Purpose:
The HOPE Coalition brings together community members, organizations, and local, state and Tribal governments, to reduce substance use and the harms associated with it across all ages, with a strong focus on youth. We work collaboratively to strengthen protective factors and decrease risk factors in order to support healthy, connected lives and promote resilience in our community.
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Goals:
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Prevent substance use by fostering positive choices and meaningful connections with culture, peers, trusted adults, families, and the broader community.
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Promote mental wellness, cultural identity, and a strong sense of belonging.
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Strengthen the 7 dimensions of wellness: emotional, physical, social, spiritual, environmental, intellectual, and occupational to support holistic, wellbeing across all ages.
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Support suicide prevention and address community-specific challenges such as seasonal depression and grief.
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Align efforts with grant requirements and the diverse needs of our community to build a healthier, more hopeful future.
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Engage in ongoing community surveying, data collection, and education to inform strategies, raise awareness, and support evidence-based prevention efforts.
Our Partners:
Sitka Police Department
Youth Advocates of Sitka
Hames Center
Sitka Tribe of Alaska
AC Lakeside
Harry Race & White's Pharmacies
SOA DBH
St. Peter's Episcopal Church
Sitka High School
The Alliance
SEARHC
Blatchley Middle School
Evalu Logic
Daily Sitka Sentinel
KCAW-Raven Radio
Sitka Public Health
Sea Mart
City and Borough of Sitka
UAS-Sitka
Sitka Public Library
Interested in joining us?
The H.0.P.E. Coalition meets in person at the See House in back of St. Peters By the Sea Episcopal Church the third Tuesday of each month at 12:00 pm. To join our meetings virtually, click on the button below and enter the password: HOPE (Case sensitive).
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For more information contact our Prevention Staff at 907-747-3636 x221
or click on the link to email: prevention@scpsak.org
Many of us come from a wide range of places, most if not all of them un-ceeded territories of Indigenous peoples.
We honor with gratitude the land itself and the Tlingit people who have
stewarded this land throughout the generations.
Social Justice and Racial Equity Lending Library
CHECK THIS OUT!
The Social Justice and Racial Equity Library
Contact Lakota Harden at 747-3636 to check out a book.
Click arrows to see book list
This months book reccomendation
Historical trauma and racial inequity negatively affect the health and well-being of many people across the United States as well as here in Sitka. In an effort to help address this, Sitka Counseling/HOPE Coalition has developed a “lending library” of books, articles, and other materials that can be checked out by community members. See a book you're interested in checking out? Contact one of our Prevention Staff at prevention@scpsak.org