United Way of Anchorage
Connecting Alaskans with Causes they Care About
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Congratulations Graduates!
Join us in congratulating the Anchorage high school graduating class of 2013, as well as the many people who helped them along the way.
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New 90% by 2020 Education Action Report Reveals Progress
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Taking Steps Toward Financial Wellness
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Envision Anchorage 2012 Progress Report Released
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Alaska 211 Day
Anchorage Mayor Dan Sullivan recently signed an Executive Proclamation making February 11, 2013 Alaska 2-1-1 Day.
Since its start in 2007, Alaska 2-1-1, operated by United Way of Anchorage, has handled over 86,000 calls and made more than 101,000 referrals connecting Alaskans to needed services.
No matter where you live in Alaska, help is just a phone call away.
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Third Annual Walk for Warmth
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New United Way Holiday Guide Now Available
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Lack of affordable housing likely to drive hardworking citizens out of Anchorage
What would you do if you had to choose between feeding your family or paying the rent? It's a choice thousands of hardworking Anchorage families now have to make. But what may surprise you is that it's not just the homeless or the unemployed who struggle to get by.
So what has changed from the good old days of wealth and prosperity combined with an annual PFD check?
Over the last ten years, as Anchorage grew from a modest 225,000 residents to just around 300,000, the supply of housing within the community has become seriously inadequate.
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Anchorage Community Assessment Project
United Way of Anchorage and our partners have been keeping a finger on the pulse of Anchorage since 2006 by collecting data on key measures of our quality of life. We continue to learn new things and deepen our understanding of our community. We use what we learn to drive what we do, and measure our successes and, sometimes, failures.
This years report focuses on United Way's focus on education.
Read more, and see the full report.