homeless

Agencies trying to deal with area homelessness are getting ready for an annual count of people who need services. In Fairbanks, a coalition of groups will conduct an overnight count on Monday, January 30, then try to connect people with services they offer.

A mobile crisis team to de-escalate mental health emergencies is coming together in Fairbanks. The City of Fairbanks, re-entry organization “The Bridge”…

Fairbanks will pilot a new approach to mental health crisis response. Funding from the Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority announced this week will build…

Homeless shelters around Fairbanks are changing some of the ways they do business to prevent spreading the disease caused by the novel coronavirus. That…

03-27-20 8:30 AM newscast

Helping homeless people get resources they need is the goal of Project Homeless Connect. It is a day-long resource fair this Wednesday at the J.P. Jones…

As many as 200 teenagers in Interior Alaska are defined as homeless – they do not sleep in their own beds in a family home. Some are at risk for drug…

A local group of retired military service members is planning to build a small community near North Pole to give homeless veterans a place to rebuild…

The Fairbanks City Council approved an ordinance Monday that provides a legal basis for city police and public works employees to remove homeless camps in…

This week’s cold temperatures are an inconvenience for most, but can be life threatening for the homeless. About six to eight people freeze to death every…