At Covenant House Alaska, our volunteers play a crucial role in supporting youth experiencing homelessness. Today, we’d like to introduce you to Alyssa Hickerson, a dedicated mentor whose journey to becoming a pilot is as inspiring as her commitment to making a difference in a young life. Alyssa is a pilot for Alaska Airlines, but her path to the skies …
Volunteer Spotlight: Meredith Basdaras- Celebrating Important Days
At Covenant House Alaska (CHA), birthdays are transformed into celebrations of hope, largely thanks to volunteers like Meredith Basdaras. As a dedicated member of CHA’s Birthday Club, Meredith ensures that every young person at Rights of Passage (ROP) feels special on their big day, whether through homemade cakes or carefully selected store-bought treats. Meredith clearly loves birthdays. “I love my …
Volunteer Spotlight: Kelley Nixon Creates Safe Spaces
For the past year, Kelley Nixon has been a dedicated volunteer at Covenant House Alaska, bringing her passion for arts and crafts to the youth we serve. Weekly, Nixon opens the art room, creating a space where our residents can express themselves creatively and find moments of joy amid their challenges. Nixon’s journey to volunteerism was born from a combination …
Tech Entrepreneur David Bullock Joins Covenant House Alaska Board Amid Funding Gap
By: Kerry Reifel Covenant House Alaska, a lifeline for youth facing homelessness, trafficking, and instability across the state, has announced the addition of David Bullock to its Board of Directors. The accomplished tech entrepreneur and creative visionary joins as the non-profit faces a critical $80,000 funding gap nearing the end of its fiscal year on June 30th. Bullock, an Anchorage …
Volunteer Spotlight: Josh Bohannon
All-Star Mentor that Consistently Shows Up for Covey Youth At Covenant House Alaska, our dedicated volunteers are the heart of our mission to serve youth experiencing homelessness or trafficking. This month, we’re shining the spotlight on Josh Bohannon, a mentor with our Rights of Passage (ROP) program. Josh embodies the phrase, “a servant’s heart” and generously shares his time and …
Unsung Heroes: Celebrating Covenant House Alaska’s ‘Behind the Scenes’ Volunteers
Today, at the close of Volunteer Appreciation Month, we want to shine a light on the unsung heroes who make our mission possible – the “behind the scenes” volunteers. While we often highlight the amazing volunteers who work directly with the youth we serve, there are hundreds more who tirelessly contribute their time and talents in supporting roles. These are …
Ready, Set, Succeed: Covey Academy’s Cutting-Edge Approach to Workforce Readiness
At Covenant House Alaska’s Covey Academy, we are at a critical stage in developing a program that truly prepares young Alaskans for success in the workforce. Based on our first year’s results and feedback from partners, students, and local businesses, it is clear we must double down on teaching core “soft” and workforce readiness skills. We have selected the nationally-recognized …
What About Bob?
Retired Scientist Brings Compassion and Creativity to Covey Youth Bob Winfree first came to Covenant House several months ago to offer a landscape painting workshop for our youth, but soon signed up to volunteer each week in our art room. He is a retired National Parks scientist and research manager who settled in Alaska about twenty years ago with his …
Mothers Helping Others
By: Kerry Reifel As a mother of two, Rachel Camm understands the challenges young moms face. That perspective is evident in her role as a volunteer mentor at Passage House, a program run by Covenant House Alaska that supports young mothers and their children. Rachel draws on her own experience raising kids to provide a listening ear, words of wisdom, …
Kick Off the New Year with Covenant House Alaska
Support Covenant House Alaska at Kaladi Brothers’ Dale Tran’s New Year’s Day of Giving Covenant House Alaska is honored to be named, Kaladi Brothers’ Dale Tran’s New Year’s Day of Giving recipient for 2024. This 35+ Year Tradition at Kaladi Brothers includes giving 100% of their beverage sales on New Year’s Day to a local charity and our supporters can …
