The Glory Hole is an emergency homeless shelter, soup kitchen and care center in Juneau, Alaska. This video is part of A Roof, a yearlong project highlighting homelessness and affordable housing issues in Alaska, from 360 North and KTOO Public Media.
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Youth and Family Homlessness – Town Hall Discussion
“Youth and Family Homelessness” is the third in a series of A Roof town hall forums. Host Casey Kelly and guests discuss what can be done to address homeless children and families in Ketchikan. Guests include: Lisa Scarborough (Executive Director, Love In Action), Hailey Beard (Women in Safe Homes), Merle Nancy Hawkins (Tlingit & Haida Central Council), Katie Jo Parrott (Residential Youth Care) and Kaila Del Rosario (High School Student).
Housing First Across the Country – Town Hall Discussion
Housing First Across the Country is the second in a series of A Roof town hall meetings to be held around the state. Nancy Burke with the Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority moderates a discussion with Housing First experts Sam Tsemberis and Bill Hobson. Housing First is a growing movement for addressing chronic homelessness. The basic idea is if you provide people with permanent, supportive, stable housing, then it’s easier to treat the underlying cause of their homelessness.
Panelists include:
Nancy Burke – Senior program director, Alaska Mental Health Trust
Sam Tsemberis – Founder and CEO of Pathways to Housing, New York City
Bill Hobson – Executive director, Downtown Emergency Services Center, Seattle
Contributors include The Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority, The Alaska Coalition on Housing and Homelessness, and The National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence Juneau in partnership with the Juneau Clean Air Coalition.
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Living with Substance Abuse – Town Hall Discussion
Living with Substance Abuse is the first in a series of A Roof town hall meetings to be held around the state. Panelists include: Mariya Lovishchuk with the Glory Hole shelter, Jennifer Brown with Rainforest Recovery, Bruce Van Dusen with Polaris House, Jeannette Lacey Dunn with Bartlett Regional Hospital, John Evans who is a Native Artist and Nancy Burke with the Alaska Mental Health Trust.
Lisle Hebert Interview Part 2
KTOO reporter Casey Kelly interviews Lisle Hebert, a documentary filmmaker that made the short film “Crazy” about homelessness in Juneau, Alaska.
Lisle Hebert Interview Part 1
KTOO reporter Casey Kelly interviews Lisle Hebert, a documentary filmmaker that made the short film “Crazy” about homelessness in Juneau, Alaska.