On Tuesday, February 11th TWC staff joined TAAV members and Bethel community members in wearing orange to raise awareness about Teen Dating Violence.
TAAV will also host a dance on Friday, February 14th at the Teen Center as a fundraiser for TAAV activities and to raise awareness about Teen Dating Violence. The Dance will be from 8p.m. to midnight and costs $4 per person or $7 per couple!
TWC was featured today in John Sutter’s Change the List series. Sutter’s articles explore the issue of sexual assault in Alaska, particularly in Southwestern Alaska.
TWC’s Executive Director, Denise Tommy, and her grandmother, Elsie Nanugaq Tommy, are featured in this piece, “5 Ways to Help End Rape in Alaska.”
Sutter alludes to TWC’s strong youth services and prevention efforts in this article, “Alaska Faces its ‘Resident Evil.'”
As of January 31, TWC has received $6,400 from 71 different donors through Pick.Click.Give. Thank you!
For those of you who have not yet applied for your PFDs, please think of TWC services when you Pick.Click.Give.
TWC’s Children’s Advocacy Center recently conducted two surveys, a Community Needs Assessment and a Community Partners Assessment. We asked shelter residents, tribal members and leaders, health aides, VPO, VPSO, TPO, staff at AVCP, ONC, YKHC, LKSD, and members of the multidisciplinary team such as BPD and AST to participate.
Irniamta Ikayurviat is one of ten children’s advocacy centers across Alaska, and has been serving families from Bethel and the YK Delta since 2001. For more information, read about it here.
This holiday season, TWC’s Giving Tree gave presents to 66 families in Bethel and the YK Delta. Over 200 children and 70 women received clothes, toys, or winter gear thanks to the Bethel community’s generous donations to so many TWC participants. Quyana!
We at TWC are grateful to everyone who contributed to our Pick.Click.Give. campaign in 2013. Because of your generosity, this money will support important activities that we are otherwise unable to fund. TWC is fortunate to have been affiliated with the PFD Charitable Contributions Program since it began six years ago. Thank you for continuing to give.
This year’s campaign will continue to support youth programs and our shelter. You can apply for your PFD here and view TWC’s Pick.Click.Give profile here.
Please consider allocating a portion of your Permanent Fund Dividend to TWC in 2014!
Quyana and Happy New Year!
Our thrift store is open Wednesday through Saturday from noon until 6 pm every week.
We are looking for volunteers who can commit to working at the thrift store at least once a week for a shift (6 hours) or part of a shift. The store frequently receives donations, which need to be sorted and shelved.
Volunteers are welcome to count the hours that they work towards TANF requirements or community service, and also take home a bag of items. Thank you volunteers for all that you do for TWC!
The Tundra Women’s Coalition will be hosting its annual meeting on December 29 from 1-2:30 PM. All members of the public are welcome to attend the meeting, which will take place at 248 6th Avenue in Bethel. For more information, please call TWC’s business line at 907.543.3444
Living Christmas Trees will be arriving in Bethel on December 3. Proceeds from the sale will benefit TWC.
To order your tree, please call 543.3444 and ask for Susan, Jessica, or Debbie.
You may also purchase one at the Saturday Market at the Cultural Center on November 30 or at the VFW craft sale on December 7.
There are several types and sizes to choose from:
3 – 5 feet Noble Firs: Cost ~$115 6 – 7 feet Grand Firs: Cost ~$150
5 – 6 feet Noble Firs: Cost ~$135 7 – 8 feet Noble Firs: Cost ~$185
TAAV will be selling Krispy Kreme doughnuts during the month of November to raise money for next summer’s Outward Bound trip.
The cost is $20 for a dozen doughnuts.
Talk to a TAAV member or call TWC at 543-3444. We’ll also be at the Saturday Market on November 23 to take orders. Doughnuts will be delivered on Friday, December 6.
