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Tribal leaders press for housing vouchers, supportive services in draft bill to aid homeless and survivors
Summary
Panelists at the Senate roundtable urged Title 7 of the draft Native Children bill to fund tribal-led housing vouchers, seed continuum-of-care programs and recognize the link between homelessness and domestic violence, citing overcrowding and high costs in Alaska.
ANCHORAGE — Tribal leaders and advocates at a Senate Indian Affairs roundtable urged lawmakers to include tribal-administered housing vouchers and supportive housing pilots in the draft Native Children legislation, saying housing instability and overcrowding drive homelessness and trap survivors in dangerous situations.
“Alaska Native survivors are consistently denied these basic rights due to our state's housing crisis,” said Tammy Giroux, executive director of the…
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