Alaska Housing Summit 2025

Southcentral Foundation Nuka Learning Institute, 4085 Tudor Centre Drive, Anchorage, AK 99507

Join housing advocates, service providers, policymakers, and community leaders from across Alaska for two days of collaboration, learning, and action at the Alaska Housing Summit 2025. Hosted by the Alaska Coalition on Housing and Homelessness and the Anchorage Coalition to End Homelessness, this summit will feature keynote speakers, insightful plenaries, and engaging breakout sessions designed to spark innovative solutions to Alaska’s housing challenges.

Over the course of two days, attendees will:

  • Gain insight from leading voices in housing, homelessness, and community development.

  • Explore innovative partnerships and real-world success stories from across Alaska and beyond.

  • Participate in focused breakout sessions covering topics from coordinated entry and healthcare integration to youth engagement, housing rights, and rural community strategies.

  • Network with peers during dedicated coffee breaks, lunch sessions, and the Day 1 evening mixer at the Nave.

Please Note: This event is sold out. However, you can still be part of the conversation — the full summit will be live-streamed right here on this page so you can tune in from anywhere.

AGENDA

August 19th, 2025

  • 9:00 AM - Check in & Coffee

  • 9:30 AM - Welcome

  • 10:00 AM - “Setting the Stage” Alaska Coalition on Housing and Homelessness and Anchorage Coalition to End Homelessness

  • 11:00 AM - “Partnerships for Opportunity” - Chief Seattle Club

  • 12:00 PM - Lunch

  • 1:15 PM - BREAKOUT SESSIONS

    • Breakout 1 “Voices Of Our Neighbors: Impactful Dialogues” Anchorage Coalition to End Homelessness

    • Breakout 2 “Imagine Alaska Has Ample, Affordable, Quality Housing: How do we get there?” Housing Alaskans a Public Private Partnership

    • Breakout 3 “100% Communities & 907 Navigation App” - Alaska Impact Alliance

  • 2:30 PM - BREAKOUT SESSIONS

    • Breakout 4 “The Relationship Between Coordinated Entry and Healthcare” Anchorage Coalition to End Homelessness

    • Breakout 5 “Rediscovering Alaska’s Right to Housing” ACLU Alaska

    • Breakout 6 “Keeping Families Together: Housing as a Key to Family and Young Adult Stability through Cross Sector Collaboration” Corporation for Supportive Housing

  • 3:30 PM - Day 1 Plenary - Chief Seattle Club, CEO Derrick Belgarde

  • 6:00 PM - Mixer at the Nave

August 20th, 2025

  • 9:00 AM - Networking & Coffee

  • 9:30 AM - BREAKOUT SESSIONS

    • Breakout 7 “Youth with Lived Experience Improve the System” Alaska Coalition on Housing and Homelessness

    • Breakout 8 “Introduction to Alaska Homeless Management Information System” Institute for Community Alliances

  • 10:45 AM - BREAKOUT SESSIONS

    • Breakout 9 “Grassroots Programming: Stories from Sitka on Empowering Your Community to Make an Impact” Sitka Homeless Coalition

    • Breakout 10 “Increasing the Pipeline to Supportive Housing” Corporation for Supportive Housing

  • 11:45 AM - Lunch

  • 12:30 PM - Day 2 Plenary - Alaska Federation of Natives, President Ben Mallott

  • 1:00 PM - National Low Income Housing Coalition and Continuum of Care Staff - A Changing Federal Landscape

  • 1:45 PM - BREAKOUT SESSIONS

    • Breakout 11 “HomePlate: Two Years Later” Nome Community Center

    • Breakout 12 “How To Make Coordinated Entry Work In Rural Communities” Alaska Coalition on Housing and Homelessness

    • Breakout 13 “Infrastructure Starts Indoors: How Housing Holds the Keys to Alaska's Energy Security” Association of Alaska Housing Authorities

  • 3:00 PM - Closing Remarks


This event is sponsored by

Fromagio's Artisan Cheese