LATEST NEWS
Igamsiqanaghhalek Rasmuson!
Kawerak would like to extend a sincere thank you to Rasmuson Foundation for their generous support of our Head Start program and families! Rasmuson recently awarded Kawerak Head Start $261,055 to help modernize and expand the Head Start building in Nome. Previously, [...]
2018 Matthew Iya and Employee of the Year Awards
Kawerak is proud to announce Charles Punguk and Ashley Crowe as the winners of the Matthew Iya and Employee of the Year awards respectively. The Matthew Iya award is given out annually in memory of Matthew Iya. Matthew was a Kawerak employee [...]
Fourth National Climate Assessment Released
November 23rd marked the release of the National Climate Assessment IV (NCA4). The overview of the report demonstrates a clear connection from worldwide scientific evidence pointing to a rapidly changing climate and it has and will continue to have direct impacts socially, [...]
Drums Beat Again
Elim, Alaska. Tucked along coast and surrounded by trees and water. Familiar and calming sounds greet your ear, children laughing while sliding down the playground ice-slide in the wintertime, the gym filled with the echoes of bouncing basketballs, the ocean waves splashing [...]
Head Start and Early Head Start Region-Wide Survey
Head Start is looking to collect responses from Head Start parents, future parents and community members on an expansion survey. The survey takes 4 minutes to complete and we are hoping individuals take both the Head Start and Early Head Start surveys. [...]
Topkok Selected To Serve on Advisory Board on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse
Governor Walker selected Kawerak’s Attorney Meghan Topkok to serve on the Advisory Board on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse (ABADA). Starting November 16th Topkok assumes her seat on the Board. The appointment places a strong regional advocate in a position to plan and [...]
Artist Training in Koyuk
***Update 11/27, training has been postponed due to low registration. Will update details when a new plan has been determined. First People's Fund and Kawerak are partnering together to offer a Native Artist Professional Development Training in Koyuk November 29-30th. The training [...]
Sunrise and Sunset Kawerak Regional Conference Memory Book Online
Thanks to the submissions from across the region, Kawerak is honored to put together a collection of our new leaders born into our communities and preserve the memory of loved ones lost from 2016 to 2018 with the Regional Conference Slideshow. Quyaana [...]
City of Nome and Kawerak Jointly Request FBI Investigation
Amidst the turmoil and concern rising with public safety in Nome and the surrounding region, the path forward starts with working together to restore faith and trust in the justice system. Kawerak and the City of Nome formalized their willingness to work [...]
Kawerak Assists Tribal Members with CDL Prep
Another course offered to Nome Residents though Northwest Campus is now reachable to eligible tribal members in the Bering Strait thanks to support from Kawerak's Regional Training Program! The week-long workshop provides instruction to prepare students to successfully pass the State of [...]
Kawerak Assists Tribal Members with Enrollment for Boiler Maintenance Class
A course offered to Nome Residents though Northwest Campus is now reachable to eligible tribal members in the Bering Strait thanks to support from Kawerak's Regional Training Program! In the class, students will learn about key concepts and strategies related to the [...]
Deb Trowbridge Named Head Start Director of the Year
Alaska Head Start Association hosts awards for Head Start programs across the state each year. In 2018, Kawerak's Nome Head Start Director Deb Trowbridge was nominated and selected as Head Start Director of the Year. This award celebrates the outstanding leadership and [...]
