“One of the most important things to our company is giving back to the communities that we serve,” Greene says, “We really take pride in that.”
Volunteer Spotlight: John Beaton
John Beaton is a passionate guitar player who has been volunteering at Covenant House Alaska since December of 2017.
Stronger on the Other Side
In the midst of the COVID-19 crisis, Covenant House Alaska has supported over 200 youth with immediate shelter, independent living situations, meals, and connection to resources. We’ve provided mental health and physical health care, supported emotional wellbeing, and fostered education opportunities to students as they continued school outside of the classroom. While the doors of many other organizations and businesses …
Walking Through Barriers: Congratulations to our 2020 Graduates
High school students in their senior year of high school have struggled through the adjustments made by school closures that were prompted by COVID-19. They have been removed from their classrooms and isolated from their classmates and their teachers. Extracurricular activities and milestone moments like prom or commencement ceremonies have been cancelled. The graduates from our programs have experienced these …
Covey Kitchen Staff Hold It Down During Hunker Down
With four full time essential kitchen staff who don’t all work the same shifts, it has been a challenge without the support of volunteers.
Cornerstone Sponsor Spotlight: GCI
In times of need, GCI is always happy and eager to provide whatever may help us.
Volunteer Spotlight: Pat & Tico
Over the past four years, Pat has developed great relationships with youth and staff. She has become close with some of the staff who have been there since she started.
Giving Young Mothers A Chance
Opened on October 15th, 1993, the need for Passage House program was revealed over time after several young ladies, babies in tow, arrived at Covenant House Alaska seeking shelter for themselves and their children.
Mary Jane Fate, Mother to Many, 1933-2020
Our state recently said goodbye to a beloved pioneer and luminary, Mary Jane Fate. She was an Athabascan elder, Alaskan trailblazer, and mother to our own Covenant House Alaska board member, Julie Fate Sullivan. She passed away peacefully with her husband of 65 years, Bud, by her side on April 10th. She was 86. Mary Jane was born in Rampart, …
Passage House Mothers Hunker Down
Becoming a mother is a life-changing event. It changes your perceptions of the world, your responsibilities, your financial needs, your priorities, and even the way you love others.