Housing Crisis in Nome: Homeless, not hopeless Thu, 07/22/2021 - 8:44pm admin
By Julia Lerner As the housing crisis worsens, The Nome Nugget plans to explore different aspects of homeless and low-income life in the community. Regularly, the Nugget will include an article addressing addiction, the housing crisis, profiles of homeless residents, and different approaches and solutions to the crisis. This article, titled “Homeless, not Hopeless”, is designed as an introduction to Nome’s unhoused population. We will dig much deeper into each aspect of homelessness, as well as solutions, over the coming weeks. Robert “B Boy” Lincoln loves to cook. He’s currently learning how to pickle and has practiced by pickling several pounds of vegetables in the last few weeks. His next project, he says, is sauerkraut.
Mountain Mayhem
Chace and Chelsey Dillon with their children, Charlie and Stella, greet Santa and Mrs. Claus for their carriage ride around town.
Egan Hinderberger with his dad, Kirk, on the Santa and Mrs. Claus parade route.
Signing, sealing and delivering a letter to Santa for the mailbox in the Hotel Jerome lobby.
Santa and Mrs. Claus on a carriage ride around town.
The Buddy Program’s creative gingerbread house kits. Courtesy photo.
Buddy Program staff Maddie Hawken and Laura Seay assemble dozens of gingerbread house kits. Courtesy photo.
Krista Klees, founder of the Lucky Chances Luncheon, benefiting non-profits in our valley. Courtesy photo.