Winter is Coming
It’s been raining a lot in Anchorage this past week and it is just a matter of time before rain turns to snow. Winter is just around the...
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Shawn Hays
- Jul 26
- 2 min
Disability Awareness Month
Did you know July is Disability Awareness Month? Under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), disabilities are defined as “ having a...
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Shawn Hays
- Jul 12
- 1 min
Solutions, not Barriers
The Supreme Court ruled in Grants Pass v. Johnson that cities across the country can implement anti-camping ordinances that carry both...
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Shawn Hays
- Jun 21
- 1 min
Grants Pass v. Johnson
Does criminalizing homelessness solve the issue? In 2009, six homeless individuals living in Boise sued the municipality over its...
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Shawn Hays
- May 31
- 2 min
Mental Health Awareness Month
As Mental Health Awareness Month ends, and we continue to reflect on the challenges facing Anchorage, one issue stands out as urgent and...
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Shawn Hays
- May 1
- 1 min
lONG-tERM sUSTAINABLE sOLUTION
Henning has been the operator for our city’s emergency cold weather response, serving 2,600 of 3,200 unhoused Alaskans since 2022....
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Shawn Hays
- Apr 12
- 2 min
Sexual Assault Awareness Month
I’ve spent over a decade working in social services, focused on addressing the complex roots of homelessness. From what I’ve seen, and...
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Shawn Hays
- Mar 29
- 2 min
Welcome to Beyond Shelter with Shawn
Did you know that 582,462 people (what would be 80% of Alaska’s entire population) were experiencing homelessness last year within the...
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Shawn Hays
- Mar 14
- 1 min
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