Ben Boeke Homeless Shelter

The neighboring ben boeke ice arena which served as a mass shelter for women couples and lgbtq residents from march to june is also expected to reopen as a shelter.

Ben boeke homeless shelter. New york sued over homeless shelters internet gap for remote school. The sullivan arena and ben boeke ice rink at the south end of fairview. Advertisement bockenstedt told the anchorage assembly committee on homelessness wednesday that the city lacks 398 shelter beds because of pandemic spacing requirements.

The neighbouring ben boeke ice arena which served as a mass shelter for women couples and lgbtq residents from march to june is also expected to reopen as a shelter. Lex treinen alaska public media anchorage s emergency homeless shelter at the ben boeke ice arena is set to be phased out on june 1. The entrance to the ben boeke ice arena on thursday may 28.

After ben boeke closes as a shelter women couples and lgbtq persons will sleep on the mezzanine level of sullivan arena while men will stay on the ground floor according to lisa sauder. Which directed 1 million to rapid rehousing of homeless individuals. Anchorage is rushing to open a new emergency shelter to try and curb the spread of the coronavirus among the homeless.

Ben boeke arena no longer a mass shelter matt leseman 6 2 2020. The neighbouring ben boeke ice arena which served as a mass shelter for women couples and lgbtq residents from march to june is also expected to reopen as a shelter. According to the anchorage health department on wednesday a total of 313 cases of covid 19 had been identified in anchorage s homeless population through oct.

More than 15 000 people have signed a petition calling on the city to reinstate the ben boeke ice arena as additional shelter space but that is not being pursued under the current plan. One at the sullivan and another at the ben boeke can be. Homeless shelters across the country are facing volunteer shortages and increased operation costs as they find ways to respond to the deadly coronavirus outbreak while continuing to take in residents.