Shedding light on common challenges our community members face exposes what holds us all back. The more we understand them, the more we can find and advance solutions that improve our community. That’s why we’re producing a written word and visual storytelling project, called BACKLIGHTS, featuring people like you. To share your story, submit this form.
Since 1956, United Way of Anchorage has supported solutions that empower community members to reach their potential. People’s experiences always inform the initiatives we undertake. For instance, a growing concern for Alaskans is maintaining or improving their financial stability. We’re hearing more and more that people are:
- Living paycheck to paycheck.
- Not working their preferred amount of hours each week.
- Prevented from pursuing or changing jobs.
Do any of these apply to you? Would you share what barriers or challenges have affected your education, financial stability and health? Tell us here. We all deserve to have opportunities to cover our needs and feel successful.
Your involvement will help us produce four pieces for BACKLIGHTS. We’re providing gift-card stipends to all participants. Depending on your level of involvement, you’ll receive $50 or $150. If you participate, here’s some of the steps that we’ll take to get from start to finish…
- Meet with you at a coffee shop to learn more about you.
- Invite you and other participants to attend a two-hour workshop.
- Schedule video interviews of you at different locations on one day.
- Ask you to review the piece that includes you.
- Publish the piece on our storytelling project website.
We’re willing to include and provide stipends for more than one person in your household or family (excluding children). If anyone in your home is interested in participating in our project, will you please let us know? We ask you to encourage them to fill out this form.
Do you have friends or colleagues in your network who could add insights about your journey? We’d like to include them in the piece and providing stipends for them too. They’re welcome to submit the form also.
By helping us know what you’ve faced, we can better support your future. Please consider sharing your story. United, we can advance our community.
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