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Amid a sharp rise in the number of refugees coming to Alaska, the state for the first time in more than a decade is staffing an office to help connect them to jobs.
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development (DOLWD) is standing up the Office of Citizenship Assistance within the Commissioner's Office to assist Alaska's refugee and migrant communities. The office will be led by Deputy Commissioner Nelson San Juan who is returning to the Department for this role. He retired from state service last September.