Upcoming Community Events

 
All-Agency Roadshow
June 20, 2025
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This Friday is our all-agency Roadshow, where our leadership team will share important updates and announcements. The main agenda topics will include Alaska Ballot Measure 1 and Hope’s updated leave policies that are going into effect July 1, 2025 (pay period start June 23). Attendance is strongly encouraged—please check with your supervisor to confirm your availability.

Copy the following Zoom link onto your Outlook calendar to save the date—https://hopealaska-org.zoom.us/j/81035401212?pwd=yFDTbL6Y9RT1oEbesCQNDZS1Ly425F.1.

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Wasilla Community Forum
June 17, 2025
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Employees are invited to attend the Wasilla Community Forum at the Mat-Su Health Foundation Conference Center, hosted by the Alaska Governor’s Council on Disabilities & Special Education in partnership with LINKS Resource Center. The forum will gather input on successes, challenges, and unmet needs affecting people with developmental disabilities. Topics include education, healthcare, employment, housing, transportation, and access to services.

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FashionPact 'Free Book Fair & Bake Sale'
June 20, 2025

Hope will be part of FashionPact’s upcoming ‘Free Book Fair & Bake Sale.’ This two-day event at 252- E. 68th Ave. will feature thousands of free books, delicious baked goods (proceeds will directly benefit local non-profits), and a variety of local outreach tables, including Hope on June 20 from 3:00-5:00pm. Hosted by our friends at FashionPact, everyone is welcome, and there’s something for all ages to enjoy.

 
 
 
 

 

 

Virtual Community Forum
June 25, 2025
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The Alaska Governor’s Council on Disabilities & Special Education is hosting a Virtual Community Forum. This is an opportunity to share experiences, celebrate successes, and discuss challenges faced by people with developmental disabilities (I/DD), their families, caregivers, and professionals. They want your insights to guide future priorities and enhance services for those with I/DD.

Topics of interest will include education, healthcare, employment, housing, transportation, recreation, and access to services.

Registration is required by June 18th.

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Lesko Discovery Center Summer Camp
June 23 - August 8, 2025
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We’d like to offer an invitation to our employees to sign their children up for Hope’s Summer Camp this year. We have openings in all weeks except weeks 1 and 2, and we’d love to see some of our own families participate. Campers will enjoy outdoor adventures, field trips, crafts, and team-building activities, through field trips to the Alaska Zoo, Byron Glacier, the Anchorage Museum, the Alaska Native Heritage Center, and more.

The cost for Hope employees to participate is $300 per week per child, which includes all activities for that week. You are welcome to sign up for one week, multiple weeks, or all available weeks—whatever works best for your family. Payment can be made at the time of registration or arranged for a later date.

To register, or for more information, contact Janet Birky at 907-433-1700 or [email protected].

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Pride Month
June 2025

Inclusion isn’t just a value at Hope—it’s part of our mission, which means we stand for breaking down barriers, uplifting underrepresented voices, and honoring the strength, resilience, and diversity of every person.

Saturday, June 28, 11:30am: Join Hope and Hope Studios at the Anchorage Pride Parade at the Delaney Park Strip for a vibrant celebration of love, acceptance, and unity within the LGBTQ+ community.

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Disability Pride Month
July 2025

July is Disability Pride Month. This year's celebration in Anchorage is on July 26—the 35th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), a law establishing America’s commitment to end discrimination against people with disabilities.

All are invited to the Anchorage Disability Pride Celebration—a fun, inclusive event that honors the diverse talents and contributions of people with disabilities in our community. This celebration is part of Alaska’s statewide Disability Pride festivities, and it’s all about promoting awareness, accessibility, and joy for everyone.

More information to come.

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Bear Tooth Theatrepub Presents: The Ride Ahead
July 28, 2025

In honor of Disability Pride Month, Bear Tooth Theatrepub will be hosting a showing of the movie, The Ride Ahead, directed by Dan Habib and Samuel Habib. Part of the proceeds of this event will benefit Hope.

In this movie, Samuel Habib wants to date, leave home, go to college. But he drives a 350-pound wheelchair, uses a communication device, and can have a seizure at any moment. Determined to find his path forward, he seeks out guidance from America's most rebellious disability activists. Will they empower him to launch the bold adult life he craves?

Tickets go on sale June 3Watch movie trailer

 
 
 
 
 

 

 

That's all for now! Check back regularly for updates.