AIOF x ASYMCA Aurora Changemaker Spotlight: Sarah Riffer All, Changemaker Spotlights, Featured News / August 20, 2024 With frequent moves to new duty stations, military members and their families often arrive at a new location without a traditional support network of friends and family. That’s where the @Armed Services YMCA of Alaska steps in, addressing this issue head-on and providing what Executive Director Sarah Riffer calls wraparound services. Military personnel, especially airmen and women, face a disproportionate risk of cancer, according to… AIOF x ASYMCA Aurora Changemaker Spotlight: Sarah Riffer Read More
Aurora Changemaker Spotlight: Susie Smith Hospice of Anchorage All, Changemaker Spotlights / June 21, 2024 Death is a complicated process, says Susie Smith, executive director of the nonprofit @Hospice of Anchorage. Decision making becomes overwhelming. People lose the faculties they had their whole lives. “If you don’t have someone advocating for your needs outside of your medical team, that can feel very desolate.” Hospice of Anchorage, one of AIOF’s 2024 grantees, helps bridge that gap for patients, providing essential non-medical… Aurora Changemaker Spotlight: Susie Smith Hospice of Anchorage Read More