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Anchorage leaders outline coordinated safety-net plan, expand HOPE outreach and 24/7 mobile crisis coverage
Summary
City and health department officials told the Assembly committee they are expanding a coordinated shelter-and-crisis-response system—embedding the HOPE outreach team at navigation hubs, broadening safety center access and moving the mobile crisis team toward 24/7 operations.
Thea Agnewbemben, special assistant to the mayor of France, told the Assembly Housing and Homeless Committee on Sept. 17 that city leaders are building a “year-round coordinated safety net shelter system” that connects low-barrier shelters with crisis response so people with acute needs receive appropriate care.
Thea Agnewbemben said the city’s priorities are “more housing, better shelter, few a lot fewer people sleeping outside, and a safer community for everyone who lives here,” and emphasized partnering, leveraging outside funding and improving data transparency.
The administration described several changes intended to tighten the link between outreach, shelters and crisis services. Agnewbemben…
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