Community Support

Building New Lives for Alaskans Through Housing

For many Alaskans, public housing offers more than just a place to live. It’s a place where resources are available that can lead them to financial independence. It’s a place where they can discover the pathway to a new career with educational scholarships and job readiness training. It’s a place that provides hope for people across the entire spectrum of our state’s population from senior citizens to veterans, survivors of abuse to youth leaving foster care.

The success stories are all around us. Individuals who began in public housing and have built new lives thanks to Alaska Housing programs and resources. Kids who have opportunities to learn and grow through summer camps and activities. In 2022, our public housing department remained committed to meeting the urgent and critical needs of families and individuals as a safety net, while providing opportunities for the future.

The Public Housing Department continued work toward our mission of providing safe, quality, affordable housing to Alaskans.

Choosing Her Own Path

Tabatha was a single mother of a child diagnosed with special needs and was struggling to make ends meet. A resident of public housing operated by AHFC, she reached out for help as challenges mounted.

Tabatha was able to use Alaska Housing resources to find a new housing situation and develop a plan for financial independence. She also took advantage of an Alaska Housing Educational Scholarship to earn her nursing degree and in 2022 started a new job in the medical field.

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Alaska Education Scholarships

Education can be a pathway to success for many individuals. After a career in the military, Philip made it his mission to get a college degree and find a job to support his family. As a single father who was receiving rental housing assistance, Philip was eligible for an Alaska Housing Education Scholarship.

He has made the most of the opportunity, receiving his associate’s, bachelor’s and master’s degrees. He also enrolled in a Certificate in Executive Leadership program that he expects to complete in December 2022 and then begin pursuing work in global supply chain management.

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Flying High at Summer Camp

For 13-year-old Owen and 11-year-old Lillian, Alaska Housing provided an opportunity to soar this summer. The siblings attended Alaska Aviation Museum’s week-long aviation camp in June through Alaska Housing’s federally funded Youth Summer Camp & Activity Scholarship.

Scholarships offer youth safe options for working families in public housing. Since it began in 2011, more than $350,000 in scholarships have been provided to 1,164 Alaska youth.

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