2021 Community Impact Report
Resiliency. It’s a word that has always been important to VOA Alaska’s mission and our approach to serving the youth and families in our care. But that word has taken on a more significant meaning in the second year of the global COVID-19 pandemic.
We have now experienced something unique: a shared trauma. While every individual experience is different, our staff, our clients and their families, our organization, our partners, our community, our world, are all, at some level, coping with similar challenges.
In our 2021 Community Impact Report, discover how our team came together with a renewed sense of resiliency to face the year’s challenges and continue serving Alaska’s youth and families.
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Stories of Impact
In these extended stories, including reflections from our team, learn how VOA Alaska empowered youth and families to find hope, health, and healing in 2021.
School Based Mental Health
Tiffany Discovers VOA’s “One-Stop Shop” of Resources for Her Daughter
After struggling to find a place that provided the wrap-around support her daughter needed, Tiffany discovered a “one-stop shop” at VOA Alaska.
Residential Treatment
At ARCH, Tennyson Learns to Trust; Finds His Calling to Help Others
After learning to trust and open up to his clinician at ARCH, Tennyson discovers his passion and natural talent for helping others.
School Based Mental Health
Tiffany Discovers VOA’s “One-Stop Shop” of Resources for Her Daughter
After struggling to find a place that provided the wrap-around support her daughter needed, Tiffany discovered a “one-stop shop” at VOA Alaska.
Residential Treatment
At ARCH, Tennyson Learns to Trust; Finds His Calling to Help Others
After learning to trust and open up to his clinician at ARCH, Tennyson discovers his passion and natural talent for helping others.
Youth Behavioral Health
Jordan Finds Hope among Peers on Her Journey to Sobriety
After opening up to her parents that she wasn’t feeling herself, Jordan joined VOA Alaska’s Day Treatment program and found the supportive team she needed to reach her goals.
Supportive Housing
Topanga’s Support Team at VOA Reminds Her of the “Good Days”
After transitioning between camps, cars, and couches, Topanga is celebrating more than one year in her own apartment.
Youth Behavioral Health
Jordan Finds Hope among Peers on Her Journey to Sobriety
After opening up to her parents that she wasn’t feeling herself, Jordan joined VOA Alaska’s Day Treatment program and found the supportive team she needed to reach her goals.
Supportive Housing
Topanga’s Support Team at VOA Reminds Her of the “Good Days”
After transitioning between camps, cars, and couches, Topanga is celebrating more than one year in her own apartment.
Prevention and Public Health
Building Healthier Communities Through Advocacy, Outreach, and Connection
VOA Alaska is building healthy communities by creating opportunities for young Alaskans to learn, grow, and be empowered.
Kinship Family Program
Ashley Breaks the Cycle of Family Trauma with Kinship Care
Ashley was in and out of foster care growing up. So was her mother. So when the call came, they didn’t hesitate to bring her cousin’s four children into their home.
Public Health and Prevention
Building Healthier Communities Through Advocacy, Outreach, and Connection
VOA Alaska is building healthy communities by creating opportunities for young Alaskans to learn, grow, and be empowered.
Kinship Family
When Grandma Becomes Mom: The Amazing Self-Sacrifice of a Kinship Caregiver
“I had no idea that she was even being born,” Cindy says. But as Grandma, she knew she had to step in to become her foster parent.
Who We Serve
Our Impact, By the Numbers
