Midtown treatment center will be a big step forward
This facility will help people recover from substance misuse and addiction and make our community safer. Recover Alaska Executive Director Tiffany Hall explains.Monthly President’s Report
It’s hard to believe it’s been a full year of virus, shutdown and economic crisis – and also hope and resilience. A lot is going on in the nonprofit world. Catch the latest in this roundup from CEO Diane Kaplan.We are more alike than we are different
When Diane Kaplan's husband was alive, he would talk about growing up in post-World War II Seward, Alaska, and being taunted by other children for looking Japanese.A look at the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Trust
Dermot Cole writes that: "It is clear that the current operation is far from ideal — ending annual meetings, making the process less transparent and failing to take steps to maximize the benefits for the long term are not in the public interest."Dear President Biden and Vice President Harris
The federal rescue package just signed into law offers an extraordinary opportunity to help those most devastated by the pandemic. Leaders of two dozen philanthropic organizations urge a strong racial equity focus and offer their assistance.Locals place priority on solving homelessness
Anchorage residents consider homelessness in the city to be a big problem, even a crisis. They also want to solve it. Those are some of the top findings of a new poll.Acknowledging the pain
When the people entrusted to keep us safe instead hurt and humiliate those in crisis, our souls are crushed. Our Alaska Native colleagues ask us to help usher understanding, to see — really see — each other as human beings. We don't have all the solutions but we are listening and working to do more.Happenings: February 2021 roundup from the Foundation
With vaccinations going well in Alaska and COVID-19 testing readily available, let's hope we can soon find our new normal. Here's the latest from our world. Let us hear from you!Property sale to open path for Anchorage resource hub, solution for homelessness
People experiencing homelessness in Anchorage have long been drawn to the Third Avenue area for the basics of survival — food and shelter. Now this corner of town should become a place for transforming lives.Media Mentions
- Community land trust helps Sitka mom build a home of her own April 5
- Community land trust helps young, single mother build a home of her own - KCAW April 5
- KTVF / 23 Mar 2021 / 11:00 PM / Newscenter Final March 24
- Recover Alaska organizes sobriety podcast event for Sobriety Awareness Month | News Break March 24