Beacon Hill's mission is to support, serve and encourage children within our community that are in foster care and children at risk of going into foster care, through the love of Christ. Our dream is to see all children in our community loved and well cared for in healthy homes. Beacon Hill serves children and families in 3 ways: Child Abuse Prevention, Reunification, and Advocacy for Adoption. Pr
evention: Beacon Hill is the implementing agency for the child abuse prevention movement, Safe Families for Children Alaska. This movement provides a safe alternative to child welfare custody for families facing crisis. It expands the community safety net by providing parents in need a loving sanctuary where they can safely place their children in times of crisis. Reunification: Beacon Hill provides free supervised family contact between biological parents and their children that are in the custody of the Office of Children's Services, transportation to supervised visits, and foster family support. Our MatSu Family Support Center offers a free, home-like setting for children in foster care to spend time with their parents and siblings. Visits in MatSu are not supervised by Beacon Hill staff. Advocacy for Adoption: Beacon Hill is the statewide implementer of the Heart Gallery of Alaska, which is a mobile and online art gallery that features children in the State of Alaska awaiting adoption. This serves as a compelling representation of the dignity and individuality of each child awaiting adoption and allows their needs to be known to give them a greater chance of finding a forever family. Beacon Hill provides adoption education and support groups in addition to recruiting adoptive families. Beacon Hill is a grass-roots organization established by Alaskans who want to make a difference locally.
