February 22, 2013
Homelessness among young people is hard to see. We call them the invisible homeless: they don’t want to be seen, counted, identified, singled out. Besides, they […]
January 30, 2013
Resiliency. That’s a term that comes up often when talking with other service providers, but may not be one the general public recognizes. Think strength. Think […]
January 23, 2013
It is that time of year again. Every year in January, across the nation, communities come together to gather information about the scope of homelessness within […]
January 12, 2013
Growing up, saying “Thank You,” was a very important skill to master, but also a highly valued expectation of my family. Thank you’s were passed back […]
January 2, 2013
Happy New Year! A month ago, we officially opened our doors and admitted the first teens into our temporary shelter, operated out of First Presbyterian Church. […]
November 15, 2012
November is National Youth Homelessness Awareness Month, and yet, in Fairbanks, many of us have no reference point to understand youth homelessness in Interior Alaska. I […]
October 19, 2012
Last week, at the annual conference of the Alaska Coalition on Housing and Homeless, I had the opportunity to meet a young woman who now works […]
October 5, 2012
As a teen, my home-life sucked. Abuse, neglect, and my mom’s severe mental illness made home the last place I wanted to be. The ways I […]
September 17, 2012
This Sunday we had the opportunity to attend the Revive The Red Tent season opening at the Empress Theatre. We delighted in the samplings of their […]