The scene outside of Brother Francis Shelter in downtown Anchorage can seem like chaos, but walking inside tells a different story. Stay the night at the emergency shelter and learn from some of the people who sleep, volunteer, and work there during this edition of A Closer Look.
As one guest said, “There’s a lot of people in here just fallin’ on hard times.”
They’re looking for their 30th chance at life and learning to make the most of it.
REPORTER:Â Anne Hillman, KSKA – Anchorage
BROADCAST:Â Friday, Nov. 27, 2015 at 1:30 p.m. AKDT
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Anne Hillman is the healthy communities editor at Alaska Public Media and a host of Hometown, Alaska. Reach her at ahillman@alaskapublic.org. Read more about Anne here.
