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Community and staff debate homelessness response; Good Neighbor Fund announced and task-force recommendations used for micro-unit RFP
Summary
Community members pressed the commission on homelessness supports during public comment; Kenny Peterson announced a new Good Neighbor Fund and municipal staff said task-force recommendations informed micro-unit planning.
Community members and municipal staff discussed homelessness responses during public comment, with two principal strands: (1) an announcement of a private Good Neighbor Fund to support outreach and (2) extended testimony about gaps in services for people living outdoors and possible responses, including sanctioned camps and centralized sites.
Kenny Peterson, a community member, announced that a Good Neighbor Fund has been established at the Anchorage Community Foundation to provide flexible support for city outreach workers and the hope team, including transportation, short-term housing, gas and vehicle repairs. "We finally got established with the Anchorage Community…
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