Fairbanks Nonprofits and Charities

Fairbanks Rescue Mission opens its doors to the most vulnerable residents of Fairbanks and Interior Alaska. They serve warm meals and offer a bed and safe place to sleep to those who are forced to the streets due to life crisis. The man, who has always been fiercely independent living in a remote cabin and hauling his own water and chopping his own wood. He has survived on his small, fixed income earned from a life doing construction. Now as he enters late life, his health is failing, and he finds himself at the hospital with nowhere to go. He is not able to return to his cabin, because he needs to recover and build his strength. He is a proud man, never needing the help of others. But he is grateful for the place that allows him to stay, until the weather improves, or he has enough time to explore his long-term care options. The knowledgeable staff at the shelter, can help him with that. He may not like it, but he has no other choice. He is joined, by a thirty-year old women, with three children in tow. She also is a proud person, who chose the Fairbanks Rescue Mission to get away from a unsafe living situation. Her first day at the shelter, she is up early pushing a stroller through the snow. She needs to get her children on the bus, to school and daycare, in order to get to her job. She does not own a working vehicle but is willing to use the resources available to her. When the shelter staff get after her to pick up after her children, she considers buying a tent and moving to a campground. She too is proud and has a strong work ethic. It will take her an hour of walking to get the kids to school, work and repeat it at the end of the day. What is even more amazing, is she is able to find a job at all. Her employer wants her to work an eight-hour shift. She balanced caring for her children and working when she can. She does not always find the shelter staff to be helpful, when they get after her because the kids left toys in the dining room area. She swallows her frustrations because living at the shelter moves her up on the housing list. The staff are able to convince her that spending money on a tent, is not moving her in the right direction. Every human that walks in the door has a unique set of circumstances that forced them to accept help from the Fairbanks Rescue Mission. The thing you need to know is, without the shelter they would likely die on the streets of Fairbanks. People who have never spent time at the shelter may think it is full of addicts, and they do have those humans as well. But it is much more than that.

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Interior Alaska Land Trust became an accredited land trust in February 2018, a status that can be renewed every five years. Accreditation means Interior Alaska Land Trust meets national quality standards for protecting important natural places and working lands forever. Interior Alaska Land Trust demonstrated to the Land Trust Accreditation Commission its commitment to excellence. Accredited land trusts meet national quality standards for protecting important natural places and working lands forever. These land trusts demonstrate the commitment to excellence by adopting Land Trust Standards and Practices, the ethical and technical guidelines for the responsible operation of a land trust, and meeting the accreditation requirements drawn from them. To learn more about land trust accreditation and the current accreditation status of Interior Alaska Land Trust, visit http//www.landtrustaccreditation.org/about.

I started out as Executive Director of this nonprofit and stepped down after having my first child. Green Star's unique programs fill multiple needs in our community - from recycling education to electronics recycling and waste reduction. Ninety percent volunteer-based, Green Star is a true testament to the incredibly generous, hardworking and passionate community we live in. I am proud to be a Green Star member.

This is cat rescue agency organization that is devoted to finding loving homes for felines. Two of my cats came Pet Pride after being rescued from near-death. Love this group

Youth court is a fun and interactive way to learn about the justice system and at the same time helping to get kids who made a mistake back on their feet. The entire courtroom is youths (attorneys, judges, clerks) but the youth court has real attorneys to teach the training and appear in court with you in case there is some kind of problem that can't be resolved easily. The youth court is an amazing program that I strongly encourage anyone and everyone to try and get involved with.

Love, INC is a charity located in Fairbanks, Alaska that assists the most downtrodden and hopeless of our community with everything from meal boxes to gift cards for fuel bills or electrical bills, clothing for school children or baby baskets for new mothers, to babysitting so a single parent can work or go to school to reach for better opportunities. It is supported by multiple churches in the area, and is currently experiencing an upsurge in requests for assistance. I strongly support its mission, it is highly effective, and it enjoys a great reputation both among donors/volunteers and those who receive assistance.