Celebrate graduation in Juneau at this fun and safe event! Come for the pizza and games and stay for the grand prize drawing for $2,017. Prizes will be awarded to two lucky winners, but you must be present to win. This drug and alcohol-free event is for graduating seniors in Juneau. Graduates attend free and they are allowed one guest …
Victims of Silence – A conversation about domestic violence in Alaska
Dr. André Rosay is the head of the University of Alaska, Anchorage’s … Is there a relationship between alcohol and domestic violence in Alaska? Read more here.
New sober living home to open in southern Alaska
Freedom House is a faith-based sober living transitional home for women. The house in Soldotna has eight beds for women working to recover from addiction. They can be referred to Freedom House via a treatment program or can walk in and ask for an application. Tenants sign up for a nine-month program three months at a time, during which they will live …
“Talk. They Hear You.” App
Prepare for one of the most important conversations you may ever have with your kids about underage drinking with SAMHSA’s “Talk. They Hear You.” app. Read more here.
Bike to Work Day
The Municipality of Anchorage’s Bike to Work Day promotes cycling to improve air quality, traffic congestion and personal health. Recover Alaska will be set up at Anchorage Community House to fuel your day with Kaladi Brothers coffee and offer bikers a chance to win a Recover Alaska mug and gift card to Snow City Café. Come say hi on your …
Love a Nurse Run
The Alaska Nurses Association is concluding Nurses Week with a special 5K run/walk to raise money for Anchorage Project Access. Recover Alaska will be set up at the end of the run to refuel runners with snacks and to ring in Prevention Week by sharing information about alcohol misuse and the harms of underage drinking.
CITC Airplane Camp
The Cook Inlet Tribal Council is hosting an Airplane Camp! Hang out at CITC’s Fab Lab and construct an RC you can fly yourself. This camp is open to all middle school-aged Alaska Native and American Indian students. It is a 5-day camp from July 10-14. To register or to find more information, contact Sandy Bair at [email protected] or 907.444.3549
State won’t consider changes to beer tax
The state of Alaska is spending $3 million per year on beer. That fact won’t change until at least 2018. On Wednesday afternoon, the Alaska House Labor and Commerce Committee heard an analysis of a little-known tax break that benefits small breweries that sell beer in Alaska. Read more here.
Edna Towarak’s Story
My new life started 8 months ago. That is the day I gave up drinking alcohol and started my journey to recovery. After years of addiction, I landed in the Emergency Room after drinking way too much and unfortunately, this was not my first alcohol-related trip to the ER. The look of concern and fear on my son’s face as …