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Counting the Homeless in Alaska

Counting the Homeless in Alaska. Kris Duncan MSW Alaska Housing Finance Corp. kduncan@ahfc.state.ak.us 907-330-8276. Alaska is a huge state! If you were to imagine it positioned over the Lower 48, Alaska would stretch from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean. . How AK defines “RURAL”.

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Counting the Homeless in Alaska

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  1. Counting the Homeless in Alaska Kris Duncan MSW Alaska Housing Finance Corp. kduncan@ahfc.state.ak.us 907-330-8276

  2. Alaska is a huge state! If you were to imagine it positioned over the Lower 48, Alaska would stretch from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean.

  3. How AK defines “RURAL” A community of 6,500 or less that is not connected by road or rail to Anchorage or Fairbanks. Or, a community of 1,600 or less that is connected by road or rail to Anchorage or Fairbanks and at least 50 statute miles outside of Anchorage or 25 statute miles outside of Fairbanks. In this definition, “connected by road” does not include a connection by the Alaska Marine Highway System or roads outside the boundary of the State of Alaska.

  4. Alaska: many settlements – few roads

  5. Distance & Costfrom Anchorage • Fairbanks: 358 miles/$247 r.t. • Juneau: 571 miles/$310 r.t. • Barrow: 725/$553 r.t. • Nome: 540 miles/$417 r.t. • Kodiak: 252 miles/$223 r.t. • Aleutians (Unalaska): 800 miles/$898 r.t. • Bethel: 399 miles/$352 r.t.

  6. Counting Challenges • Very few emergency shelters for the general population (mostly DV) • Outreach efforts are inconsistent • Enumerator training is difficult logistically

  7. AK is in for the long haul! • Point In Time (PIT) Count since 1995 • Conducted every January and July • Supported by providers • Input on development & modifications • Reports used for other agency purposes • Kept as simple as possible to stimulate a higher response rate

  8. PIT Partners • Homeless school liaisons • Teacher Housing Initiative (stick!) • Food pantries • Public health clinics • Public assistance offices • Faith Based & Community Initiative (FCBI) • Native housing/Tribal service agencies

  9. Technical Assistance • Printed instructions • Workshops • Coalition presentations • Toll-free help desk

  10. Domestic Violence Partners • Met with statewide DV provider network • Examined HUD CoC Chart • Brainstormed duplicate possibilities • Developed aggregate survey instrument

  11. Fairbanks Homeless Count - January 2007

  12. Fairbanks Homeless Count - January 2007

  13. Looking Ahead • HMIS? Not likely • State data warehouse? Possibly • Dept. of Corrections coordinating • Fewer homeless means an easier count!!!

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