3rd Avenue Resource & Navigation Center: Where permanent stability begins
Providers and residents across our community have taken a renewed focus on the issues of housing and homelessness, working hard to meet the needs of our neighbors. Through years of…
Helping Holidays donors spread cheer in their community
On a dark, frigid morning early this December, Berta Gardner (pictured above), walked into Catholic Social Services’ main center bearing gifts, a smile, and plenty of holiday cheer! While handing…
Thank you for making this year’s Grow Local, Give Local campaign a success
Every June, Refugee Assistance & Immigration Services (RAIS) teams up with St. Francis House Food Pantry for our annual Grow Local, Give Local campaign. During Grow Local, Give Local, donors…
Brother Francis Shelter will provide 40 new emergency shelter beds for our community
As colder weather arrives, our community is working to expand its emergency shelter capacity. As part of this effort, Brother Francis Shelter is adding 40 beds, bringing the maximum capacity…
Catholic Social Services opens new shelter in Anchorage, providing 83 new beds for homeless
Catholic Social Services accomplished a milestone on June 6 with the help of all of you and many incredible partners. Together, we added 83 new beds to the shelter system…
Providing shelter for mothers and children, adults, and medically fragile individuals
With the addition of Complex Care, Catholic Social Services now provides more than 200 beds to Anchorage’s homelessness response network to make sure everyone who needs support can find it….
Anchorage needs a low-barrier walk-in shelter
For the first time in 40 years, Anchorage doesn’t have a low-barrier walk-up shelter. Closing the Sullivan Arena without another option has left our city in crisis. For hundreds of…
Complex Care is the first of its kind, the result of decades of experience and learning
Complex Care provides the chance to demonstrate the benefits of smaller, specialized shelters, thanks to our partners: Calista Corporation, Chugach Alaska Corporation, Doyon, Limited, the Municipality of Anchorage, Providence Health…
Complex Care provides supportive environment for medically fragile individuals
With the help of generous funding partners, Catholic Social Services adds 83 more beds to Anchorage’s shelter capacity and helps reduce the number of people experiencing homelessness in our community….
Anchorage is in the midst of a humanitarian crisis
Robin Dempsey, Executive Director | July 2022 | Anchorage Daily News With the closure of the Sullivan Arena, this is the first time in decades our city has not had…