Some basic needs of people staying in city-funded emergency cold weather shelters are not being met, according to the head of the Anchorage Coalition to End Homelessness.
The Sullivan Arena, Anchorage’s low-barrier emergency winter shelter, currently can sleep up to 360 people under city code.
In a note Tuesday to some Anchorage Assembly members, coalition Executive Director Meg Zaletel said that conclusion came after fielding complaints since mid-December about issues at the Sullivan Arena, Alex Hotel and Aviator Hotel. These facilities have been housing hundreds of people this winter with nowhere else to go. Zaletel said the most common complaints are about personal safety, hygiene, food, water, medical needs and staff.
“This should be alarming to everyone in our community,” said Felix Rivera, chair of the Assembly’s Housing and Homelessness Committee. “People experiencing homelessness deserve better.”
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