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Anchorage’s AMDOT links police, providers and shelters to accelerate outreach and care
Summary
The Anchorage Multi‑disciplinary Outreach Team (AMDOT) coordinates daily huddles among APD, shelter providers and NGOs to speed real‑time outreach to camps and individuals; staff said the program improves response times and that work continues on data sharing, shelter exit plans and replacing 150 surge beds by May 1.
City and nonprofit staff told the Assembly’s Housing and Homeless Committee that a new multi‑disciplinary outreach team is improving day‑to‑day coordination for people living outdoors and the shelter system.
Lieutenant Fuches, who is participating in AMDOT, described it as “a collaboration between many agencies” that holds daily huddles to establish a common plan for outreach and rapid deployment. “It also gives us the ability to spend 15 minutes with all those providers and get a finger on the pulse of what’s occurring that day,” he said.
Panelists said the team focuses on both individuals and encampments, with examples offered by Kathleen Mclofflin…
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