Alaska
The Alaska Initiative for Community Engagement (Alaska ICE) is a statewide initiative focused on introducing assets and helping kids succeed by enlisting adults and Alaskan communities in providing positive support to and opportunities for youth
See Alaska’s state page for more information.
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Salmon Creek Head Start and Juneau Pioneers' Home
In Juneau, Alaska, preschoolers in the Salmon Creek Head Start program have an invaluable opportunity to be immersed in an intergenerational learning environment. Located in the Juneau Pioneers’ Home, Salmon Creek Head Start is one of fifteen programs across southeastern Alaska that is part of the Tlingit and Haida Head Start. Each program is unique—some are set in schools, some in churches, but Salmon Creek is the only program set in a Pioneers’ HomeMORE
Helping Little Kids Succeed—Alaskan Style
Following the publication of Helping Kids Succeed — Alaskan Style, the Association of Alaska School Boards—Alaska Initiative for Community Engagement (Alaska ICE) wanted to promote the message of Developmental Assets to early childhood educators. In a similar manner to what was done for the first book, staff went out into communities and asked people how they thought families, caregivers, faith communities, and the community at large could build Developmental Assets for young children.MORE
