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May 7, 2013

Published by Patrick Endres at May 7, 2013

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Love.

We love what we do. Each of us who works, serves, volunteers, or gives to Fairbanks Youth Advocates is doing so with their heart. We are […]

April 3, 2013

Published by Patrick Endres at April 3, 2013

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Sleeping Safe

We’ve been really busy since February. Last week we released our quarterly news update – if you didn’t get to read it then, read it now. […]

January 23, 2013

Published by Patrick Endres at January 23, 2013

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In From The Cold

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 2, 2013

Published by Patrick Endres at January 2, 2013

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New Beginnings

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. […]

July 5, 2012

Published by Patrick Endres at July 5, 2012

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Emergency Solutions

You can’t make up these stories. Stories of chronic abuse and a childhood on the street: “I’ve been out on the streets since I was, um, […]

June 21, 2012

Published by Patrick Endres at June 21, 2012

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Questions

Often, when I talk about FYA and the need for a shelter for youth in Fairbanks, I’m asked how many homeless youth there are here. […]

June 5, 2012

Published by Patrick Endres at June 5, 2012

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Come and see us!

We hope you’ll come out and chat with us this summer. We’ll be at the Tanana Valley Farmer’s Market (every Wednesday) as well as the Downtown […]

May 9, 2012

Published by Patrick Endres at May 9, 2012

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Homeless LGBT Youth

I’ve recently read several articles (The Body, Associated Press) that talked about the struggles faced by gay, lesbian, bi, and transgendered youth who become homeless. The […]

April 17, 2012

Published by Patrick Endres at April 17, 2012

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Human Trafficking

We are gearing up for Dolly Caswell’s presentation on Human Trafficking, April 30th at 7pm in the Noel Wien Auditorium. Educators and service providers should […]