Working in their living rooms and at kitchen tables, Anchorage residents are meeting a growing demand for candy leis for graduations, Mother’s Day and more.
"Polynesian Association of Alaska"
Families in Juneau are rallying to raise funds and supplies for Tonga over the weekend
Suggested donations are nonperishable foods like flour, sugar and canned goods. There’s also an option to donate at a website set up through the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Juneau.
State launches new COVID-19 grant program requiring officials to address barriers to health care
The money is supposed to be used to help with COVID-19 testing and administering vaccines. And, each grant comes with the requirement that at least 10% has to go toward activities that address obstacles to health, like poverty or discrimination.
Alaska Natives and Pacific Islanders are harder hit by COVID-19 in Alaska. The reasons are complex.
Economic factors play a role in certain groups’ transmission, hospitalization and death rates.