The Boys & Girls Clubs of Alaska has the vision to be respected and recognized as Alaska’s leader in youth development and has been developing that vision since 1966. It is an independently operating member of the Boys and Girls Clubs of America. Its mission is to “empower and inspire the diverse youth of Alaska to realize their full potential by offering them hope, opportunity, and a safe environment.”

HOPE worldwide—Alaska Chapter has maintained a strong relationship with the Boys and Girls Clubs of Alaska. HOPE has provided volunteers for several building clean-up and renovation projects, as well as assisted with membership drives and youth development activities. Volunteers from Anchorage have traveled at their own expense to rural communities like Metlakatla and Tok to do complete renovations of Boys & Girls Club community centers. In March of 2011, HOPE worldwide sent approximately 30 volunteers to the Fairbanks Boys and Girls Club, where it assisted in a renovation of the clubhouse. Additionally, volunteers assisted Boys and Girls Club staff with activities for the youth in attendance. In July 2011, the Alaska Chapter, in collaboration with HOPE worldwide corporate, was the site for HOPE Youth Corps, in which 20 volunteers from all over the U.S. accompanied 10 Anchorage-based volunteers to Kotzebue, AK. Volunteers spent nine days in Kotzebue in order to complete a total renovation of the Kotzebue Boys and Girls Club, while also providing activities for the youth of the city. Additionally, they travelled to the Boys and Girls Clubs of Noorvik and Selawik, where they provided youth development activities and performed renovations.

HOPE worldwide—Alaska Chapter intends to continue their relationship with the Boys and Girls Clubs of Alaska and will continue to support their mission of positive youth development in Alaska.

Covenant House Alaska

 As the state’s largest youth shelter, Covenant House Alaska is a place of refuge for kids all across the state—kids who don’t feel safe at home. Since opening in 1988, Covenant House has served thousands of homeless and runaway youth, continually expanding services and programs to meet the changing needs of the community.

Through three main programs and associated services, Covenant House meets the basic needs of kids in crisis, while also providing them with the support to become healthy, self-sufficient, contributing members of our community. They help them finish school, learn valuable vocational skills, find a job, secure a place to live, reunify with their families if possible, and build a strong foundation and to begin their lives again.

HOPE worldwide has established a relationship with Covenant House through providing a number of necessary donations of clothing and supplies to their shelters. We hope to not only continue this relationship with Covenant House, but to expand it by offering more services and programs in order to support the youth who benefit from their services. 

The Alaska Native Cultural Charter School

TheAlaska Native Cultural Charter School is a Title I school that serves approximately 200 students, of which approximately 85% are Alaska Native. Grades range from Preschool through 7th Grade. The school incorporates active engagement with today's Alaska Native community. It offers students a curriculum focused on Alaska Native culture and a rigorous academic program that promotes academic achievement and healthy, positive lifestyles. Family members and elders are an important part of every aspect of the program.

Because the school has Title I status, it serves a very low socioeconomic class, with many students that qualify as homeless or in transition. As a charter school in the Anchorage School District it takes on more financial responsibility for facilities and supplies than do regular elementary and middle schools in the district.

HOPE worldwide supports ANCCS by providing staffing at the school that assist during regular school-day activities as well as serve in the school’s afterschool programming.