deaths outdoors among the homeless population, with 11 fatalities occurring in the winter months between October 2022 and April 2023, said Alexis Johnson, the city's homeless director. The city recently brought four more housing facilities, which could create space for another 310 people, but is still seeking winter housing for an estimated 400 to 450 people. By renting hotel rooms, Johnson hopes to limit the capacity of a mass winter homeless shelter to no more than 150 people — one of the Assembly's stipulations when releasing the emergency funds.
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