Mayor Dave Bronson said the Sullivan Arena shelter is likely closed for good: “I am not going to be responsible for people freezing to death on the street.”
Anchorage Mayor Dave Bronson said Monday that the city likely will not be using Sullivan Arena as a large-scale homeless shelter this winter. And to prevent people from freezing to death on the street, his administration wants to purchase plane tickets for people who want to travel to communities within Alaska or warmer climates out of state.
The Salvation Army last summer bought plane tickets for some people who were living in Centennial Park Campground, where the Bronson administration moved homeless residents when it closed Sullivan Arena.Bronson’s homeless coordinator, Alexis Johnson, said by email that the city would like to fund and expand existing relocation programs, which reunite people with their families in Alaska and in the Lower 48.
Cities in the Lower 48 have employed similar strategies, giving unhoused people free plane and bus tickets to go home to family, friends or other cities where they may have a support network. “A good portion of our individuals experiencing homelessness are Alaska’s first people. This is their place. There is no other place,” he said.
The majority of Assembly members, the previous administration of Mayor Ethan Berkowitz and several social service providers and nonprofit entities have emphasized a “housing first” approach to homelessness for several years. That model aims to move people into housing units before beginning to address underlying problems like mental health, substance abuse, employment and case management.
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