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Alaska Family Services in Palmer, AK

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Profile
Strength 77%
  • Hotline

    907-746-4080 907-746-4080 (24⁄7)

    Hotline hours of operation

    Sunday 24 hours
    Monday 24 hours
    Tuesday 24 hours
    Wednesday 24 hours
    Thursday 24 hours
    Friday 24 hours
    Saturday 24 hours
  • Toll Free

    866-746-4080 866-746-4080
  • Business

    907-746-8026 907-746-8026
  • Text

    907-795-9246 907-795-9246
  • Languages Spoken

    English
  • Last Updated

    Jun 8, 2023
  • TTY/TTD

    -
  • Fax

    907-746-8019
  • Email

    shelter@akafs.org
  • Hours of operation

    Monday 8:00 am - 12:00 am
    Tuesday 8:00 am - 12:00 am
    Wednesday 8:00 am - 12:00 am
    Thursday 8:00 am - 12:00 am
    Friday 8:00 am - 12:00 am
    Saturday 8:00 am - 12:00 am
    Sunday 8:00 am - 12:00 am

Services

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  • Danger/lethality assessment
  • Crisis intervention services
  • Emergency shelter
  • Confidential shelter location
  • Safe home network
  • Case management
  • Food and clothing
  • Safety planning
  • Domestic violence education
  • Emergency cell phones
  • Assistance with orders of protection
  • Court/legal lay assistance
  • Court/legal assistance by attorney
  • Attorney referral for protection orders
  • Attorney referral for criminal cases
  • Attorney referral for family court
  • Court accompaniment/advocacy
  • Expert testimony
  • Child custody services
  • Legal resource planning
  • Legal clinics
  • Legal representation
  • In-shelter financial aid
  • Immigration services
  • Financial empowerment training
  • Shelter resident counseling
  • Non-resident counseling
  • Peer support groups
  • Counseling for friends and family
  • Counseling for batterers
  • Sexual violence support groups
  • Sex offender counseling
  • Incest counseling
  • Ritual abuse counseling
  • Substance abuse counseling
  • Transitional individual housing
  • Transitional family housing
  • Permanent individual housing
  • Permanent family housing
  • Alternative housing counseling
  • Relocation services
  • Transportation
  • Goal planning assistance
  • Job skills training
  • Job search/placement
  • Parenting skills training
  • Health and wellness programs
  • Resources and referrals
  • Medical accompaniment
  • Spiritual services
  • Child care during support groups
  • Child abuse services
  • Educational programs
  • Tutoring services
  • Summer camp
  • Youth counseling
  • Safety planning for children
  • Domestic violence workshops
  • Speaker's bureau

Populations Served

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  • Women
  • Elderly
  • Individuals
  • Families
  • Rural
  • Trafficked persons
  • Prostituted persons
  • LGBTQ
  • Counties Served

    Matanuska-Susitna Borough and surrounding areas

About Alaska Family Services

  • Website

    www.akafs.org
  • Established

    1979
  • Beds

    35
  • Maximum Length of Stay (days)

    -
  • Wheelchair Accessible

    Yes
  • Pet Shelter

    Offsite

Description

Alaska Family Services was established in 1979 to respond to the needs of women and children in the Mat Su Borough. What began as a small core of basic services has grown into a broad network of programs designed to strengthen and support families and individuals.

  • State Coalition Member

    No
  • Connect

    Facebook
  • Certifications and Accreditations

    Council on Accreditation
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