Crews from Mennonite Disaster Services, and the McKinley Fire Longterm Recovery Group (convened and coordinated by UWMS) are still hard at work assisting survivors of the McKinley Fire in rebuilding. Work crews will remain in Alaska through the summer and into fall to ensure that homes are completed. The MFLTRG Donations Warehouse is accepting items …
This week, a McKinley Fire family received the gift of a new home for several of its members. The 14’x 50′ Atco trailer had been retrofitted as living quarters by MEA, and was donated by them to benefit a family in need of a new home. Additionally, MEA included a three-stall bathhouse that is ready …
Alaska’s 211 Call Center is requesting volunteer support for answering the phone lines for the next 2 to 3 weeks. The work could be done remotely and only during regular call center hours (7am-8pm). Volunteer schedules can be split into two shifts. Volunteers will be registered through Alaska Respond, a volunteer registry that serves as …
Volunteers Needed! The McKinley Fire Long Term Recovery Group anticipates a busy summer of assisting McKinley Fire survivors in rebuilding their homes. The LTRG invites community members to volunteer for a number of tasks that will help survivors return to their pre-disaster living conditions, such as: preparing properties for building to begin basic framing, carpentry …
Towz R Us is ready and willing to help no matter when we call! During the 2019 McKinley Fire, Towz began assisting fire survivors and the community immediately, deploying drivers to run supplies to Willow and Talkeetna and accepting community donations in their shop. The donations program grew to include UWMS, …
Here is a current list of Mat-Su Valley COVID-19 Test Sites Criteria: The symptoms of COVID-19 vary widely from minor cold like symptoms to more serious symptoms like shortness of breath, fevers and trouble breathing. If you are newly ill with respiratory symptoms, you should be screened. Some people present with gastrointestinal symptoms as well …