ALASKA COALITION ON HOUSING & HOMELESSNESS

What ALASKA COALITION ON HOUSING & HOMELESSNESS does

The Alaska Coalition on Housing and Homelessness (AKCH2) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization (EIN: 92-0137326) headquartered at 130 Seward St STE 209 in Juneau, Alaska. It serves as the HUD-designated lead agency for the Alaska Balance of State Continuum of Care (BoS CoC) — the largest geographic CoC region in the United States, covering all Alaska communities outside the Municipality of Anchorage. AKCH2 coordinates a statewide homelessness response system involving nonprofit service providers, Tribal partners, state and local government agencies, healthcare and behavioral health organizations, schools, and people with lived experience.

The organization's core products and programmatic portfolio include: the BoS CoC Program and CoC Grant administration (disbursing HUD funds to direct service providers); the Coordinated Entry System (operational in Bethel, Fairbanks, Juneau, Mat-Su Valley, and Nome); the Youth Homelessness Demonstration Program (YHDP, ~$662K annually since 2019) and the Youth Homelessness Systems Improvement (YHSI) initiative ($2M grant awarded in 2024); the annual Point-in-Time Count and Housing Inventory Count; and the Alaska Housing Summit convening event. Its technology backbone is the Alaska Homeless Management Information System (AKHMIS), operated in partnership with the Institute for Community Alliances, which maintains data dashboards tracking demographics, System Performance Measures, and PIT/HIC data statewide.

AKCH2 operates on a free membership model with no pricing for participation; its revenue mechanics consist of administering HUD federal grants (CoC Program, YHDP, YHSI) rather than commercial sales. The organization does not publicly disclose revenue figures. Go-to-market is community-led: outreach through its website, newsletter, annual Alaska Housing Summit, monthly Coordinated Entry Committee meetings, and direct partner engagement across rural, Tribal, and remote Alaska.

Name

ALASKA COALITION ON HOUSING & HOMELESSNESS

Legal name

Alaska Coalition on Housing and Homelessness

Website

https://alaskahousing-homeless.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

AKCH2 is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit serving as HUD-designated lead agency for the Alaska Balance of State Continuum of Care, coordinating statewide homelessness response, administering federal grants, and operating the AKHMIS data system and Coordinated Entry infrastructure across rural and Tribal Alaska.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Homelessness Services Coordination

NAICS

Community Housing Services (62422), Emergency and Other Relief Services (624230)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Homelessness Prevention, Shelter & Supportive Housing Services (BPAIANAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

Housing Assistance & Homeless Services (BPAGAEAB)

Keywords

• Homelessness services coordination
• Continuum of care administration
• HUD grant administration
• Coordinated entry systems
• Youth homelessness programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Juneau

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. HUD CoC Grant Administration: Administers HUD Continuum of Care grants for Alaska Balance of State region, providing federal funding to direct service providers assisting homeless individuals and families
2. HUD Youth Homeless System Improvement (YHSI) Grant: $2 million HUD grant (2024) to scale up coalitions' ability to serve youth ages 18-24 experiencing housing instability
3. HUD Youth Homelessness Demonstration Program (YHDP): Approximately $662,000 in annual HUD funding for programs helping youth at-risk or experiencing homelessness in Alaska Balance of State

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

AKCH2 serves as the lead agency for the Alaska Balance of State Continuum of Care, coordinating Alaska's homelessness response across all communities outside of Anchorage. It administers HUD-funded grants (CoC, YHDP, YHSI), operates the Coordinated Entry System in five communities, maintains homelessness data dashboards through its HMIS partnership with the Institute for Community Alliances, and convenes a free membership network of service providers, Tribes, government agencies, and individuals with lived experience.

Product overview

The Alaska Coalition on Housing and Homelessness (AKCH2) is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization that serves as the lead agency for the Alaska Balance of State Continuum of Care (BoS CoC), coordinating homelessness response across Alaska communities outside of Anchorage. The organization operates a portfolio of interconnected programs including the CoC Grant Program (administering HUD funding to service providers), the Coordinated Entry System (connecting individuals to housing interventions), and youth-focused initiatives including the Youth Homelessness Demonstration Program (YHDP, ~$662,000 annually) and the Youth Homelessness Systems Improvement (YHSI) initiative ($2 million grant). Additional services include membership programs for organizational and individual participation, annual Point-in-Time Count data collection, system data dashboards, and the Alaska Housing Summit event. The organization does not offer a unified technology platform but rather provides coordination, funding administration, and programmatic services to prevent and end homelessness statewide.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Alaska Balance of State Continuum of Care (BoS CoC) Program

Named customers4 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core, supporting and featured.

• Anchorage Coalition to End HomelessnesscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Collaborative partner on the $2 million HUD Youth Homeless System Improvement (YHSI) grant. Jointly received funding to scale up both coalitions' ability to serve youth ages 18-24 experiencing housing instability in Alaska. Also co-organize the Alaska Housing Summit and collaborate on YHDP initiatives.
• Institute for Community Alliances (ICA)coreTechnology or IntegrationAlaska HMIS Lead Agency that develops and maintains all current data dashboards including the Alaska Communities Dashboard, SPM Dashboard, and PIT/HIC Data dashboards on behalf of the two Alaska Continuums of Care.
• Agnew::BecksupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerConsulting firm selected by young people with lived expertise in homelessness to conduct preliminary research for the Youth Homeless System Improvement initiative, providing baseline findings to inform systems improvement.
• Tribal PartnerssupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerTribal communities across Alaska participate in the Balance of State CoC, which covers rural, Tribal and remote areas throughout the state.
• Healthcare and Behavioral Health PartnerssupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerHealthcare providers and behavioral health organizations that participate in the homelessness response system as CoC members, with sample MOU templates available for healthcare partnerships.
• Destination: HomefeaturedStrategic or Co-development PartnerSanta Clara County nonprofit focused on ending homelessness featured as keynote speaker at Alaska Housing Summit 2026. Represents model program for collective impact approaches to present.
• Jeff Olivet Consulting GroupfeaturedStrategic or Co-development PartnerJeff Olivet, former national homelessness official (USICH), serves as keynote speaker at Alaska Housing Summit 2026, sharing insights on state of homelessness policy and cross-sector collaboration.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• National Low Income Housing Coalition: National advocacy organization focused on affordable housing and homelessness policy. Operates in the same broader ecosystem of HUD-funded homelessness response, but with a federal policy and research orientation rather than direct CoC lead agency execution.
• National Alliance to End Homelessness: National nonprofit policy and advocacy organization working on the same Continuum of Care framework that AKCH2 implements locally. Comparable in coordinating HUD-Continuum-driven initiatives and providing system-performance guidance, but operating at the national advocacy level rather than as a regional lead agency.
• National Coalition for the Homeless: National advocacy organization addressing homelessness through public education, policy advocacy, and grassroots organizing. Operates in the same Continuum of Care ecosystem that AKCH2 implements at the regional level, with overlapping constituencies of service providers and people with lived experience.

Direct peers

• Mercy Housing: Large national nonprofit providing affordable housing and supportive services, including for populations experiencing homelessness. Operates downstream in the same service ecosystem that AKCH2's CoC grants fund, often serving as a direct service provider recipient of HUD Continuum of Care dollars.
• Community Solutions: Operator of the Built for Zero initiative, which works with CoCs across the U.S. to achieve measurable reductions in homelessness through data-driven quality improvement. Highly comparable to AKCH2's coordinated entry and SPM dashboard approach, serving the same population through a similar methodology.
• Anchorage Coalition to End Homelessness: The other Alaska Continuum of Care lead agency, jointly administering the $2M YHSI grant with AKCH2 and co-organizing the Alaska Housing Summit. Operates the same CoC model for the Municipality of Anchorage, making it the closest structural counterpart with identical HUD framework obligations.
• Corporation for Supportive Housing: National nonprofit that helps communities develop supportive housing for vulnerable populations, including those experiencing homelessness. Comparable in technical assistance, capacity building, and HUD grant administration for housing programs serving AKCH2's target populations.
• A Way Home America: National nonprofit coalition focused on preventing and ending youth homelessness, directly aligned with AKCH2's YHDP and YHSI portfolio. Comparable in mobilizing cross-sector partnerships and advocating for system improvements targeted at transition-aged youth (18-24), the same demographic AKCH2 prioritizes.

Others

• OrgCode Consulting: Consulting firm that supports CoCs nationally with coordinated entry design, governance, and HUD compliance — services directly adjacent to AKCH2's CoC Lead Agency mandate. Comparable as a capacity-building partner within the CoC ecosystem, though generally a vendor rather than a peer agency.
• Institute for Community Alliances (ICA): Alaska HMIS Lead Agency that develops and maintains AKCH2's data dashboards. A technology/infrastructure partner rather than a competitor — provides the data backbone that enables AKCH2's HUD performance measurement and CoC Program Competition submissions.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

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M&A

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