AWAIC’s Mission
AWAIC’s mission is to provide domestic violence safe shelter, intervention, and prevention. Our core values are advocacy, compassion, dignity, and collaboration.
Why Anchorage’s Alcohol Tax Matters for Survivor Safety
Five years after Anchorage voters approved a local alcohol tax, the conversation around how those dollars are spent continues to matter deeply for organizations serving people in crisis. The tax was created with a clear purpose: to support public safety, prevent domestic violence and child abuse, expand substance misuse treatment, and address homelessness. For organizations like AWAIC, that...
The Most Important Investment Is Stability
In today’s philanthropic landscape, funders are often drawn to innovation: new programs, pilot projects, fresh initiatives, and short-term ideas that promise visible change. Innovation has its place, but for organizations providing emergency services to people in crisis, the most urgent need is often much more basic... stability. For AWAIC, and for many nonprofits serving survivors of domestic...
Protecting Alaska Teens Requires Action, Not Delay
Across Alaska, advocates, service providers, parents, and community members continue to call attention to a painful reality: young people remain at risk of sexual exploitation, coercion, and abuse. Recent public discussion around Alaska’s age-of-consent laws has brought renewed focus to how legal gaps can leave 16- and 17-year-olds vulnerable to predatory adults. At the center of this...
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Careers
A commitment to the community of Abused Women’s Aid in Crisis (AWAIC), with support from AWAIC’s Board of Directors:
AWAIC stands with those we serve and is dedicated to empowering our community. We are committed to providing vital services to victims of domestic violence and preventing violence through education and outreach efforts. Our goal is to teach people to live and love without violence. We understand that many forms of violence are interconnected. AWAIC recognizes that we cannot address the cycle of abuse in our community by not addressing these issues.