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Alaska poverty and opportunity legislative task force resolution

Alaska poverty and opportunity legislative task force resolution Rural Alaska Community Action Program encourages public support for House Resolution Number 8 Author: News Release RurAL CAP The Rural Alaska Community Action Program, Inc., (RurAL CAP) encourages public support for House Resolution Number 8 which calls for the development of the House Task Force on Poverty and Opportunity, supporting low-income Alaskans. As the only Community Action Agency in Alaska, RurAL CAP operates with the mission to empower low-income Alaskans through advocacy, education, affordable housing, and direct services that respect Alaskan’s unique values and cultures. Accordingly, RurAL CAP supports the proposed creation of a House Task Force on Poverty and Opportunity that directly addresses the poverty crisis in Alaska and fosters necessary dialogue between the public and legislature.

Letter: New dialogue on poverty

Print article As a child, I lived with poverty for more than a decade and as a ward of Washington state at times homeless, other times hungry. With help from many sources, I was able to earn college and law degrees before practicing law in 1978. As CEO of the Rural Alaska Community Action Program, Inc., or RurAL CAP, the only Community Action Agency in Alaska, I support our mission to empower low-income Alaskans through advocacy, education, affordable housing, and direct services that respect our unique values and cultures and direct services that respect our unique values and cultures. Reps. Geran Tarr, Neal Foster and Grier Hopkins have introduced House Resolution 8, calling for the creation of a House Task Force on Poverty and Opportunity, which would directly address the poverty crisis in Alaska and foster necessary dialogue between the public and Legislature.  

Hydroponic growing containers popping up in rural villages

Several years ago, a grant from the Administration for Native Americans (ANA) helped establish farms in Kodiak’s rural villages of Port Lions, Ouzinkie, Old Harbor and Larsen Bay.  The farms now bloom with fruits and vegetables every summer. They provide a critical source of fresh food for communities where things like apples and lettuce typically arrive on expensive shipments, if they come at all.  But Kodiak’s growing season is short, meaning many people in the archipelago still struggle for fresh produce in the colder parts of the year. This isn’t only a problem in the villages, but in the city of Kodiak as well. 

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