United Way of Southeast Alaska

Americorps members serve directly with nonprofit organizations to tackle our nations most pressing challenges. Service to others is the cornerstone of our national culture and an indispensable part of the american experience. Americorps unites america by bringing people together to service communities. The focus of the United Way of Southeast Alaska americorps program is to improve academic performance in early literacy.

Coeur Alaska: learn United reading tutor United Way of Southeast Alaska has a strategic partnership with coeur Alaska and the juneau school district to help ensure all juneau students are reading at grade level by third grade. Coeur Alaska has committed to investing toward the education and future success of children by sponsoring the learn United: reading tutor program. This partnership sets the gold standard for real, meaningful volunteer work in our schools. The juneau school district identifies students in need of reading skill building. The learn United: reading tutor program solicited and engaged volunteers to serve as reading tutors, and provided training and recognition for the tutors. It gives community members a Way to genuinely impact the lives of our students and families.

Our primary program is to service the approximately thirty-three human service agencies under our United Way umbrella through conducting fundraising and awareness campaigns and coordinating agency efforts and resources.