Tag Archives: Hope Community Resources

Kayla Desroches/KMXT There’s less government money to spread around to nonprofits this year. Hope Community Resources for instance has seen cuts in state dollars, its largest funding source. Starting on the first day of the fiscal year, July 1, Hope Community Resources transferred its Kodiak Short-Term Assistance and Referral Program, or STAR program, to the Independent Living Center in Homer. …

Kayla Desroches/KMXT This year, the Kodiak Police Department developed a program which will help local authorities to respond to situations involving those with developmental challenges. Police Chief Ronda Wallace explains Kodiak CARE, which stands for Child and Resident Encounters, is a voluntary program for those who choose to enroll. “We collect vital information about those individuals. That information is shared …

An organization in Kodiak will be working with the city police department to educate current and future officers in identifying and interacting with people with developmental disabilities. Hope Community Resources will help the KPD with the Kodiak “CARE” program, which stands for Children and Resident Encounter. In it, according to Hope’s Corrie Davis, police officers will be provided photos and …

Kayla Desroches/KMXT A walk and roll Saturday will help fundraise for Hope Community Resources, a state-wide organization dedicated to improving quality of life for individuals with developmental and intellectual disabilities. Corrie Davis, director of community support services for Hope in Kodiak, says the group offers a number of services. “We do operate a few group homes. We also do in-home …