New Providence House in Anchorage to Offer Free Housing for Seniors in Need | Homepage [Video]

There’s a new facility in Anchorage that’s meant to help those who are older and experiencing homelessness.

Providence Alaska is behind the permanent housing facility in midtown. It’s specifically for those who are 55 and older and don’t have a place to live.

It’s called Q’et’en Qenq’a which means Elder’s House in the Dena’ina language.

Also known as Providence House, this facility includes 45 housing units and six recuperative care units. And those units are leased to residents free of charge.

“So the reality is that there is a lot of need and opportunity in our community to support people. After they have received care of some sort related to health. So this is really a step in trying to put another piece of the puzzle together in our community,” explained Cynthia Libby with the Providence Alaska Foundation.

The new facility here in Anchorage is expected to open and welcome …