City pressure, fire dangers push homeless resources over capacity

The Brother Francis Shelter in downtown Anchorage. (Photo courtesy of Catholic Social Services.)
Anchorage’s homeless shelters and social services are drastically and unexpectedly overwhelmed as a consequence of a shifting policy pushing people out of homeless camps.
Summer is usually a relatively quiet time for direct service providers working with the city’s homeless population. Typically people are living in camps or doing seasonal work, according to Lisa Aquino, the executiv