Organizations Filed Purposes:
The mission of Choosing Our Roots is to ensure that all queer Alaskan youth and young adults have access to safe homes, supportive communities, and opportunities to thrive.
Housing and Case Management for LGBTQ Homeless Youth - Provided direct services to youth participants, including host home placement, intensive case management, material assistance, and wraparound supports. Ten youth were housed by the program this year, and more than 40 received case management and related interventions.
Advocacy for Homeless LGBTQ Youth within the broader Continuum of Care - the organization continued to offer systemic advocacy and meaningful interventions into community collaborations, in order to increase the prevalence and quality of culturally relevant supports for LGBTQ youth who experience homelessness in Alaska. This included participation in the Youth Homelessness Demonstration Projects, the Anchorage Coalition to End Homelessness, the Alaska Coalition on Housing and Homelessness, and a variety of local coalitions, as well as direct advocacy with other youth-serving agencies in the communities served.
Youth Empowerment, Mentorship, and Leadership Development - Stipends ($25/monthly meeting) provided to youth who serve on the organization's Board of Directors. Supported one youth leader in traveling to speak at a statewide conference on housing and homelessness. Several other youth represented organization at local events, presentations and trainings; provided leadership in peer group activities; participated in media outreach campaigns; and were matched with volunteer mentors.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Katie Mckay Bryson | Director | 4 | $4,500 |
| David Clark | Director | 2.5 | $175 |
| Amy Kelley | Director | 2 | $150 |
| Aria Phillips | Director | 1.5 | $150 |
| Hunter Dill | Treasurer | 5 | $125 |
| Lillian Lennon | Vice President | 3 | $125 |
| Jo Tandy | Director | 1 | $75 |
| Clara Robertson | Director | 2 | $75 |
| David Lockard | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Luka Kondratyeva | Director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Christine Terry | Director | 2 | $0 |
| Charlie Mills | Secretary | 2 | $0 |
| Naomi Cat Chythlook | Vice President | 1 | $0 |
| Dameron Terry | Director | 13 | $0 |
| Ariel Berg | President | 10 | $0 |
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