On a recent afternoon, Duke Russell was in his sunny kitchen in Spenard. He leaned into his oven, pulling back the foil on a big pan of macaroni with red sauce and mozzarella.
In an hour he’d bring it to Anchorage’s Town Square Park, where he and other volunteers planned to serve homeless people a meal and hand out warm clothes. It’s been a tough winter for people who are still sleeping outside, he said. This winter saw record-breaking snowfall in January and multiple cold weather advisories. Russell said he wants to give people dignity, a moment of humanity.
“It’s a time where we break down that barrier between the haves and the have nots,” he said…