Solving homelessness

News April 30, 2021

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.

News March 10, 2021

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.

News February 19, 2021

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.

News September 4, 2020

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.

News July 23, 2020

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.

News September 25, 2019

FAQs on investing in solutions for homelessness

For more on the initiative announced in September 2019, here are some questions and answers.

News September 25, 2019

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.

News June 13, 2019

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.

News September 25, 2018

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 years

News August 24, 2018

In Anchorage, a fresh sense of urgency on homelessness

The municipality, business leaders, service providers and partners including Rasmuson Foundation are looking into promising solutions with a fresh sense of urgency. Anchorage Mayor Ethan Berkowitz on Thursday announced steps for an improved community response to homelessness.