Choosing Our Roots

Choosing Our Roots Connecting q***r Alaskan youth with safe homes, supportive communities, and opportunities to thrive

🌈👟 Lace up for the 12th Annual Rainbow Run 5K! 👟🌈Choosing Our Roots is proud to be a beneficiary of this year’s Rainbow ...
05/28/2026

🌈👟 Lace up for the 12th Annual Rainbow Run 5K! 👟🌈

Choosing Our Roots is proud to be a beneficiary of this year’s Rainbow Run alongside Four A’s. Every dollar raised helps support our operating costs so we can continue safely housing and supporting LGBTQIA2S+ youth experiencing homelessness in Anchorage and the Mat-Su. 💛🏳️‍🌈

Whether you run, walk, volunteer, or cheer from the sidelines, your support makes a direct impact on q***r youth in our community.

✨ Family friendly
✨ Costumes encouraged
✨ Virtual race option available
✨ Community, joy, and celebration for all!

📅 Tuesday, June 23 at 6 PM

We’d love to see our community show up strong this year:
💥 Sign up for the run today
💥 OR help us make the event happen by filling out the volunteer interest form on our Linktree in bio!

Together, we can create safer, affirming spaces for q***r youth across Alaska. 🏳️‍⚧️💖

🧶✨ Craft in Community ✨🧶Join Choosing Our Roots in the Mat-Su Valley for an afternoon of creativity, connection, and com...
05/26/2026

🧶✨ Craft in Community ✨🧶

Join Choosing Our Roots in the Mat-Su Valley for an afternoon of creativity, connection, and community care! Bring your current WIP (work in progress) or start something new alongside other crafty folks in a welcoming space for q***r youth and allies. 💛

📅 May 30
🕛 12:00–1:30 PM
📍 Scan the QR code on the flyer for the address or use this link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdCVGP0Y6xsm2WMWl2gcJFhEDNvzRR84kKdSnRHEFwb5vFPhg/viewform?usp=dialog

Whether you knit, crochet, embroider, draw, or just want to hang out and make something with your hands, we’d love to see you there. 🌿

Today we celebrate Trans Day of Visibility 💙🤍🩷At Choosing Our Roots, we are proud to serve and stand alongside trans and...
03/31/2026

Today we celebrate Trans Day of Visibility 💙🤍🩷

At Choosing Our Roots, we are proud to serve and stand alongside trans and nonbinary youth in our community. Your identities are valid, your stories matter, and you deserve to be seen, supported, and safe.

Our office is closed today as we honor this important day, we will resume work first thing tomorrow morning.

NEW MERCH!! 🏳️‍🌈Every purchase helps support safe, affirming housing for q***r youth. From totes to hoodies to tees — an...
02/25/2026

NEW MERCH!! 🏳️‍🌈

Every purchase helps support safe, affirming housing for q***r youth. From totes to hoodies to tees — and there’s even more waiting for you in our Bonfire store!

Grab yours, rep the roots, and help us keep our community housed.
Link in bio to shop!

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🌈 It’s time to join our community of sustaining donors! 🌈Choosing Our Roots provides housing support, case management, a...
02/25/2026

🌈 It’s time to join our community of sustaining donors! 🌈

Choosing Our Roots provides housing support, case management, and affirming community for LGBTQIA2S+ young people across Alaska — but we can’t do it without your ongoing support.

Becoming a sustaining donor means giving monthly or quarterly, helping us build long-term stability and plan ahead with confidence. Your donation directly supports youth facing housing insecurity — from covering Host Family stipends to funding life skills development.

💌 As a thank you, we send out a personalized note each year, often with a sticker or small swag item! But the real gift? Knowing you’re part of a growing network committed to safety, dignity, and belonging for q***r youth.

✨ Give what you can. Give what you feel. Just give regularly.

To become a sustaining donor, go to: https://choosingourroots.networkforgood.com/projects/196243-supporting-lgbtqia-youth

Can’t give right now? Sharing our mission is just as powerful. Spread the word and help us reach those who can.

***ryouth

We’re so excited to welcome Roseann to the Choosing Our Roots team as our new Host Home Liaison! 💚Through our Host Home ...
02/10/2026

We’re so excited to welcome Roseann to the Choosing Our Roots team as our new Host Home Liaison! 💚

Through our Host Home Program, caring community members open their homes to LGBTQ+ youth experiencing housing instability—creating safety, stability, and belonging when it’s needed most. Roseann’s role helps support hosts, connect youth to affirming homes, and strengthen the circle of care that makes this work possible.

We are currently looking for compassionate adults in the Mat-Su community who may be interested in becoming host home providers. If you’ve ever wondered how you could make a direct difference in a young person’s life, this could be a meaningful place to start.

Scan the QR code or go to our website to learn more and begin the conversation today.

🌈 It’s time to join our community of sustaining donors! 🌈Choosing Our Roots provides housing support, case management, a...
01/29/2026

🌈 It’s time to join our community of sustaining donors! 🌈

Choosing Our Roots provides housing support, case management, and affirming community for LGBTQIA2S+ young people across Alaska — but we can’t do it without your ongoing support.

Becoming a sustaining donor means giving monthly or quarterly, helping us build long-term stability and plan ahead with confidence. Your donation directly supports youth facing housing insecurity — from covering Host Family stipends to funding life skills development.

💌 As a thank you, we send out a personalized note each year, often with a sticker or small swag item! But the real gift? Knowing you’re part of a growing network committed to safety, dignity, and belonging for q***r youth.

✨ Give what you can. Give what you feel. Just give regularly.

To become a sustaining donor, go to: https://choosingourroots.networkforgood.com/projects/196243-supporting-lgbtqia-youth

Can’t give right now? Sharing our mission is just as powerful. Spread the word and help us reach those who can.

***ryouth

Did you know there is official Choosing Our Roots merch? 🏳️‍🌈Every purchase helps support safe, affirming housing for q*...
01/29/2026

Did you know there is official Choosing Our Roots merch? 🏳️‍🌈

Every purchase helps support safe, affirming housing for q***r youth. From totes to hoodies to tees — and there’s even more waiting for you in our Bonfire store!

Grab yours, rep the roots, and help us keep our community housed.
Link in bio or scan the qr code to shop!

***ryouth

Join us for a community-filled weekend at the Free Book Fair & Bake Sales hosted at FashionPact! 📚🧁Lots of free books wi...
01/21/2026

Join us for a community-filled weekend at the Free Book Fair & Bake Sales hosted at FashionPact! 📚🧁

Lots of free books will be available for all ages, genres, and reading levels, plus delicious baked goods from local nonprofits.

Best of all, bake sale proceeds go directly back to the organizations selling them — including community partners like Choosing Our Roots.

Come stock your shelves, support local nonprofits, and enjoy some sweet treats while you’re at it!

🗓 Fri. Jan 23 & Sat. Jan 24
⏰ 11:00 am – 7:00 pm
📍 FashionPact Lake Otis
2520 E. 68th Ave.

We’d love to see our community there 💛

We’re looking for a few helping hands at Saferoot! 💛Thanks to the generosity of our community over the holidays, our hou...
01/19/2026

We’re looking for a few helping hands at Saferoot! 💛
Thanks to the generosity of our community over the holidays, our housing donation storage is full and needs some love.

Join us for a volunteer day where we’ll:
• Sort and organize new donations by type
• Build housing kits using our checklist
• Go through stored donations to determine what we can and can’t use
• Organize the storage area
• Possibly help move furniture into units that need it

When: January 24th, starting at noon (about 2–3 hours)

Where: Saferoot (Anchorage area – exact location shared after sign-up)

Food will be provided!

To help keep our participants and community safe, please sign up using the link so you can receive the exact location.

Address

PO Box 141831
Anchorage, AK
99514

Telephone

+19077646233

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