Partners for Progress AK

10/03/2025

State of Alaska Applications for Heating Assistance Open Now

The State of Alaska Department of Health is now accepting Applications for Heating Assistance!
The Heating Assistance Program helps low-income Alaskans stay warm by covering a portion of their home heating costs. It's open to homeowners and renters who meet the guidelines and provides a one-time benefit from October 1 to April 30.
To qualify, your household must:

Have at least $200 in out-of-pocket heating costs per year
Not exceed the maximum monthly income limits for that year
FY 2026 Income Guidelines, by number of people in your household:

1 person = $2,443
2 people = $3,303
3 people = $4,162
4 people = $5,023
5 people = $5,883
6 people = $6,742
Additional household members = Add $860 per person

Click here to learn more and apply. https://health.alaska.gov/en/services/division-of-public-assistance-dpa-services/heating-assistance/?fbclid=IwY2xjawNM4vdleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETBYNUZjdXJNTWhjZnFCMXJXAR5Sei9ris_IQDMjFmuHXpofOUcEUtScTmZWJX1Xn3FFx0rm-XtTllng266DdQ_aem_vYXsx7CaTq6FvXZMinQgDg

Helps​ offset the cost of home heating for eligible Alaskan residents

10/02/2025

Partners for Progress has paid apprenticeship/work opportunities for at risk youth, aged 18-24 that:
1. Live in the Anchorage area
2. Plan to return to the Anchorage area upon release from custody
3. Plan to return to Anchorage from an 'out of home placement'
4. Have ever been arrested, incarcerated, or on probation
5. Have ever been expelled from school
6. Have ever been put in an 'out of home placement'

Do you have kids in this age range or know kids in this age range, that meet any of the above criteria? If so, please contact us today to see if this opportunity could work for them. We will pay for training and placement in a Hospitality Industry position, plus pay the youth up to $3000 for the apprenticeship, provide other needed supports: Housing, work clothing, transportation, and supplies. Must commit to the 4-5 month program. See Attached Flyer.

Don't wait, positions are going fast, email or call today:

Eric Leckman, Reentry Programs Deputy Director, [email protected] Joshua Adams, Reentry Programs Director, [email protected]
Phone: 907-272-1192

09/26/2025

💌 This is a reminder that you are important. Helping a neighbor, sharing an activity, simply showing up for someone not only helps them 🤝, it also helps YOUR

09/25/2025

09/18/2025

Together, we can make REAL (Restores Every Aspect of Life) for everyone.

09/11/2025

DYK: 50.2 million American adults consider themselves in recovery? Recovery is REAL and starts in spaces that heal. Find people and places that support your goals at samhsa.gov/recovery

09/03/2025

During , focus on your well-being. Sleep 🛏️, healthy eating 🍅, exercise 🏃‍➡️and connections 💞 are vital. For more tips: samhsa.gov/find-support/how-to-cope

08/29/2025

06/27/2025

Thank you Recover Alaska for your support of AKTCA and Therapeutic Courts Recovery Activities for 2025: Anchorage AKTCA Picnic 7/27/25 and Game Night 6/27/25, Juneau Recovery Picnic 7/12/25, Fairbanks Recovery Picnic 6/11/25, Kenai Henu Recovery Picnic 5/20/25, Palmer Recovery Picnic 7/27/25! You are supporting over 150 therapeutic court participants and their families statewide💜

06/25/2025

We had so much fun presenting on Saturday, June 21st to the Anchorage Society for Human Resources Management (ASHRM) Executive Board!

Pictured here are Partners for Progress CEO Doreen Schenkenberger, ASHRM Workforce Readiness Chair Charlea Hawkins, and Partners for Progress Workforce Development Specialist Meghan Moore.

06/02/2025

Alaska Court and Support Team Members at RISE25 Training - Best Practice for Therapeutic Courts, Mental Health, Recovery and Justice Involved Individuals.

Front row- Aaron Druyvestein, Public Defender, Alicia Westberg, Statewide Peer Support Coordinator, Rachel Varela, Deputy Therapeutic Courts Program Coordinator.

Back row- Michelle Delkettie, Therapeutic Court Project Coordinator, Jennifer Ridgeway, Therapeutic Court Project Coordinator, Noni Rathbun, Partners for Progress Finance Director, Doreen Schenkenberger, Partners for Progress CEO, Jay Hall, Henu Community Wellness Court Mentor, Michael Mooradian, Substance Use Counselor II, John Colley, Peer Support Group Facilitator, Karen Saena, Therapeutic Court Project Coordinator, Katrina Johnson, Therapeutic Court PO, & Robin Darbonne, Therapeutic Court Project Coordinator.

05/07/2025

Partners for Progress and the Alaska Court System are pleased to share our new Alaska Veterans Court Mentors, Anthony Vrolyk, Russell Smith and Mentor Coordinator Jesse Glover, taking the Mentor Oath from Anchorage Veterans Court Judge David Wallace. Both Alaska Veterans Courts, in Anchorage and Fairbanks, will be working with Volunteer, trained Mentors to support justice involved Veterans in these programs. We thank them for their service, leave no Veteran Behind.