Oversight reports highlight ongoing challenges in Anchorage’s winter emergency shelters, including food shortages, bedbug infestations, and limited transportation access. The city enlisted Restorative Reentry Services (RRS) to monitor compliance and improve shelter conditions, but issues persist.
Homeless clients in city shelters have reported insufficient food despite a $1.7 million contract to provide three daily meals for 530 residents. According to RRS reports, meal portion sizes and quality fall short of federal standards.
Clients staying at Alex Hotel have expressed hunger, often requesting additional food. While the health department addressed these concerns with food contractors ESS Support Services Worldwide, challenges remain for shelter operators like Henning Inc., which manages three non-congregate shelters…