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affordable housing facilityAffordable Housing Program
The Affordable Housing program provides rental apartments to individuals with limited credit and rental history. The Affordable Housing program requires a person’s ability to pay rent, to care for an apartment and be a good neighbor as prerequisites for tenancy. For rental applications and information about upcoming vacancies, please see contact information below.

2009 Affordable Housing Accomplishments
 ●  52 adults and children remained safely housed for 12 months or longer
 ●  62 heads of households applied for Affordable Housing rental units
 ●  41 units were improved as a result of rehabilitation projects
 ●  2 new complexes were remodeled for special needs tenants
 ●  2 vacant lots were purchased to build a 7-unit building

Housing First Program
The Housing First program places hard to serve individuals directly into permanent housing without requiring participation in treatment. Individuals receive intensive in-home case management to help them make progress towards self-sufficiency and succeed in housing. Since inception in 2007, 22 homeless people were assisted in seeking and retaining housing directly from homeless camps.

For more information contact:
Ken Scollan, Anchorage Services Division Manager
Phone:  (907) 279-7535