We are a coalition formed to advocate for sustainable community solutions to 
homelessness in the Mat-Su Borough.
We value Advocacy, Credibility, Cooperation, and Partnerships!

 

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OUR VISION: The Mat-Su Borough is “Alaska’s most livable community” – it is clean, connected, solid transportation, and affordable housing – a place people want to live and work.
CORE PURPOSE:  Community Action for Housing and Homelessness Solutions
 
CORE VALUES:  Sustainable | Credible | Collaborative | Informed | Proactive | Approachable
 
LONG-TERM GOAL (2020)
Developing integrated, community-informed and community-supported homelessness prevention is a community value.
Vivid Description for the Long-Term Goal:

• The impact of the coalition is in ensuring that everyone who wants to live here can live here, which is in turn a function of the coalition as a strong and active “voice” supporting development of an integrated system of homelessness prevention in the Mat-Su Borough.  By broadening stakeholder interest and involvement, the coalition will continue to support forums that facilitate productive community conversations about homelessness prevention, as well as educating and informing the public and key stakeholders influencing housing and homeless solutions, i.e., housing-related nonprofits, developers, contractors, business leaders, and policy makers.

• The coalition’s priority focus areas are: 1) senior housing, 2) prisoner re-entry, 3) homeless youth, 4) special needs and low-income populations, and 5) solutions to homelessness precursors.

 
ANNUAL OPERATING PRIORITIES (2015-2016) 
General Coalition Priorities
Coalition Priority 1: Determine what a new, integrated system of homeless prevention looks like, and based on that develop an Integrated Homelessness Prevention Plan.
 
Coalition Priority 2: As part of an Integrated Homelessness Prevention Plan, develop and implement a comprehensive Community Outreach Plan focused on educating and informing the public and key stakeholders influencing housing and homelessness solutions.
 
Issue-Area Priorities
Senior Housing: Encourage a community dialogue that constitutes the first steps leading to the development of sustainable senior housing in the Mat-Su Borough 
Prisoner Re-Entry: Assist the new Prisoner Re-Entry Coalition in establishing a strong community foundation for programs aimed at prisoner re-entry
 Homeless Youth: Encourage Start-up Emergency Housing for Homeless and Unaccompanied Youth 
Affordable Low-Income and Special Needs Housing: Actively encourage the growth and development of affordable/special needs housing stock in the Valley 
Homelessness Precursors:  Identify solutions to homelessness pre-cursors

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