New coverage for families that were not previously eligible, tax credits for Alaskans with higher incomes, and in-person assistance in new communities are all part of new benefits available now. Note: This article originally appeared in the Anchorage Daily News through a partnership with ConocoPhillips Alaska and is republished here with permission. Alaskans in need […]
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PRESS RELEASE: United Way Healthcare Navigators provide free help with health insurance enrollment
Anchorage, Alaska – Trained and certified United Way of Anchorage healthcare navigators stand ready to help Alaskans secure health insurance when open enrollment at www.HealthCare.gov begins Wed., Nov. 1. The enrollment period runs until Jan. 16, 2024. For coverage beginning Jan. 1, 2024, Alaskans must enroll by Dec. 15. Alaskans can connect to this free […]
AR20 Access to Healthcare
Many Alaskans lost health care insurance along with their jobs in 2020. That only intensified their sense of panic. How will I pay for my insulin? My spouse was just diagnosed with multiple sclerosis and we’ve lost insurance. What do we do? The surge in inquiries coincided with the shock of layoffs and a swamped […]
Workforce Affordable Housing
Home: The Foundation for Stable Families and Strong Communities Everyone deserves safe, healthy and affordable housing We know communities are better and stronger when everyone has a safe and affordable place to call home. Housing promotes an array of positive outcomes. Children in stable homes achieve more in school. Healthy habits take root more easily. […]
Our job is to be there to answer the call: 5 things you need to know about Alaska 2-1-1
Calls to Alaska 2-1-1 have increased in the past three years; here’s how the free confidential helpline is helping lift people out of crisis. Note: This article originally appeared in the Anchorage Daily News through a partnership with ConocoPhillips Alaska and is republished here with permission. Each call made to Alaska 2-1-1 is different. Sometimes […]
Good Tidings as 2022 Begins
Here at United Way of Anchorage, we bring good tidings as the year 2022 begins. And we know that any good news has been especially welcome during these last two years. For 2020, the year of COVID-19, racial turmoil and the stark revelations of systemic racism, and deep, bitter political divisions, invaded 2021. And 2021 […]
United Way Navigators Are Here to Help
Published December 12, 2021, by Frank Gerjevic There’s still time to sign up for health care – and navigators to show the way. The woman came with her shoulders hunched, braced for bad news. Instead of bad news, she met Jennifer Brandt, one of United Way’s health care navigators working at an Affordable Care Act […]
Generosity Matters and Multiplies
In the spirit of the Thanksgiving season, we thank our donors, the thousands of people in Anchorage and beyond who continue to provide the financial foundation of our work. We’re especially grateful to those of you who have invested in our work consistently over the years – in some cases for decades. We know that […]
From UNITE to SURVIVE to UNITE to THRIVE
“UNITE to THRIVE” is the theme of the 2021 United Way of Anchorage Community Campaign. We chose that theme knowing full well that some current and recent events, both local and national, make this look like a bleak season for unity. But we’re not whistling in the dark. The rallying cry of “UNITE to THRIVE” […]
AR20 Welcome Message
No one foresaw the story you’ll read here in the United Way of Anchorage 2020 Annual Report. It’s an encouraging story of how our community responded to the COVID-19 pandemic. From the outset of the pandemic’s lightning strikes to both our health and the economy, United Way of Anchorage and our partners responded without pause […]