Published July 26, 2021, by Cecelia DeKorne Kindergarten in the 2020s is a tougher gig than play, sing and snack, and only one-third of Anchorage children are kindergarten-ready on the first day of school. It’s a sobering notion that only a third of our children are ready for kindergarten, but that should challenge rather than […]
Celebrating the 2021 Alexis de Tocqueville Society Community Service Awardees
Published July 18, 2021, by Frank Gerjevic Michele Brown and Jeff Berliner have been named the 2021 winners of the United Way of Anchorage Alexis de Tocqueville Society Community Service Award. The Tocqueville Community Service Award goes each year to a member or members of the society of leading United Way supporters who best exemplify […]
Renaissance Man in the Making
Published June 18, 2021, by Frank Gerjevic At 17, Jordan Lind-Charliaga could have become a statistic, and he certainly counts among the wounded. But he’s also a renaissance man in the making. Jordan is a graduate of the Back on Track Class of 2021. Back on Track is the five-year-old initiative of United Way of […]
Anchorage Celebrates Juneteenth for a Day and a Month
Published June 4, 2021, by Frank Gerjevic On June 19, 2021, Juneteenth Anchorage will mark the 1865 day in Galveston, Texas, when word finally reached those who had been slaves that their bondage had been declared over more than two years before with the Emancipation Proclamation of President Abraham Lincoln. Juneteenth, also known as Emancipation […]
You’re Invited: Be with Us from the Beginning on a New Strategic Plan
United Way of Anchorage is beginning to craft a strategic plan for the next three to five years. You’re invited to join in the creation. It is in our relationships, partnerships, and collaborations that we leverage the knowledge and resources necessary to create a common road map and vision of what success looks like. In […]
Restaurant-quality Lunch Was a Magnet at Step up School
Let’s put the bottom line at the top: Restaurant and Hunger Relief raised attendance at the Step Up school program by 40 percent. That was the word from Wiley Bland, a teacher at Step Up, an alternative school for Anchorage middle and high school students who have been suspended for at least a semester or […]
Partnerships Prove Stronger Than Pandemic
At United Way of Anchorage, we’ve long said we fight for the health, education, and financial stability of everyone in the community. So, we like to think of everyone as our partners in this work. That’s why we say thank you to everyone in Anchorage who has been dedicated to outlasting and overcoming COVID-19, from […]
Triple the Good: Help Us Cover the Check For Restaurant Relief
Four-month-old program delivers more than meals, makes the most of every dollar. The four-month-old Restaurant and Hunger Relief program has been a textbook example of what we can do when we LIVE UNITED. Through Feb. 21, 42 Anchorage restaurants had provided 69,000 meals to children, families, and seniors to 32 sites served by 23 nonprofit […]
2-1-1 Helping Alaskans Survive and Thrive
“Call 2-1-1.” A family in South Anchorage is struggling to pay a utility bill, a senior in Fairbanks needs help with scheduling a doctor appointment, a family in Kenai is months behind in the rent, a parent in Mat-Su needs to find childcare. “Call 2-1-1” – that’s become a routine recommendation for Alaskans who need […]
When We Walk Together, We All Stay Warmer
When we rebooted Walk 4 Warmth in 2020, we had no idea how good our timing would prove to be. We knew there was need. Lutheran Social Services of Alaska (LSSA), long one of our partners in this work and an agency of compassion and expertise in helping people keep their homes, had no help […]
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