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Anchorage's cold weather shelter plan | Alaska Insight

Season 2024 Episode 8 | 26m 46s

Less than a month into the winter season, there's a shelter waitlist with about 1,000 people on it in Anchorage. On this Alaska Insight, host Lori Townsend is joined by Anchorage Health Department Housing and Homelessness Coordinator Alexis Johnson, as well as Assembly Member Felix Rivera to discuss the reasons behind the long list and the broader goals of the winter shelter plan.

Aired: 11/09/23
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