What We Do

The Alliance brings people together to promote community wellness and prevent the harms of alcohol use in Alaska.

Our vision of community wellness

Community Wellness means to us that people are able to experience overall well-being, and have the skills, tools, and resources to work through past and present trauma. In a well community, we are connected and able to contribute. Everyone’s values and traditions are honored and recognized. We make an effort to grow, learn, take care of ourselves, and take care of each other.

Every Alaskan community is prosperous and safe for all. We care for our lands and waters like we care for our people. We are resilient, healing, and free to choose. All community members are supported and resourced to address their individual, family, and community needs.

All regions come together in support of one another to share our many successes, innovations of change, abundant resources, stories of adversity, challenges we’ve overcome, and hope. This is The Alliance’s vision of community wellness for all Alaskans.

our mission

To engage people and communities as partners, promote individual and community wellness, and prevent the harms of alcohol use in Alaska.

our strategic goals

The Alliance has adopted four strategic goals that are adaptive to the changing needs of a complex prevention landscape, broad and wide-reaching in order to be responsive to partner organization work, and future-facing because we know that prevention work has a generational timeline.

Build RelationshipsWe connect organizations, communities, and individuals across Alaska to share knowledge, resources, and support. By working together, we can accomplish what no single organization can do alone.
Build PowerWe work to ensure everyone has what they need to thrive and contribute, based on their own experiences and expertise.
Build Shared MeaningWe create spaces to explore the nature of alcohol use, prevention approaches, and what community wellness means across Alaska's diverse communities.
Build Support StrategiesWe advocate for strategies and policies that prevent the harms of alcohol use and promote overall well-being.

OUR APPROACH

We believe prevention works best when it:

  • Is driven by community needs and voices
  • Addresses root causes, not just symptoms
  • Brings together multiple perspectives
  • Focuses on creating conditions where everyone can thrive

We accomplish much of this work through member meetings and gatherings, as well as local community outreach.