Housing Options

Welcome to the
Nine Star
Housing
Services
website!

as of 28 September 2023

Attention:
Those who are homeless or facing homelessness should go through the ACEH Coordinated Entry Process. Those who complete the appropriate forms can submit them to Mac Lyons via email, or to one of the following Coordinated Entry sites:

Bean's Café
Serves Adults
Bobby @ (907) 717-9848
Choosing Our Roots
Serves Transitional Age Youth (18→24)
Kathryn @ (907) 764-6233
Covenant House Alaska
Serves Transitional Age Youth (18→24)
(907) 877-4611
PATH Program at CHOICES, Inc
Serves All Populations
Rexford @ (907) 201-0825
Lyndon @ (907) 201-2501
Neil @ (907) 201-9308
Lauren @ (907) 202-1999
Ruby @ (907) 744-2697
Volunteers of America
Serves Transitional Age Youth (18→24)
Michael @ (907) 419-7241
Miyuki @ (907) 444-9338
RurAL CAP
Serves All Populations
Kulei @ (907) 644-8525
Catholic Social Services
Serves All Populations
3^rd Avenue Resource and Navigation Center @ (907) 222-7388
Anchorage Coalition to End Homelessness
Serves All Populations
(907) 312-9530
Alaska Behavioral Health
Serves Adults (outreach only)
1432 Ingra Street
Anchorage, AK 99501

* If you do not have access to an email account, you can use Anonymous Email to send emails. Meanwhile, a summary of housing & food resources in Anchorage, Alaska and surrounding areas is available as a PDF download (2-page [94 KB]).

Emergency Shelters

- Usually up to 30 days -

Anchorage Rescue Mission - Housing Resources & Men's Shelter @ (907) 563-5603
Abused Women's Aid In Crisis (AWAIC) - Shelter from domestic violence @ (907) 743-5724
- Call 1-907-272-0100 for crisis intervention
- Emergency shelter for women in need for up to 30 days
- Education and support groups and children's programs
- Legal advocacy for women in need
Brother Francis Shelter → Men @ (907) 222-7300
Clare House → Women @ (907) 222-7300
Downtown Soup Kitchen Hope Center - Women's Shelter @ (907) 891-2342 - Check-in time starts at 5:45 pm & Dinner served from 5:45 pm to 7:00 pm
Red Cross - Emergency Shelters → Disaster Relief
Salvation Army's McKinnell House → Provides food and some family services @ (907) 375-3500
South Central Foundation ‐ Willa's Way Alaska Native Women's Shelter @ (907) 729-2500

* Alaska Housing Finance Corporation (AHFC) provides Emergency Shelter Vouchers for eligible

Transitional Housing

Akeela Incorporated ‐ Transitional Housing & Family Progamming @ (907) 562-4436
Choosing our Roots (CoR) ‐ Host Homes for LGBTQIA Youth ‐ (907) 764-6233
Covenant House → At-risk Youth @ (907) 272-1255
- The largest provider of services to homeless and runaway youth in the State of Alaska
- Provides the following services:
  - Street outreach,
  - Youth enrichment,
  - Employment and educational services,
  - Immediate shelter and housing services, and
  - Pastoral services
Lutheran Social Services ‐ Transitional Living Program @ (907) 272-0643
MyHouse@MatSu → Youth (ages 14-24 and homeless or at-risk of becoming homeless) → end homelessness → Clients will need to agree to family self-sufficiency plans, and they will have to work towards these plans with support from staff to access the following services, which are a hand up, but not a hand out:
- Hot supper from 3-4 pm every day for any homeless youth age 14-24 who are hungry
- Ten beds of transitional housing are available on a first-come basis
- Case management services on a first-come-first-served basis.
- Substance abuse assessments
- On-site partnership with Nine Star that offers employment assistance, high school completion, and GED courses
New Life Development, Incorporated ‐ Transitional Housing ‐ (907) 646-2200
Roomies - Anchorage
RuralCAP
- Those wishing to get housing will need to fill out the RurAL CAP Affordable Housing Rental Application
- Those wishing to stay in Safe Harbor will also need to fill out RurAL CAP's Schedule M
- Those wishing to remain in 325 E 3^rd Avenue, Muldoon Garden, 1255 E 11^th Avenue, or Huntsman Circle will also need to fill out RurAL CAP's Schedule T
- Those wishing to stay in Karluk Manor, Sitka Place, 100 David Street, 400 North Lane Street, or in 3726 Peterkin Street will also need to fill out RurAL CAP's Schedule S

Low-Income Housing

Alaska Housing Finance Corporation (AHFC) -
- AHFC Rental Assistance Programs
- AHFC's JumpStart program resources
Alaska Housing Locator
Aleutian Housing Authority - Provides rental assistance with communities in the Aleutian Islands
Cook Inlet Housing Authority (CIHA) - Provides rental assistance as well as housing → the General Public
Family Promise Mat-Su (Wasilla, AK)
HUD - Apartment Search - Alaska → the General Public
NeighborWorks Alaska → the General Public
North Pacific Rim Housing Authority (NPRHA) → Prince William Sound Area
Shiloh Housing (provides other social services too)
South Peninsula Behavioral Health Services (SPBHS) Supported Housing - Located in Homer, Alaska

Regular Rentals

Alaska Housing Locator
Craig's List - Anchorage (similar to classified ads) - Beware of grandiose claims or posts that do not provide sufficient information for making good choices.
Find an apartment
MyNewPlace
North Pointe Apartments @ 905 Richardson Vista Drive (relatively low rates for Anchorage)
Rent Café - Uses cookies
Roy Briley - Rental & Property Management (a family company)
Weidner Properties

Rent-to-Own Housing Options

Nodel Parks mobile home and trailer parks → rent to own options
- Manoog's Isle @ 2611 Pago Pago Avenue, Anchorage, Alaska 99507
- Penland Park @ 3240 Penland Parkway #1, Anchorage, Alaska 99508
- Southwood Manor @ 9499 Brayton Drive, Lot #68, Anchorage, Alaska 99507
Rent-to-Own.org - This site wants you to register before giving you properties, including pricing information.

Homes for Sale

Anchorage Realestate → a listing of homes for sale in Anchorage, Alaska
Century 21 → buying or selling a home
Remax Realty → buying or selling a home

Housing Events:

CONNECT: Housing occurs on the first Friday of every month from 2 PM to 5 PM @ the Mountain View Library Community Room.
We recommend that you bring the following items:
- Social Security Number(s)
- Photo ID/Driver's License
- HR Confirmation Number
- Mailing address
* Please contact Ziona Brownlow via e-mail to ziona.brownlow@anchorageak.gov or call (907) 885-9508 for more information.

Rental, Utilities, and Housing Assistance

Aging & Disability Resource Center (ADRC) ‐ Rental Assistance ‐ (907) 343-7770
Alaska Division of Public Assistance - Heating Assistance Program (HAP) - 800-478-7778 - assists households with income at or below 150% of the federal poverty income guidelines, who have a minimum of $200 in out-of-pocket heating costs per year, and meet all other eligibility criteria.
Alaska Housing Finance Corp (AHFC) ‐ Voucher/Rental Assistance ‐ (907) 269-3600
Anchorage Housing Initiatives ‐ Coming Home Program ‐ (907) 277-8226
Anchorage, Rent Assistance Referral Services
Catholic Social Services (CSS) ‐ Flourishing Families ‐ (907) 222-7300
CHOICES ‐ Rental Assistance ‐ (907) 333-4343
Cook Inlet Housing Authority (CIHA) ‐ Voucher/Rental Assistance ‐ (907) 793-3020
Cook Inlet Tribal Council (CITC) ‐ Rapid Rehousing ‐ (907) 793-3600
Habitat for Humanity Anchorage ‐ Housing Program ‐ (907) 272-0800
NeighborWorks ‐ Rapid Rehousing ‐ (907) 677-8472
RurAL CAP ‐ Transitional & Permanent Housing ‐ (907) 868-4600
Shiloh Community Housing Incorporated ‐ Youth Rapid Rehousing ‐ (907) 770-2993
Volunteers of America (VOA) ‐ Youth (18‐24) Supportive Housing ‐ (907) 279-9640

Food Resources

Anchorage Gospel Rescue Mission (AGRM) ‐ Lunch/Food ‐ (907) 563-5603
Bean's Café ‐ Food & Meal Services ‐ (907) 433-8601
Catholic Social Services (CSS) ‐ St. Francis House Food Pantry ‐ (907) 222-7323
Covenant House AK ‐ Youth Food & Meal Services ‐ (907) 339-4438
Downtown Hope Center ‐ Soup Kitchen ‐ (907) 891-2343
Food Bank of Alaska ‐ Mobile Food Kitchen (service by 211)‐ 2-1-1
Food Pantries of Anchorage → List of places around Anchorage where you can get free food on a given day.
Lutheran Social Services of Alaska (LSSA) ‐ Food Pantry ‐ (907) 272-0643 press X 14
Shiloh Baptist Church ‐ Food Pantry ‐ (907) 276-6673

Related Services

- Services only - does not provide actual housing

211 - Provides other services too, including help with utilities
Alaska Coalition on Housing & Homelessness (AkCH2) - Seeks to provide affordable housing and end homelessness.
Anchorage Coalition to End Homelessness
Federal Reserve Economic Data (FRED) - Housing price index & economic data analysis → budgeting for housing & the cost of living
Housing Urban Development (HUD) provides the following resources for low-income home seekers:
- Information about the income limits and other eligibility requirements
- Policy Development and Research (PD&R), including:
  - Information about the Office of PD&R
  - PD&R Studies
  - PD&R Fair Market Rent Documentation (Recommended for dtermining the Cost of Living in a community)
  - Summary of PD&R Fair Market Values for 2022
- Datasets about fair housing and other related resources
- Go to AHFC for housing assistance.

Anyone struggling to pay for basic utilities or paying off a mortgage may be eligible for Alaska Housing Home Owner Assistance.

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