THE SALVATION ARMY, ALASKA DIVISION
2017 ANNUAL REPORT
The Salvation Army, an international movement, is an evangelical part of the universal Christian Church. Its message is based on the Bible. Its ministry is motivated by the love of God. Its mission is to preach the gospel of Jesus Christ and to meet human needs in His name without discrimination.
Dear Friends,
It has been a blessing and honor to serve with The Salvation Army Alaska Division. We have watched the Army of volunteers, officers, board members, Salvationists, Soldiers, partners and friends provide life changing services to those in need.
From Southeast Alaska to the far noth in Fairbanks, The Salvation Army and our friends work hard every day to preach the gospel of Jesus Christ and to meet human needs in His name without discrimination. From the smallest villages like Klawock or Angoon to the largest city of Anchorage we have been fortunate to see the good that the Officers of The Salvation Army do in their communities.
In Alaska since 1898 and in 18 communities across the state, the fight for good continues. The Salvation Army Alaska Division is battling addiction, homelessness, hunger, and hopelessness. In 2017 The Alaska Division served 7,409 Alaskans every month.
We cannot thank you enough for your support and encouragement. All across Alaska we are seeing an increased need for our services. Our food pantries are serving more people, we have more applications for the Older Alaskans Program; there are more requests for assistance of all kinds. Through the generosity and inspiration of our donors, volunteers, and partners, we can continue to Do The Most Good across Alaska.
We are grateful to be a part of such a powerful and life changing organization. The Salvation Army thanks you for your compassion and continued support. Together we can change the lives of those in need.
Thank you and may God continue to bless you and your families.In His honor,
Major Mike DickinsonDivisional CommanderAlaska Divisional Headquarters
Major Cindy DickinsonDivisional Director of Women’s MinistriesAlaska Divisional Headquarters
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Through advisory boards, local community leaders volunteer their efforts to help the Army in maintaining good business and professional relations. These boards review annual budgets, help coordinate programs
with other agencies, and provide advice for local activities and fundraising campaigns.
Community Advisory Boards
Anchorage Cynthia BernsConnie ChambersRalph CostanzoLainie DreasSteve EndersMarian EstelleLaTasha EvansSue GastonMichael JamesLamarr JensenDavid KennedyJanet KincaidLoren LemanTom LeonardLois LesterLinda MacCubbinRob McWhorterJay PageTony PfisterLewis QuinnDanicia ShiryayevShannon TitzelBrett Von GemmingenLindsey WhittAnna Woods
FairbanksMary BinkleyDave ChausseDonna DavidsonRandy FrankJerry HaugebergPat IveyRita LeakeTom RobertsSallie StuvekChick Wallace
JuneauAlan AkiyamaMalin BabcockVictoria GodkinElmer IgnellTracy KubleyCathy MunozBob PiorkowskiMark StophaJo An White
Mat-SuLamarr AndersonAdam CrumDana CruzJanet KincaidLinda Menard-PostMari Jo ParksPete ProbascoCheryl RiggsSue SmithColleen StrykenCraig Thorn
Petersburg Stephen HomerRoxy LeeBeulah LuhrLarry MathenyGloria OhmerAlana PfundtMarvin Ronimous
Wrangell Scott GlazeKeene KohrtPatrick MayerJamie RobertsBonnie RoherDon Roher
Anchorage Advisory Board member Shannon Titzel serves as a personal shopper during the 2017 Neighborhood GIFT event in Anchorage.
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Hope BrigadeThese generous individuals have either established a planned gift or notified us they are including The Salvation Army intheir estate plans. They have a special place in our hearts.
Frank & Gertie Ahern • David E. Berry • Harriet T. Botelho • James Bradley • Jeffrey P. Cargo • Herman Carlson • Constance J. *& Williams D. Chambers Delynne Chambers • Denise & Melinda Cox • Vera Crews Irene Darbyshire • Lars Richard Eide • Eleanor Franke°• Allouise E. Gehrke • Norma Jean Gosnell Richard C.Heieren • Leah J. Hoffman° • Elmer R. Ignell Charlotte L. Johnson • James & Nancy Kichak • Barbara Lappala • Charles F. & Kathleen Lyons • Robert & Patricia MacNaughton • Frank D. Neill Jr. • Erika Oder • Marie Olson • Walter & Sara Ortner • Tony* & Ruth Pfister Peter & Bernadine Raiskums • Lee & Sabra Reid • Major Dolores Rivitt • Kathryn Jean Sargent • Harriet H. & Edward S. Saunders • Robert Vanderhoff • Franklin Williams, Sr. • Gordon & Bertina Wolfe • Blair E. & Mary Wondzell
* Member of a Salvation Army Community Advisory Board°Women’s Auxiliary members
William Booth Society
On these and the following pages we give special recognition to those donors who generously contributed $1,000 ormore. The Salvation Army has made every effort to ensure accuracy of the information in this report. If you see an
error or omission, please contact us at: [email protected] or (907) 276-2515.
$10,000-$14,999
Organizations: Alaska Frontier Constructors Alaska National Insurance Company • Atwood Foundation LYNDEN • Marion G. Weeks Charitable Foundation Petro 49, Inc. dba Petro Marine Services • Providence Medical Center, KodiakIndividuals: Connie* & Bill Chambers • Tamara Evans • Mike Hageland • Barbara Lappala, • Mary Segelhorst • Arlene B. Steward
$15,000-$24,999
Organizations: Alaska USA Foundation Barber • BP Exploration (Alaska) Inc. • Fireweed Dry Cleaning • Food Bank of Alaska, Inc.Individuals: Evan Rowland
$25,000-$99,999
Organizations: Anchorage Home Builders • Boyer Towing Co. • ConocoPhillips • Providence Alaska Foundation • Rasmuson Foundation • Richard L. and Diane Block Foundation
$100,000-$124,999
Organizations: Bill Stroecker FoundationIndividuals: Aurelie McCain
$5,000-$9,999
Organizations: Alaska Community Foundation Door Systems of Alaska • First National Bank • MEA Charitable Foundation • Northrim Bank • Northwest Strategies • Sourdough Jacks Cabins • The Sholton Foundation • Woods Plumbing and HeatingIndividuals: Anne & Samuel Abbate • Malin Babcock & William De Armond • Steve & Cheryl Beeson Marion Carrington • Jeffrey De Long • Stanley Edgington Petter & Janet Jahnsen • Judith Kreiss • Carol Lindsey Carolyn Majors • Karen Martz & Earl PettyJohn • Steve McAllister • Frances Mlakar • Andrew Moran • Edward Rasmuson • Lee & Sabra Reid • Jonathan & Shanna Springer • Cheryl Tagarook • Shannon* & Mark Titzel Robert & Glen Tjomsland • James & Cecelia Wilcox
* Member of a Salvation Army Community Advisory Board 3
Lee and Sabra Reid celebrated 30 years of marriage in February. They met in Alaska while Sabra was doing grad work at Alaska Pacific University (APU) on peat septic systems and Lee was working as the sewer project manager: he was her chemistry professor. So, if you ask the two how they met, they like to say they met in a sewer. Together the two have built their life in Alaska that stretches across nine children, five from Sabra’s first marriage and four from Lee’s first marriage, their 19 grandchildren and 19 great grandchildren. Lee made a career as a Public Health Service engineer after a stint in the Army serving in the Korean War, then graduating from West Virginia University, then University of Washington with his PhD. He went on to teach in the University of Alaska system. Sabra, with a Masters from APU, and her PhD. in Geology from University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF), also turned to teaching at the University level. Their connection to Alaska and The Salvation Army stretches back to the 60s. Sabra can recall being married to her first husband when she arrived in the state. “It was Sept 1, 1960 when Chaplain Berry with The Salvation Army married us at his house on 10th and C Street.” She also said
because they were very poor she turned to the Salvation Army to get clothes for all her children. “I bought my first baby’s clothes at The Salvation Army down on C Street before it went down in the earthquake. Ten cents apiece. I will never forget that.” For Lee it was when he got involved in flood work in 1967 in Fairbanks as a PHS Officer. Lee said he was
always reading about The Salvation Army being on scene when disaster strikes and he also knew that they had rehabilitation programs for alcoholics. He said knowing that they never lost their focus on helping people pushed him to get involved with The Salvation Army. Both Lee and Sabra said they have seen the work The Salvation Army does and know that the Army stays focused on helping people. “The people are dedicated and they always stay focused” said Lee. “That is why we continue to support The Salvation Army” he said. Now retired and living in Anchorage Lee and Sabra stay busy with projects around the house and their cabin as well as their hobbies. Sabra knits, crochets and gardens, and is a pipe organist, while Lee does wood working, rebuilds wooden boats and anything Sabra wants him to do around the house.
VOLUNTEERS
The Salvation Army Alaska Division serves 18 communities across the state and countless programs that help Alaskans in need. These programs and the mission of The Salvation Army depend on volunteers that give thousands of hours to Doing The Most Good. Volunteers are truly the “army” behind The Salvation Army. They commit wholeheartedly to the work needed for the success of The Salvation Army’s programs. Our volunteers teach music lessons to youth, serve meals to the hungry, ring the kettle bell around the state over the holidays, sort gifts and food, run thrift stores...and much, much more. For those most in need, volunteers are not only helpful; they are inspiring too. Countless people receiving services later give back with their own time and energy to programs that helped them. It’s easy to join the volunteer army and serve with whatever time and talents you have. Call (907) 276-2515 or visit www. alaska.salvationarmy.org.
A Volunteer sorts through toys during the 2017 Neighborhood GIFT event in Anchorage. In 2017 volunteers donated 71,097 hours to Doing The Most Good.
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Donor Spotlight
ORGANIZATIONSAdvanced Physical Therapy • Afognak Native Corp • AK Federation of Filipino Americans • Alaska Airlines • Alaska Industrial Insulation & Fireproofing • Alaska Medicine Endoscopy Llc • Alaska OB/GYN Care • Alaska Peace Officers Association • Alaska Waste Management, Inc. • Alaskan Gun & Ammo • All About Herbs, Inc. • ALPS Federal CreditUnion • Alyeska Pipeline Co. • American Legion Auxillary Unit 3 • Anchorage East Rotary • Anchorage Reformed Presbyterian Fellowship • Anchorage South Rotary • Bank of America • Bilikin Investment Group, Inc • Bob’s IGA • BPOE 1772 • BBNC • Leon Brown • Calais Company, Inc. • Chapel By The Lake • Chapel of The North • Chugach Family Medical Clinic • City and Borough of Sitka • City of Hoonah • Cordova Church Of The Nazarene • Corporation of St. Joseph’s Parish • D.J.G. Development • Davis Constructors & Engineers • Diversified Tire, Inc. • Doyon Limited • Estate of John F. McManamin • First Bank • First Congregational Church • First Rate Financial • First United Methodist Church • Fraternal Order of Eagles #1037 • GCI Corporate Services • General Mechanical, Inc. • George Horner Trust • Haf & Haf Inc. • Hall Quality Homes • Harbor Light Assembly of God • Holland America Line • Howser’s IGA Market • International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers • Iron Horse Liquor, Inc. • Kenai Electric Company • Ketchikan Indian Community • Kodiak Community Foundation • Kodiak Lions Club • Lang Family Fund • Louise Stutes for House • Loyal Order of Moose • Matanuska Telephone Association • MegaWatt Electric • Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Ferner & Smith • Moore & Sons Automotive • Mountain View LionsClub • Mt Verstovia Lodge #18 • Murrison Incorporated • Neeser Construction • Northern Meats Inc. • Odom Corporation • Old Harbor Native Corp. • Oxford Assaying & Refining Group
Palmer Lions Club • Pilot Publishing Inc • Providence Anchorage Anesthesia Medical Group, P.C • Reluctant Fisherman Llc • Rotary 2000 • Rotary Club of Fairbanks • Sealaska Corp. • Shoreside Petroleum, Inc. • Sitka C.H.A.R.R • Sitka Moose Lodge 1350 • Sitka Tribe Of Alaska • Sitka Wildlife Tours • Spenard Lions Club • St. Paul Lutheran Church • St. Peters by-the-Sea Episcopal Church • Star of the Sea Chapel • Superman Moving and Delivery • Taiga Mining Company Inc • Teddy’s Tasty Meats Inc. • The Caboose Lounge • The Law Offices of Brett von Gemmingen, LLC • The North West Co.(International)Inc. • Thunder Mountain LLC • Tiger Trust • Tisher Construction • Totem Maritime Alaska • Tyler Fish Co., Inc. • Udelhoven Oilfield Systems Services • ULKBC, Inc • United States Coast Guard • Usibelli Foundation • Valley Feed LLC • Valley Hotel, Inc. • Venneberg Insurance Inc. • Waldec Enterprises, Inc. • Ward B & Tupama T. Huriburt Charitable Fund • Word Of Life Lutheran Church
INDIVIDUALSLaura Achee • Richard & Kristi Acuff • Joanne Alsup • Jeanne Anderson • Paul AndersonSteven & Nancy Axelson • Leslie & Jeffrey Baken • James & Kathleen Balko • Sheila BarrettPaul & Robin Barrett • Kevin Barry • Donald & Rexann Bassler • Robert and Jonanie Behrends • Gerald Bellezza • James & Ellen Bennett • George Benson • Jim Bentley • Maria Berg • Daniel & Sharlene Berg • Karen & Russell Biggs • Gregg Bigsby & Beth MacCready • Catherine & Charles Binford • Mary Binkley* • Robert Bischoff • Leonard & Linda Bolog • Michael & Lynn Boots • John & Betty Borg • Arthur & Nancy Bors • Harriet Botelho • William H. & Susan S. Bowers • Sherrill & Deryl Box • Sharol Brandt • Cathy Brenner† • William Brickley • Margaret Brickley • John & Derek Bringhurst
Betty Lou Broderick • William & Janice Brown • Sarah Brown • Melanie Brown-Vrbonas • Rosa Bruno • Doreen & John Buettner • Diana L. Burch • Douglas & Bonita Buteyn • Fred & Edith Byers • Beverly Caldwell • Karen Calvin • Alice Cameron • Marjorie Campbell • Omer & Carol Carey • Thomas G. Carlson • Martin & Antje Carlson • Jeanne & Glen Carroll • David Carter • Larry & Barbara Cash • Maria E. Celli • David & Tina Chapman • Serra Charles • Philip &Constance Cochran • Lance Colbert • Nancy Cooper • Harold & M.J. Coutts • Suzanne Cowee • Paul Daggett • Gary Dalton • Ms. Holly Davis • Louise Dawson • W. Rian & Janice De Lancey • Leslie Dean • Anne DeMuth & Mark Hodge • Gilbert & Ruth Ann Dickie • Ray Dinger • Mary Dodge • Margaret Donat • Craig Dorman • Joseph & Rheba Dupras • Herbert Eckmann • Paula & James Eller • Robert Elliot • Marjorie Ellis • Mary Sue Endacott • Robert & Paula Evans • William E Farling • Robert & Diane Fejes • John & Starla Ferguson • Carol Field • Vada Ford • Kelly Foreman • Eleanor Franke •Heidi Franklin† • Kim & J Frensley • Esther & James Fueg •Pattie Fullenwider •Phillip & Adelyn Funk • Patricia J. Gallagher • Gus & Jerelyn Gillespie • David Goggins • Ronald Gordon Matthew Groskie • Michael & Deeann Grummett • Roy Guernsey • Marguerite & TonyGuerriero • Steve & Roberta Gulledge • Silvia & Jack Gwaltney • Jess & Kathleen Hall • Vern & Debi Hall • Frank Hamsher • Norma Hannan • Gordon & Eileen Harang • Betty Harris • Raymond M. Hartlieb • Scott Hartman • John Harvill • Neil Hawthorne • Janine M. Hayes • Lois Hays • Ken Helem • William & Cheryl Helkenn • Jack & Karen Henriksen • Gerald & Lucy Hepler • Landra Higbee • Dwight & Linda Hill • Leah Hoffman °• Maurice & Vicki Hollowell
$1,000 - $4,999
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Dorothy Holm • Elizabeth & Harry Holt • Charlene & David Howe • James Howell • Joan Hoyt • Charles Huck • David Hudspeth • Ward & Tuparna Hurlburt • Barbara & Michael Irmen • Larry Ison • Mary Jackson • Mike & Deanna James • Vicki Jansen • Gary Jethani • Marsha Johansen • Eileen H. Johansen • Craig & Terrie Johnson • Todd & Stacy Johnson • Charlotte Johnson • Stanley N. Jones, M.D. • Judith Judge • Ruth Kalerak • Evelyn Kanen • Fredrick Kasnick • Keith & Beverly Kelton • Keith Kenaston • Gerhard Keyl • Don Kim & Sun Young Park • Kenneth & Beth Kincaid • Janet Kincaid* • Charles & Jimmie King • David Kitka • Dora Klatt • Christine Klein & Timothy Law • John Klemzak • David Kohfield • Leo & Beth Kouremetis • Karen Kowalski • Gerd Krause • Michael Krepel • Patricia Krueger • Stephen Kulin • Steve A. Lambert • Robert & Rene Leach • Steve & Linda Leirer • Tom Leonard* • Carol Lindsey • Kristopher R. Lindsey • Matthew Lindsey • Kurt Lindsey • John Logsdon • Eva Loken • Loren Lounsbury • Linda & Robert Lund • Dorcas Lutz • Kathy Lyday • Roberta & Richard Lytle • Margie MacNeille & Julian Mason • Donald Madsen • David Malette • Rose Manning • Shirley Mapheny • Laron & Julie Martin • Hilary Martin • Gary & Linda Matthews • Ronald Matviyak • Dan May • Barbara & Donald May • Barbara & J L McCarrey • Melanie McCleave • Christina McCoy Sara C. McIntire
Rob* Lea Anne & JJ McWhorter • Thomas Melaney • Donald & Susan Mellish • Linda Menard • Lottie Michael • Suzanne M. Milette • John Miley • Elaine Mills • Judith & George Moerlein • James & Judith Moore • Steve & Linda More • Maryellen Moreno • Leon & Carolyn Mork • Sandy & Stephen Morris • Julia Naughton • Richard Navitsky & Tanya Leincky • Freida & William Neher • Paul Nelson • Robert Nelson • Wilbur & Sheryl Nelson • Kenneth Nelson • Laurel & David Nesje • Peter & Julie Neyhart • Iona Nims • Kris Norosz • Howard Nugent • Percy Nusunginya • Maura & Joseph Odell • Don & Candace Olson • Jay & Deborah Ossiander • Sarah & Joshua Parsons • Paul & Marolyn Pedersen • Robert & BonniePeterkin • Laurence & Darlene Peterson • Stephen G. Peterson • Raymond Peterson • John & Nancy Pettit • Tony* & Ruth Pfister • Alana & Jeff Pfundt • William Pomeroy & Susan Poor • Edward Popek • Elizabeth B. Preis • David Pritchard • Lewis & Gayle Quinn • John & Carolyn Rader • Jenni & Mike Ragland • Nancy Rainer • B. G. Randlett • Matthew & Kim Raymond • Betty & Roger Redfern • Michael Reid • Lynn & Jerry Reinwand • Dean Robinson • Merrilee & Lee Rohwer • John & Jeannine Samuelson • Thomas Sardy • Joshua Satterfield • Paul & Frankie Sayer • Kurt Schelle • Ruth & John Schommer • Jerome & Gloria Selby • Bruce & Diane Shellenbaum Kirk Sherwood • Dr. Sarah Shoffstall Stephen & Deanna Sitter • Melvin Slater • Sandra Sloat
Arta Louise Smith • Harold Smith • Gloria Smith • Jo A. Sonerholm • Jane Sparks • Eldon Stamps • Fred Stassel • Paul Steele • Dennis & Ginger Steffy • Damien & Mary Stella • Beverly Stevens • Matthew and Nichole Streiff • Coleen StryKen • James Stuart • Dennis & Gina Such • Larry & Maria Sweppy • Karen Taylor • Theodore Taylor • Maynard Taylor • Patrick & Marilyn Taylor • John F. Teeter • Wesley & Karen Tegeler • David & Mildred Templin • Jay Thatcher • Mary Thomas-Mears • David & JenniferTollerud • Michael & Barbara Travis • Clay & Debra Triplehorn • Don & Julia Triplehorn • Forrest Truemper • Dale & Kathleen Tumey • Janet Upton • Joseph Usibelli & Peggy Shumaker • Jeraldine Van Den Top • Gary & Mary Van Hooser • Ralph Van Vleet • Marc & Vikki VanBuskirk • Don & Anetta Vander Jagt • Barbara A. Vandervegt • Thomas & Patricia Vest • Brett von Gemmingen* • Carol Vondra • Thomas & Dorothy Wagoner • Joanna & Kenneth Walch • Helga & Bill Watterson • Suzanne Waugaman • Ral West • Norm & Kathleen Wilder • Donna Willard • Dorothy & James Wilson • Larry & Peggy Wilson • Jill Wirnkar • Johnny & Alice Womac • Blair Wondzell • Vern Wood • Thomas & Anna Woods* • Noel & Jean Woods • Pete & Georgia Woodson • Timothy & Donna Worthen • Wrangell Ministerial Assocation • Debbie Wright • Jerry Wylie • Robert Young • Edward & Terrie Zehrung • Nancy Zverina
* Member of a Salvation Army CommunityAdvisory Board °Women’s Auxiliary members †Salvation Army Staff
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Lives Touched – Statewide Impact
7,409Alaskans Served
Monthly
601Alaskans receiving a Camp Experience
71,175 Bed Nights
Available
71,097Volunteer Hours
36,926Toys & Gifts
Given
13,954Clothing Items
Provided
410,166Meals Served
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BEGINNING BALANCE$1,142,300
ENDING BALANCE$1,741,408
TOTAL REVENUE$20,298,148
TOTAL EXPENSES$18,536,756
FUNDING SOURCE
Government Grants & Fees $4,904683
Contributions (Cash and In-kind) $6,247,388
Earned income (Program service fees,Thrift Store sales, Other) $9,146,077
45% 24%
31%
2017HOW FUNDS WERE USED
TOTAL: $15,893,026
81%
3%
16%
PROGRAM SERVICES
MANGEMENT
FUNDRAISING
SOCIAL SERVICES $7,044,516
CORPS $5,068,001
RESIDENTIAL SERVICES $3,780,509
Senior Services (Older Alaskans Program, Serendipity Adult Day Services), Homeless Services, Rehabilitation Services (Clitheroe Outpatient),Youth Services (King’s Lake Camp), Family Services and Thrift Stores (all Corps)
All Corps, Divisional Youth Ministry, Divisional Women’sMinistry, Men’s Ministry, Divisional Community Care Ministry, Women’s Auxiliary, Events
Rehabilitation & Transitional Housing, Residential Services
Numbers provided pertain to fiscal year 2017 (10/1/2016 - 9/30/2017).For details about FY 2017 financials, see the full report at www.alaska.salvationarmy.org.
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Each year, during October’s moose hunting season, hunters search out across the island for moose to take down and bring home to their families. In most areas, moose need to have antlers at least 50 inches wide to be fair game. Registered hunters are even required to watch an instructional video: “Is this Moose Legal?” Last year, hunters around Mitkof Island shot five moose illegally, which provided more than 1,500 pounds of surrendered meat. Of that meat, half went to the school district in Petersburg and the other half went to The Salvation Army to distribute to 10
service organizations at no cost. Major Loni Upshaw, Petersburg Corps Officer, estimates that the 750 pounds The Salvation Army distributed fed about 3,200 people.
In Petersburg, surrendered moose meat gift is multiplied
– New Frontier Chronicle
– New Frontier Chronicle
A new program started by The Salvation Army Alaska Division, using AmeriCorps members, helps seniors prepare for natural disasters and weather emergencies. By doing so, the Safe Seniors AmeriCorps
Program hopes to reduce the impact disasters may have on the daily lives of seniors and equip them with the necessary tools and knowledge to survive a disaster and recover quickly. Through the program The Salvation Army AmeriCorps members help seniors work the three steps to preparedness. Be informed, create a plan and develop a kit. By
being informed, seniors learn what hazards threaten their neighborhoods and community. They create a plan which includes a support network, household preparedness and self-assessment and then practice the planned actions or update their old plan. The last step is to develop their kit by gathering critical supplies such as food, water and medication. According to The Salvation Army Safe Seniors AmeriCorps Program Manger Maddie Kettner, the program is one of the few available in Anchorage for seniors. So far, the program has handed out 25 kits and have enrolled close to 50 seniors.
The Salvation Army Safe Seniors AmeriCorps Program
distributes emergency kits The Salvation Army’s housing program in Kodiak has been renovated to assist a growing number of individuals dealing with addiction. Over the past eight years, the number of residents coming through The Beachcombers—The Salvation Army housing program—and participating in programs that address substance abuse has nearly doubled. The Beachcombers property was originally built for 12 men, but has been renovated into two separate apartments, which will house seven women and nine men. The timing of the project is critical. Opioid deaths in Alaska have surged to twice the national rate.
Salvation Army responds to increased substance
abuse in Kodiak
The Salvation Army’s Mat-Su Corps feeds hundreds through the Valley Thanksgiving Blessing. According to Captain Jeff Josepheson,
more than 500 residents are provided with everything they would need for a Thanksgiving meal. Canned vegetables, cranberry
sauce, butter, stuffing, potatoes, gravy, rolls, turkey pan and turkey. Planning for the event begins five months prior to the distribution date and is a partnership between The Salvation Army, The Mat Su Health Foundation and Foodbank of Alaska. Captain Josepheson said the event is the community coming together. Neighbors helping neighbors.
Mat-Su Corps feeds hundreds through
Thanksgiving Blessing
Around the State
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Clitheroe Center Expands Program
The Salvation Army Alaska Division and the Alaska Department of Corrections (ADOC) are working together to help incarcerated individuals at Hiland Mountain Correctional Center (HMCC) and at Goose Creek Correctional Center fight addiction. The Salvation Army provides evidence-based substance abuse treatment services that meet the individual assessed needs of offenders. By building on the success of The Salvation Army’s Clitheroe Center, those incarcerated and enrolled in the program will be provided the tools necessary to achieve lifetime recovery.
As with the Clitheroe Center program, which began in 1976, treatment services will focus on addressing the substance abuse and mental health issues of individuals. Theprogram will be culturally relevant and built around evidenced based practices, which addresses not only addictive behavior, but criminal thinking patterns as well. The Salvation Army program will provide substance abuse treatment services to an estimated 1,400 clients a year.
Because substance Abuse is a documented issue for an overwhelming majority of those incarcerated. Assisting offenders with their addiction is the important key to reducing recidivism.
Residents at the Clitheroe Center in Anchorage participate in a group session.
The National Average for a client’s successful discharge from substance abuse rehabilitation program is 33 percent, in 2017 The Salvation Army’s Clitheroe Center’s was 57 percent.
Learn more about the Clitheroe Center
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Newborn Kahleel, mom Hannah Jensen, 2-year-old
Kohen and father David Dumpson. Kahleel is the
first baby to be born at the McKinnell House Shelter.
The Salvation Army Shelters are A place for new beginnings
In each community where The Salvation Army operates, local officers work in partnership with homeless coalitions or other agencies to determine the most effective way to help those in need of shelter. Services range from homelessness prevention to emergency shelter or lodging, transitional housing and follow-up services. The role of The Salvation Army differs in each community, depending on what other organizations and agencies are providing. However, The Salvation Army’s promise, “Doing the Most Good®,” is the same throughout the entire state. With a mix of grant funds and individual donations, The Salvation Army provides basic homeless prevention services in the Mat-Su Valley, Fairbanks, Sitka and Kodiak as well as in the southeast communities of Cordova, Petersburg, Wrangell, Angoon, Hoonah, Haines, Klawock and Kake. The Kodiak Corps has offered transitional housing on-site since 2006. The property was originally built for 12 men, but has been renovated into two separate apartments, which will house seven women and nine men. At the Salvation Army McKinnell House, in Anchorage, homeless families find safe shelter while they work on getting back into independent housing. The facility offers 16 family rooms and services that help parents regain independent housing. It’s available to two-parent families and single parents with children. In 2017 146 families were moved to permanent housing.
To learn more about others the Salvation
Army has helped
Rahsaan his wife and four children never expected to land on the doorstep of The Salvation Army’s McKinnell House. “I didn’t know what to expect, it was a humbling experience. Imagine being able to provide for your family one minute then suddenly not being able to provide for your family. It was a tough decision. The toughest I ever made.”Rahsaan recalls meeting with the McKinnell House staff, “They wanted to know what our plan was. What we were going to do? I knew what I needed to do, but I did not know about all the help that was available through The Salvation Army.”Within weeks of moving into the shelter, Rahsaan secured two jobs. “They made sure I had lunch for work and dinner when I came home. They made sure our family was safe.” “I came to McKinnell House and they gave us structure, help and hope. No matter where I am at in my life or no matter what I am doing I will never forget Mckinnell House.”
Rahsaan’s Story
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The Salvation Army Family Services Manager Wayne McNearney prepares a bag of food for distribution at the family services facility in Anchorage.
Learn more about The Salvation Army’s McKinnell House and
Family Services
The Salvation Army’s Family Services provides many forms of assistance
Regardless of an individuals background, religion, or income, people can be hit with an unexpected crisis. This can be a job loss, an unexpected medical bill or car repair, abusive relationship, or some other type of social challenge. Individuals and families that are faced with a crisis and who are out of options can turn to The Salvation Army’s Family Services. Helping to meet basic needs is a key service of the Salvation Army, and part of that help is our Family Services. From food pantries to emergency assistance we are there to Do The Most Good for those in need. We provide many different forms of emergency assistance, depending on availability these may include: Spiritual counseling, food boxes, clothing vouchers and other forms of emergency assistance. The goal is to provide short term support while helping individuals work towards long term self-sufficiency.These critical services and support help those in need rebuild their lives.
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Senior Services Help Elderly Maintain Healty, Meaningful Lifestyle
Our community elders need nutritious meals, reliable transportation to appointments, and engaging social interaction to maintain a healthy lifestyle. With state budget cuts to elder assistance programs, more and more are turning to The Salvation Army for essential services so that they can continue to experience the joys of life to the best of their abilities. Serendipity Adult Day Services began in 1985 to meet the needs of seniors experiencing cognitive or functional impairments. Today it serves 30 adults daily. Part of the day services program is their beauty salon. Beautician Cindy Kroon comes to Serendipity Adult Day Service every five to six weeks and provides cuts, perms and colors. “The participants love it,” said Kroon. It makes them feel normal and not just growing old. The Older Alaskans Program (OAP) began serving seniors in 1965, delivering meals, running meal sites and providing
transportation. At the heart of the OAP is the belief that our seniors deserve the opportunity to maintain as independent a lifestyle as possible as they age. Today OAP provides 450 senior meals per day at sites and through home delivery. Through the Uber PNW Community Impact Initiative grant the OAP program is able to provide homebound senior participants access totransportation formedical appointments
OAP also provides a home delivered Thanksgiving meal. In 2017 more than 500 seniors received a Thanksgiving dinner with all of the fixings.
Beautician Cyndy Kroon styles the hair
of Karen Melick at the Serendipity
Adult Day Service in Anchorage.
Learn more about the
Older Alaskans Program
Learn more about the
Serendipity Day Services
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Korean-Americans BuildCommunity At The Salvation Army
A gathering with worship, meditation and individual prayer may sound like the happenings of a Sunday morning service, but for the Korean Corps in Anchorage, it’s every day at 6 a.m. During this time, congregants come together to pray for the corps, The Salvation Army and other needs. While not everyone comes every day, people are always there. This is something Captain Amy Park attributes to the faith of the Korean people. With an established Korean-American population and a steady influx of people coming to their community, the Korean Corps in Anchorage tries to ease the transition for immigrants. Captains Eric and Amy Park have served as Corps Officers for four years at the Anchorage Korean Corps, which has found its role in not only serving the city’s Korean Americans and recent immigrants, but the greater Anchorage community as well.
“We always have newcomers to Alaska. We help them as much as we can, so whenever they need any kind of help, we provide it,” Park said. “Some people cannot speak English and we help them to translate documents.Sometimes we [go] to their doctor’s appointment to translate it. It’s our normal lifestyle here.” Reaching out to the Anchorage community means reaching out to Christians and non-Christians alike. The Salvation Army began specific Korean Corps to reach out and build a more vibrant and inclusive church movement. She’s seen firsthand how Anchorage’s Korean-American community has taken to The Salvation Army and believes in its mission.
“We pray for The Salvation Army every morning in our prayer meeting. We are always thinking about The Salvation Army,” Park said. “In our congregation, they really like to wear the uniform and feel proud to be a Salvationist. They love The Salvation Army ministry.” –New Frontier Chronicle
Anchorage Korean Corps Captains Eric and Amy Park pose for a photo with their Sunday School group during the 2018 SAY Rally Saturday March 17, 2018.
Anchorage Korean Corps Captain Amy Park sings with the Alaska Division Youth Department during the 2018 SAY Rally Saturday March 17, 2018.
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The Salvation Army, an evangelic part of the universal Christian church, supports those in need in His name without discrimination, offering spiritual encouragement and basic services to meet the needs of Alaskans in 18 communities. The Salvation Army has been caring for mind, body, spirit and soul of individuals, children and families in Alaska since 1898.
LOCATIONSSouthcentral Alaska: Anchorage Homer • Kenai • Kodiak • Mat-Su Valley
Southeast Alaska: Angoon •Haines • Hoonah Juneau • Kake • Ketchikan • Klawock Petersburg • Sitka • Wrangell
Interior Alaska: Fairbanks
Extension Services: Bethel, Cordova
The Salvation ArmyP.O. Box 200387Anchorage, AK 99520www.alaska.salvationarmy.org
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