Only 10 percent percent of the people in Alaska who experience homelessness are chronically homeless. Families and individuals often become homeless because they lost their jobs or the cost of housing is too high. So what can we do about it?
HOST: Anne Hillman
GUESTS:
- Scott Ciambor, chairperson, Alaska Coalition on Housing and Homelessness
- Sue Steinacher, NEST shelter in Nome
- Dave Rose, Mat-Su Coalition on Housing and Homelessness
- Brian Shelton-Kelly, NeighborWorks
- Callers statewide
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LIVE Broadcast:Â Tuesday, March 31, 2015 at 10:00 a.m. on APRN stations statewide.
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Anne Hillman is the healthy communities editor at Alaska Public Media and a host of Hometown, Alaska. Reach her atahillman@alaskapublic.org. Read more about Annehere.
