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You could see he was weary from 30 feet away. Sean signed in for the night at First Presbyterian Church on 10th Avenue in Anchorage, his two daughters in tow. Malala was 2; Samantha just shy of 5. Sean was 30, a single dad for several years who said a tax refund hadn’t come soon […]
The blue tarp wasn’t well-hidden, but still hard to see in the dark at Campbell Creek Park, a few blocks south of Tudor Road. “Hello,” I called. “Who is It?” came a man’s voice from inside the shelter. I explained through the tarp wall that we were doing the Anchorage Point-in-Time Count of the number […]
What do a book a month and 1 million new neural connections per second have in common? They both propel a child toward high school graduation starting at the earliest age. Reading to infants who can’t even grip the book – and toddlers who can – increases their chances of graduation 18 years down the […]
When you’re hungry, the long run doesn’t mean much. When your kids are hungry, it means even less. That’s why United Way of Anchorage has for years been the driving force for the Day of Caring Food Drive. This year’s drive is Friday at the Food Bank of Alaska, 2121 Spar Ave. We share the […]
