Friends of Alaska's Children in Care

Friends of Alaska's Children in Care

Friends of Alaska's Children in Care

FACC Enacts New Travel Policy & Procedure

Friends of Alaska’s Children in Care (FACC) is pleased to offer travel scholarships to its board members and CASA volunteers to attend training and other events. This is an important part of our mission to build and maintain the competency of those supporting our CASA programs. In order to ensure the funds are used in the most responsible way possible and to comply with federal guidelines for nonprofit organizations, the following polices apply for use of FACC travel funds.

For more information on the new travel policy and procedures, please see the attached FACC Travel Policy.

Become a FACC member!

Since 1991, Friends of Alaska’s Children in Care (FACC) has supported those whose mission it is to protect vulnerable children. As FACC nears its third decade we open a new chapter. We are now accepting applications for associate membership. By becoming a membership organization FACC will strengthen and deepen its existing relationships with the communities we serve and the community-at-large. Do you share our commitment to protect vulnerable children and families? Interested in court appointed special advocacy or supporting their work? Complete our FACC Associate Member Application  and return to membership [at] friendsofalaskacasa [dot] org.

Amazon Smile Program—Help FACC Support More Children

Amazon Smile is a simple and automatic way for a person to support Friends of Alaska’s Children in Care (FACC) every time that he/she shops using Amazon, at no cost to the individual. FACC is a registered public charitable organization with AmazonSmile. When an individual shops at AmazonSmile, he/she will see the same low prices, vast selection and convenient shopping experience as Amazon.com with the added bonus that Amazon will donate 0.5% of the purchase price to FACC.>> Read More

Are you ready for FAC’s 21st Annual Silent Quilt Auction?

   Approximately 200 quilts have been donated and will be available for bidding. Come see beautiful locally created quilts and contribute to a great cause!

Join us Saturday, November 25, 2017 from 11-3PM at the University Center Mall in Anchorage, AK!

Systemic Change in Alaska Child Welfare

By Gloria O’Neil

As a new member of the National CASA Board of Trustees, I am honored to bring a tribal perspective to one of the greatest issues facing Alaska Native people: the crisis in child protection. Despite efforts by the state court system and child protective services agencies, disproportionality and disparity in child protective custody for Alaska Native children have persisted and intensified over the past thirty years. We must do better. This is the time to think comprehensively, to take our experiences and the lessons we have learned and make systemic change to improve outcomes for Alaska Native children.>> Read More

Youth Editorial: Keep Moving Forward

Michael By Michael Schwietert

Alone. Confused. Unorganized. These are words that describe my time in the foster care system. I was placed in foster care at the age of 3 and reunited with my mother at 5. During the time away from my mother, I was able to see things from a different point of view, from a really unstable point of view. I was able to see many different homes from many different standpoints, and it was then I realized that I was my own best friend. There were never adults to share much time with me. Other youth in each home looked at me differently, and many were thrown off by my skin color. I became self-reliant and trained myself to go through the motions, home after home.>> Read More

A 5th grade girl was on my CASA caseload, along with her older and younger siblings.  Her wish was to take piano lessons, at least for the summer, so she’d have some music knowledge and skill before participating in 6th grade band or orchestra. Her foster parents were willing to drive her to the lessons, but couldn’t afford to pay for them.  I found a piano studio in Anchorage that was willing to take her for just the summer. Friends of Alaska’s Children in Care paid for her lessons, giving her a great start towards a future in playing the viola. Thank you!

Peggy R – CASA Volunteer