On September 4, 2024, the Alaska Corporation for Affordable Housing celebrated the completion of Borealis Park in Fairbanks with an open house and ribbon cutting. A subsidiary of AHFC, ACAH has now built 58 units of affordable housing benefitting Fairbanks residents.

In 2011, the state of Alaska passed legislation allowing AHFC to establish a subsidiary to further the mission of providing Alaskans access to safe, quality, affordable housing through the acquisition, development, management, or operation of affordable housing. Since then, ACAH has helped develop more than 200 units of affordable housing throughout the state.

A lot of things can happen throughout the span of 20 years. In the case of Alaska Housing Finance Corporation, the agency’s investment in safe, quality, affordable housing serving educators, public safety officers, and healthcare professionals in rural Alaska has had big impacts on communities statewide.

Delivering on AHFC's mission includes gathering and evaluating market data that sheds light on current housing challenges facing Alaskans. Data gathered in a recent survey shows that rental and homeownership costs have continued to increase in Alaska since 2018.

In 2020, AHFC launched SAFE-T to help provide safe housing and services for survivors of human trafficking. For Madison, the program presented an opportunity to apply her academic and research interests to make a real impact for Alaskans.