Solving homelessness
Farewell to our champion for solving homelessness
Don’t mistake a quiet and thoughtful demeanor for anything other than persistence and grit when it comes to working towards a goal. Dick Mandsager is leaving the Foundation — and leaving the community a much-improved system to solve homelessness.
Locals place priority on solving homelessness
Anchorage residents consider homelessness in the city to be a big problem, even a crisis. They also want to solve it. Those are some of the top findings of a new poll.
Property sale to open path for Anchorage resource hub, solution for homelessness
People experiencing homelessness in Anchorage have long been drawn to the Third Avenue area for the basics of survival — food and shelter. Now this corner of town should become a place for transforming lives.
Can we get our city “to be more like Sully?”
Private businesses, individuals and philanthropy organizations have always contributed a great deal of the funds for the continuum of services for people experiencing homelessness. More gaps remain to be filled. We invite all of Anchorage to be part of the solution. Let’s all step up to be good neighbors.
Four buildings could help Anchorage solve homelessness
Throughout the debate over the last week, you may have come to see the acquisition of these four properties as a hindrance, or maybe a great help to serve those who need it most. We hope that neighbors will grow to see them as we do, not as a problem, but as part of Anchorage’s solution to homelessness.
FAQs on investing in solutions for homelessness
For more on the initiative announced in September 2019, here are some questions and answers.
Four Alaska partners announce $40 million investment in solutions for homelessness
Four private Alaska partners have joined to fund $40 million with one goal: Designing a pathway to end homelessness.
Visionary leadership: Foundation CEO Kaplan receives national honor
Anyone who spends much time around Rasmuson Foundation President and CEO Diane Kaplan knows she's a fierce visionary. Now she's being recognized for it.
Foundation’s first senior fellow has a big job. He’s been preparing his whole life.
Dick Mandsager, a pediatrician who spent his early childhood in West Africa and went on to lead two Anchorage hospitals, is Rasmuson Foundation’s first senior fellow. He is delaying his planned retirement to focus on homelessness for the next three yearsMedia Mentions
- Alaska Journal | Movers & Shakers for Jan. 23, 2022 January 20
- Dave Galanin 1955-2021: A 'Dog' who carved in silver, but strummed in blues - KCAW January 20
- January 2022: News and Notes from NCFP’s Friends of the Family Network - NCFP January 19
- Governor’s Arts and Humanities Award recipient preserving Inupiaq dialect – KNOM Radio Mission January 19