About Us

The PATH Shelter is a homeless shelter in the small Alaskan town of Ketchikan. It is a place for people experiencing temporary homelessness to resituate themselves and regain their footing. We provide a safe, warm place for people to get in out of the weather, do laundry, prepare food and relax from the day. We are open 365 days a year and open to individuals and families when needed. We have been serving those most vulnerable in our community since 1988.

A safe, warm space is important anywhere, but especially in Ketchikan, Alaska which is one of the rainiest cities in North America, with an average annual rainfall of 13 feet. Ketchikan also sees it's fair share of snow in the winter, and heavy storms through out the fall and spring. We are a small community of less than 15,000 and isolated on an island with no access off except by ferry or airplane. Getting stuck here is especially problematic as the costs to get here or leave here are so high. This is one more reason our program is so important.

This year, the funds raised for this will be used to start a permanent fund which we hope to continue to add to over the years, the earnings of which will be used to offset rising costs of operations.