What is happening in Anchorage is going on all over the country. They put on the mask of altruism and pretend to care about the homeless but they are actually trying to contain them into one area. Then they are treated like animals. BFS is abusive, mismanaged and full of bed bugs. The women are placed in areas of lots of light and noise, it is very unhealthy. In all of these co-ed shelters there is very little supervision of behaviors. 
The systems that deal with the homeless are based on racism. When the Clinton crime bill and welfare destruction happened devastating the black inner city areas they then placed a large number of police in the area to arrest as many as possible, they do the same in these areas where the homeless are concentrated. Note the security guards downtown for the purpose of running off the homeless. The systems are not in place to help the homeless, they are there to manage the homeless who are the left over people they could not get or keep in the prisons.