11/4/21 By Sam Buisman – Covenant House Alaska Staff Writer With its history of service to Alaskans outdating the history of our state itself, Covenant House Alaska is proud to partner with and humbled to receive the generous support of Alaska Communications. As a long-time supporter, Alaska Communications’ gifts to Covenant House Alaska are foundational to our mission of ending …
This September, we opened the doors of MACK House (Minors Accessing Care & Kindness), our new housing facility designed to serve the specific needs of minors experiencing homelessness. We talked with Executive Director Alison Kear about this exciting new venture. Q: Alison, we are all thrilled about MACK House and what it means for the youth we serve. Can you explain …
10/11/21 By Jacquii Cue, Covenant House Alaska Ambassador In celebration of Indigenous Peoples’ Day, we’d like to introduce you to one of our Covenant House Alaska ambassadors, Jacquii with a Cue from Kotzebue. We have asked her to share her perspective on Indigenous Peoples’ day because we believe fully in using our platform to spark conversation and spread awareness around …
10/11/21 By Covenant House International On Indigenous Peoples’ Day, we are proud to honor our native sisters and brothers working in Covenant House sites across the countries where we operate services for young people facing homelessness. Audriana “Audri” Foss is from the Dena’ina and Yupik tribes from Pedro Bay, on Lake Iliamna, which is one of five of the smallest …
10/1/21 By Sam Buisman — Covenant House Alaska Staff Writer Every day at Covenant House Alaska, we serve young people who are enduring or are susceptible to exploitation. With nearly three in 10 of the youth we serve having experienced some form of human trafficking, combatting this incomparable evil is a tenant of our programming at Covenant House Alaska. Our …
9/22/21 By Sam Buisman – Covenant House Alaska Staff Writer We’ve all noticed it. The days are getting shorter, the weather is getting colder, the snow is creeping down from the mountains and into our backyards — summer is over, and the fall is here! With summer coming to an official close, we wanted to highlight all the amazing adventures …
9/10/21 By Sam Buisman – Covenant House Alaska Staff Writer Today marks the 19th annual World Suicide Prevention Day, and we at Covenant House Alaska want to honor this day with an honest discussion on the scale of this problem and reflection on the work we do to abate it. Suicide prevention is integrated into our day-to-day operations at Covenant …
The new Cleaning Crew at Covenant House’s downtown Youth Navigation Center volunteers to come in after hours for a quick cleaning of the building,
The below memoriam is written by our Chief Program Officer, Heidi Huppert. We love our youth, like our own. In our little chapel with its glass walls, we have held far too many memorial services for the young people we have lost. With the services we pull together with our Pastoral Minister and a smattering of staff that knew the …
In June, Covenant House Alaska broke ground on its historic and innovative plan to build 22 micro-unit apartments for youth experiencing homelessness. We sat down with Executive Director, Alison Kear, to learn more. Q: Alison, what an incredible time to be a supporter of Covenant House Alaska. We just broke ground on 22 micro-unit apartments on this very footprint on …
