The city of Anchorage is investing $1.3 million in federal funding in several local programs aimed at helping homeless residents get and keep stable housing. The mayor’s office put out a request for proposals to local nonprofits last week.
Thea Agnew Bemben, with the mayor’s office, said addressing people’s physical, developmental and behavioral health is an important piece of the municipality’s homeless response.
“One of the biggest needs that we have is housing options that provide supports, so that people who have additional challenges to maintaining housing can actually get into a housing unit and maintain it,” she said…