Category: Stories of Healing & Recovery

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Jordan Finds Hope among Peers on Her Journey to Sobriety

February 1, 2022

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.

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Celebrating Peer Supporters: Allies, Advocates, and Friends in Recovery

October 21, 2021

From the beginning of a youth’s journey with VOA Alaska, through mental health counseling and/or substance use treatment, Peer Support Specialists are there every step of the way.

Stories of Recovery | Dj Tyson

September 2, 2020

Shortly after leaving the Army, and after abandoning a year’s worth of planning for a life in Colorado to study photography, I found myself washing

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USOA Mrs. Alaska 2026, Carson Hupe, and Victoria Fatcheva, School-based Clinician

<img loading="lazy" width="2560" height="1707" data-src="https://voaak.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Shoebox-Project-Carson-scaled.jpg" class="attachment-full size-full wp-image-23105 lazyload" alt="USOA Mrs. Alaska 2026, Carson Hupe, and Victoria Fatcheva, School-based Clinician" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" style="--smush-placeholder-width: 2560px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 2560/1707;" /><noscript><img loading="lazy" width="2560" height="1707" data-src="https://voaak.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Shoebox-Project-Carson-scaled.jpg" class="attachment-full size-full wp-image-23105 lazyload" alt="USOA Mrs. Alaska 2026, Carson Hupe, and Victoria Fatcheva, School-based Clinician" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" style="--smush-placeholder-width: 2560px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 2560/1707;" /><noscript><img loading="lazy" width="2560" height="1707" src="https://voaak.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Shoebox-Project-Carson-scaled.jpg" class="attachment-full size-full wp-image-23105" alt="USOA Mrs. Alaska 2026, Carson Hupe, and Victoria Fatcheva, School-based Clinician" />

Adolescent Residential Center for Help

February 10, 2026

USOA Mrs. Alaska 2026, Carson Hupe, and Victoria Fatcheva, School-based Clinician

<img loading="lazy" width="2560" height="1707" data-src="https://voaak.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Shoebox-Project-Carson-scaled.jpg" class="attachment-full size-full wp-image-23105 lazyload" alt="USOA Mrs. Alaska 2026, Carson Hupe, and Victoria Fatcheva, School-based Clinician" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" style="--smush-placeholder-width: 2560px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 2560/1707;" /><noscript><img loading="lazy" width="2560" height="1707" data-src="https://voaak.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Shoebox-Project-Carson-scaled.jpg" class="attachment-full size-full wp-image-23105 lazyload" alt="USOA Mrs. Alaska 2026, Carson Hupe, and Victoria Fatcheva, School-based Clinician" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" style="--smush-placeholder-width: 2560px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 2560/1707;" /><noscript><img loading="lazy" width="2560" height="1707" src="https://voaak.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Shoebox-Project-Carson-scaled.jpg" class="attachment-full size-full wp-image-23105" alt="USOA Mrs. Alaska 2026, Carson Hupe, and Victoria Fatcheva, School-based Clinician" />

A Parent’s Perspective

February 10, 2026

USOA Mrs. Alaska 2026, Carson Hupe, and Victoria Fatcheva, School-based Clinician

<img loading="lazy" width="2560" height="1707" data-src="https://voaak.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Shoebox-Project-Carson-scaled.jpg" class="attachment-full size-full wp-image-23105 lazyload" alt="USOA Mrs. Alaska 2026, Carson Hupe, and Victoria Fatcheva, School-based Clinician" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" style="--smush-placeholder-width: 2560px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 2560/1707;" /><noscript><img loading="lazy" width="2560" height="1707" data-src="https://voaak.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Shoebox-Project-Carson-scaled.jpg" class="attachment-full size-full wp-image-23105 lazyload" alt="USOA Mrs. Alaska 2026, Carson Hupe, and Victoria Fatcheva, School-based Clinician" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" style="--smush-placeholder-width: 2560px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 2560/1707;" /><noscript><img loading="lazy" width="2560" height="1707" src="https://voaak.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Shoebox-Project-Carson-scaled.jpg" class="attachment-full size-full wp-image-23105" alt="USOA Mrs. Alaska 2026, Carson Hupe, and Victoria Fatcheva, School-based Clinician" />

Community Impact and Innovation

February 10, 2026

USOA Mrs. Alaska 2026, Carson Hupe, and Victoria Fatcheva, School-based Clinician

<img loading="lazy" width="2560" height="1707" data-src="https://voaak.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Shoebox-Project-Carson-scaled.jpg" class="attachment-full size-full wp-image-23105 lazyload" alt="USOA Mrs. Alaska 2026, Carson Hupe, and Victoria Fatcheva, School-based Clinician" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" style="--smush-placeholder-width: 2560px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 2560/1707;" /><noscript><img loading="lazy" width="2560" height="1707" data-src="https://voaak.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Shoebox-Project-Carson-scaled.jpg" class="attachment-full size-full wp-image-23105 lazyload" alt="USOA Mrs. Alaska 2026, Carson Hupe, and Victoria Fatcheva, School-based Clinician" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" style="--smush-placeholder-width: 2560px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 2560/1707;" /><noscript><img loading="lazy" width="2560" height="1707" src="https://voaak.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Shoebox-Project-Carson-scaled.jpg" class="attachment-full size-full wp-image-23105" alt="USOA Mrs. Alaska 2026, Carson Hupe, and Victoria Fatcheva, School-based Clinician" />

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