Whether you live under a bridge or in a mansion makes no difference. In America, the Constitution applies to everybody.
Safe, affordable housing is a critical and urgent need in communities across the state of Alaska. The lack of infrastructure, affordability, and accessibility undermines community safety and our health and well-being. The lack of housing impacts rural and urban Alaskans alike. The right to shelter and housing is a fundamental human right.
The ACLU of Alaska believes that communities are healthier and safer when everyone has access to housing as a basic need and that the lack of access should not be criminalized.
The ACLU of Alaska is developing litigation, advocacy, and public education to protect and affirm the right to safe shelter for people across the state. We will defend the civil rights and liberties of Alaskans as they seek shelter and housing in villages, towns, and cities. We recognize that housing is an intersectional issue impacting Alaskans differently. Housing justice requires considering how poverty, language, culture, identity, reentry, and racism all impact the ways we meet this basic right.