The Sitka Homeless Coalition is sleeping in Totem Square on the night of Friday, August 5 to bring attention to homelessness locally. All of Sitka is invited to gather at 6:00pm to hear from local speakers, learn more about homelessness in Sitka, and support the ongoing efforts to build Hítx'i Sáani, a community of little houses that will offer shelter to our neighbors who live outside.
Register to sleep out here. Tents and tarps must set up after 4:00pm on August 5 and taken down before 9:00am on August 6.
Want to get involved? Let us know! A strong team of volunteers meets weekly and tackles key projects to make this vision a reality for our community and we could always use more hands. Right now, some of our biggest priorities are fundraising, organization, and outreach, with construction slated to begin spring 2023. To find work with this project that best suits you, please fill out this Google Form. We'll be in touch with you soon!
Hítx'i Sáani ("Little Houses" in Lingít) will sprout from a lot of undeveloped land at the end of Jarvis Street that belongs to the Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority, who have generously agreed to this use of their property.
It's also a site where people experiencing homelessness have historically camped out.
An exploratory report produced by Agnew::Beck Consulting estimates that developing this land into a cabin community will cost just over $1 Million, not including ongoing operating expenses.