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2024-2025 AmeriCorps Alaska
Sub-Grantees

ArtistYear

4431 Main Street #41041
Philadelphia, PA 19127

Maggie Philipps

Chief Program and Partnership Officer

(715) 864-3495
Email:Maggie.phillips@artistyear.org

Sarah Lawrie

Artist Year Program Director

(907) 621-8134
Email:Sarah.lawrie@artistyear.org

ArtistYear proposes to have AmeriCorps members serving in a full time capacity in Sitka, Alaska. AmeriCorps members will expand schools' capacity to offer creative, artistic learning experiences at 4 Title I K-12 schools. At the end of the first program year, the AmeriCorps members will be responsible for providing art instruction to at least 300 students.


Sitka School District:

Sarah Joan Lawrie

Sitka AmeriCorps Program Coordinator

601 Halibut Point Road,
Sitka, AK 99835
907.966.1440,
lawries@sitkaschools.org

The Sitka AmeriCorps Program proposes to have 15 AmeriCorps members who will build developmental relationships with K-12 youth through various in and out-of-school activities using the healing centered engagement framework to lessen the effects of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs). At the end of the first program year, the AmeriCorps members will be responsible for increasing youth resilience (assessed by the rugged resiliency measure). In addition, the AmeriCorps members will leverage 50 volunteers who will be engaged in expanding capacity through Family Involvement intervention activities at host sites.


Student Conservation Association, Inc:

Jason Croft

Alaska Program Coordinator

725 Christensen Drive, Suite 6,
Anchorage, AK 99501
907.322.2052,
jcroft@thesca.org

The Student Conservation Association proposes to have 40 AmeriCorps members who will provide conservation stewardship to publicly accessible lands in Alaska. At the end of the first program year, the AmeriCorps members will be responsible for improving over 25 miles of publicly accessible resources within the state. In addition, the AmeriCorps members will leverage 15 volunteers who will engage in conservation stewardship service.


Alaska Children’s Trust:

Erin Moriearty

AmeriCorps Program Specialist

6591 A. Street, Ste 110,
Anchorage, AK 99518
907.248.7379,
emoriearty@alaskachildrenstrust.org

The Alaska Children's Trust - Alaska Afterschool Network proposes to have 47 AmeriCorps members who will hold high-quality academic and SEL activities in Out of School Time programs and be trained and certified with a Child and Youth Care certification in Alaska. At the end of the first program year, the AmeriCorps members will be responsible for improved academic engagement or social-emotional skills. In addition, the AmeriCorps members will leverage 0 volunteers who will be engaged in (n/a).

This grant includes augmentation with American Rescue Plan funding for the purpose of expanding service. In addition to current service activities, ARP funding will also be used to provide these activities: afterschool programs. This will benefit children and youth. The general outcome(s) of these activities will be improved academic engagement.

Revised 12/02/2025