United Way of Southeast Alaska
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December 2018 Newsletter
ENGAGING A NEW GENERATION OF VOLUNTEERS
Jennifer Treadway, United Way of Southeast Alaska Board of Directors
Like many Juneau transplants, Jennifer Treadway, came for a job; uniquely, she stayed to volunteer. 
 
"I fell in love with Alaska," she says of her post-collegiate internship at the Juneau-Douglas City Museum in 2010.
 
"When the year was up, I wasn't ready to leave," she says. So she did another internship, with the Alaska State Archives.
 
"When that year was up, I still wasn't ready to leave," Treadway explains. "So I became an AmeriCorps volunteer with the United Way."
 
This, as they say, was the beginning of a beautiful friendship, not only with the United Way of Southeast Alaska, but community service in general. Treadway has since completed her AmeriCorps service, plus a paid stint as the United Way's resource development director. Currently, she volunteers on its Board of Directors. Continue Reading .
A Letter from Campaign Co-Chair, Kim Kiefer
It is an honor to serve as a Co-Chair with Janey Lester for the 2018 United Way of Southeast Alaska Campaign. I have been a United Way supporter for over 20 years because I believe living in community means taking care of our friends and neighbors. I believe in the mission, vision and core values of United Way:
 
Mission:  United Way collaborates with communities and agencies across Southeast Alaska to strengthen and improve the Health, Education and Financial Stability of all individuals.
 
Vision:  United Way of Southeast Alaska envisions a region where all individuals and families achieve their human potential through education, income stability and healthy lives.
 
Core Values: Impact and commitment to community success, volunteerism, inclusiveness, equity, diversity, integrity, accountability, respect for all, trust, highest ethics and fiscally responsible innovation. Continue Reading.
"What we have done for ourselves alone, dies with us; what we have done for others and the world, remains and is immortal." 
- Albert Camus 
 

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Why Support United Way?
We at the United Way of Southeast Alaska are thankful for all of our supporters, volunteers, and donors who have chosen to advocate on our behalf all these years. To show our gratitude, we spoke with some of our donors so that we could get to know them a bit better and understand why they continue to support Southeast Alaska through the United Way.

Read why community members choose to support United Way of Southeast Alaska.
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Questions about how to find help?
Every hour of every day, an Alaskan needs essential services-from finding food and shelter to securing adequate care for a child or an aging parent. Faced with multiple directories and an array of social service agencies, people often don't know where to turn or how to get started. In many cases, they end up going without these necessary services.
 
Alaska 2-1-1 is a free, confidential, and multilingual health and human services information and referral system operated by United Way of Anchorage on behalf of all United Ways in Alaska.
Find Help
Are you searching for agencies to help you? The United Way website has a feature that connects YOU with the help that you need. We have added a " Find Help" button to the right side of our page that has an organized list of agencies across Southeast Alaska that provide community services.

To see which agencies are listed in your community and how they can help you, Click Here.
United Way of Southeast Alaska Receives $21,474.78 from Coeur Alaska  
 
Mark Kiessling, General Manager of Coeur Alaska, Kensington Mine presents a check for $26,474.78 to Warren Russell, Chair of the United Way of Southeast Alaska Board. This amount represents the pledged amount for the 2017 annual campaign of $21,474.78 from 50 employees of Coeur Alaska Kensington Mine and a matching corporate gift of $5,000 from Coeur Alaska, Kensington Mine. In making the presentation at the November 15 th Juneau Chamber Luncheon Mr. Kiessling noted that, "small contributions in large volumes from a number of people can make a huge difference in our community."   
 
Kiessling acknowledged the great support from the Coeur employees for the programs of United Way, particularly their support of the Coeur Alaska LEARN UNITED: Reading Tutor Program. The LEARN UNITED: Reading Tutor Program is a United Way of Southeast Alaska's tutor program that is funded by Coeur Alaska. The program engages volunteer mentors to work one-on-one with students who are falling behind in reading. Many of the tutors in the program are Coeur employees who graciously give of their time to ensure that children are on reading level by 3rd grade.
 
In accepting the check, Chair Russell acknowledged that the support of United Way of Southeast Alaska by Coeur Alaska also means supporting the 33 partner agencies of United Way. Each donation given to United Way of Southeast Alaska is an investment in the better future of all in Southeast Alaska.
United Way of Southeast Alaska
2017 Annual Report

 United Way of Southeast Alaska
2018 Brochure
Give.
A contribution to United Way of Southeast Alaska is the most powerful way to invest in your community. Make a one time or recurring donation to United Way of Southeast Alaska using your credit card on our secure donation page. Donate Here.
Advocate.
You can make change happen with your voice. United Way needs people who are passionate about education, income and health to make some noise. Read More.
Volunteer.
Looking for ways to help the community? Need something to do this fall? Check out United Way's Get Connected page for current volunteer opportunities in your community! Volunteering is not only great for the community, but great for your health, too!
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