Help in Alaska
For people starting over after prison, foster care, treatment, homelessness, abuse, or trafficking
We've verified 23 places in Alaska, most of them in Anchorage, Fairbanks and Juneau, plus 11 that serve the whole state. The most help we've found here is for people after prison or jail (12) and leaving homelessness (12).
Partners Reentry Center
Downtown Anchorage drop-in center for people getting out of prison or jail, offering help finding work and assistance, workshops, peer support and therapeutic court coordination. Stop by or email the center to get started.
Alaska 2-1-1
Free, confidential statewide information line that connects Alaskans with emergency food, shelter, counseling, drug and alcohol programs, legal help, transportation and other local services. Dial 2-1-1 during business hours or search the online directory any time.
Alaska Network on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault
Statewide coalition of Alaska's domestic and sexual violence programs. ANDVSA does not run a crisis line itself, but its site lists every member shelter and advocacy program in the state with local and toll-free numbers, and it offers legal advocacy support for survivors.
Abused Women's Aid in Crisis (AWAIC)
Anchorage's domestic violence program with a 24-hour crisis and support line, emergency shelter, protective order help, case management, housing support, support groups and a safe haven for pets. Call the crisis line any time to talk or ask about shelter.
Standing Together Against Rape (STAR)
Free, confidential sexual assault services in Anchorage: a 24-hour crisis line, crisis response, medical and court accompaniment, advocacy, referrals and trauma therapy. Survivors, family members and friends can all call.
Interior Alaska Center for Non-Violent Living
Fairbanks program for survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault and human trafficking serving the Fairbanks North Star Borough and 42 Interior villages. Advocates answer a 24-hour hotline and provide emergency shelter, legal advocacy and housing help, all free and confidential.
AWARE
Juneau's domestic and sexual violence program covering Juneau, Haines, Hoonah, Skagway, Yakutat and other Southeast communities. The 24-hour CareLine leads to short-term emergency housing, hospital accompaniment, safety planning, legal advocacy, counseling and transitional housing; all genders are welcome.
Priceless Alaska
Anchorage-based anti-sex-trafficking mentorship program that walks with survivors while meeting practical needs. Survivors can call the hotline or fill out the online survivor application; anyone can submit a referral for someone else.
Covenant House Alaska
Youth crisis center in downtown Anchorage with street outreach around the clock, emergency and longer-term housing, on-site high school and GED classes, job readiness and host homes. Young people can call the Get Help Now line day or night.
Independent Living Program
State Chafee program for current and former foster youth, with help toward education, jobs, housing, money management and Education and Training Vouchers. Youth who were in OCS or tribal custody and foster care on or after their 16th birthday qualify; a regional Independent Living Specialist opens the case.
Reentry, Education and Vocational Services (REVS)
DOC's reentry team helps people leaving Alaska prisons with clothing, hygiene items, cell phones, transitional housing, transportation, tattoo removal and job placement through the Alaska Job Center Network, decided case by case. Limited walk-in help is available at the downtown Anchorage office.
Juneau Reentry Coalition
Juneau's reentry network runs a Reentry Support Program for people releasing or released within the last six months, plus a searchable directory of local treatment, MAT, supportive housing and employment resources. It also coordinates the Juneau Therapeutic Court and Mental Health Court.
Brother Francis Shelter
Low-barrier overnight shelter for homeless adults in Anchorage with dinner, showers, laundry, baggage storage, the on-site Caring Clinic, medical respite beds and case management. Call the front desk to ask about a bed.
Clare House
Emergency shelter in Anchorage for women with children and pregnant women, open around the clock with meals, necessities and case management. Preference goes to families sleeping in cars, camps or on the street.
3rd Avenue Resource & Navigation Center
Daytime navigation hub next to Brother Francis Shelter where homeless adults can shower, charge phones, use computers, complete a Coordinated Entry housing assessment and meet partner providers for jobs and treatment. A monthly rent and utility assistance lottery is run from here.
Bean's Cafe
Anchorage soup kitchen and anti-hunger nonprofit serving meals to people of all ages, with the Streets to Success program and the Motley Crew bakery offering work experience for people rebuilding their lives. Call the office for current meal times.
Fairbanks Rescue Mission
The Interior's only overnight emergency shelter for both men and women, with meals, clothing, case management and the Genesis residential recovery program. Also runs a veterans housing track and a green-collar job program at its recycle center.
Akeela House Recovery Center
38-bed co-ed residential substance use treatment program in Anchorage with integrated mental health care; the companion Stepping Stones program lets mothers stay with young children during treatment. Alaska Medicaid is accepted and staff help arrange detox first if needed.
Refugee Assistance & Immigration Services (RAIS)
Alaska's refugee resettlement agency, providing case management, job readiness classes, life skills orientation and immigration services to refugees, asylees, parolees, SIV holders and trafficking victims statewide. Contact the program manager to verify eligibility and enroll.
Alaska Legal Services Corporation
Free civil legal help for low-income Alaskans in housing, family law, public benefits, consumer, health and domestic violence matters, with offices in Anchorage, Fairbanks, Juneau and nine other communities. Apply through the statewide intake line or online.
Health Analytics and Vital Records
State office that issues certified Alaska birth certificates in person at the Anchorage or Juneau counter, by mail or fax, or online through VitalChek. Current processing runs one to two months, so order early if you need a birth certificate for an ID.
Alaska DMV Identification Card
Any Alaska resident, including children, can get a state ID card for $15 (REAL ID $35; free standard ID at 60+). Fill out form D1 and bring proof of identity, a document showing your street address and your Social Security number to any DMV office.
Division of Public Assistance
State agency for SNAP, Medicaid, Temporary Assistance, Adult Public Assistance, General Relief and heating help. Apply online through the Alaska Connect portal with a myAlaska login or call the Virtual Contact Center, which offers free interpreters.
National lines that work in Alaska
SAMHSA National Helpline
Free, confidential treatment referral for substance use and mental health. Finds local programs that take your insurance or none.
988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline
Call or text 988 for any mental health or substance use crisis. Available to anyone in any program.
Lifeline free phone program
Free or discounted phone and service for people on Medicaid, SNAP, SSI, or low income. Apply online or through a carrier.
National Human Trafficking Hotline
24/7 confidential hotline for survivors of trafficking and people who suspect it. Connects to vetted local services.
National Domestic Violence Hotline
24/7 confidential help for anyone affected by domestic violence. Advocates connect you to local shelters and legal help.
Start right where you are
Each program has a step-by-step checklist for the first 72 hours, 30 days, and 90 days, so you always know your next step.