In December 2002, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) awarded funds to the Municipality of Anchorage SAFE City Program to implement the
Pathways to Sobriety project. This multi-faceted project was aimed at improving the well-being of individuals exhibiting chronic public inebriation in Anchorage. More specifically, the target population consisted of individuals with more than 19 admissions per year to the city?s protective care facility, better known as the Community Transfer Station