Recover Alaska

💚 October is Prevention Month! 💚

Prevention happens when we shape the messages, relationships, and environments that influence everyday choices - helping make healthier choices easier and communities stronger.

Want to be part of that work? The Alliance, Alaska’s statewide prevention coalition supported by Recover Alaska, brings together people from across the state who care about preventing alcohol and substance-related harms and strengthening our communities.

There are lots of ways to plug in:
- 🤝 Connect with The Alliance and get involved in statewide prevention efforts. Subscribe to the newsletter:
https://alaska-alliance.org/newsletter/

- 📱 Follow The Alliance’s page for resources, opportunities, and updates
https://www.facebook.com/alliancealaska

- 🎥 Check out The Alliance on YouTube for conversations, trainings, and prevention-focused content
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpjRXFRoLWXgKQEK3XpuGyA

- 🧡 Share what you learn and invite others into the work!
Prevention belongs to all of us - and when we work together, small actions can create big change across Alaska. SAMHSA has created a great toolkit to help us all get involved!
https://www.samhsa.gov/about/digital-toolkits/substance-use-prevention-month

Learn more and connect: https://alaska-alliance.org/

📣 Exciting Opportunity for Alaska Young Adults!

A new program is coming to Alaska to provide peer mentorship to teens across the state - and they’re hiring!

If you’re a young adult in Alaska with lived experience of behavioral health challenges and a heart for supporting others, this could be a great opportunity. 💙

✨ Remote position
✨ 26 hours/week, primarily evenings
✨ $20/hour + benefits
✨ Peer support training provided

Know someone who might be a great fit? Please share and help spread the word!

👉 Apply here:
https://app.dover.com/apply/Somethings/37abe53a-f2a9-40d1-b8ad-35735ef65b8b/?rs=76643084

When the application asks “Where did you hear about us?” enter MUSKEG to help connect applicants with MUSKEG Peer Support trainings if additional training is needed.

We’re excited to see more peer support, connection, and opportunities for young people across Alaska! 🧡

Alaska’s MAT Conference is back - and celebrating 10 years! 🎉

The 10th Annual Medications for Addiction Treatment (MAT) Conference is happening virtually October 13–15, 2026, bringing together healthcare providers, peers, policymakers, researchers, and community partners from across Alaska and beyond.

This year’s theme, Building Workforce Capacity and Strengthening Systems of Care: The Future of MAT in Alaska, will focus on the strategies, partnerships, and solutions that can help strengthen treatment and recovery support across our state. There will also be info on Medication for Alcohol Use Disorder (MAUD) - so make sure to seek out the sessions for that!

Join us for three days of learning, connection, and inspiration as we work toward a future where every person, in every community, has access to the tools and support they need to recover and thrive. 💜

📅 October 13–15, 2026
💻 Virtual Conference
🔗 Learn more and register at matconference.com

World Alcohol-Free Day is October 3 - and the Recover Alaska team wants to raise a glass to YOU! 🧡🥂

This year’s theme is ENJOY MORE, and we’re taking that a little deeper: enjoying more of you.

Choosing an alcohol-free moment - or an alcohol-free life - can mean waking up clearer, being more present, and feeling proud of choices that reflect who you want to be. Those small choices add up, and so does the confidence that comes with them. [For more inspo on this:
https://recoveralaska.org/stories/videos/day-001/ ]

So on October 3 at 5 p.m., grab your favorite alcohol-free drink and join our Recover Alaska team for a virtual cheers - to yourself, your choices, and whatever enjoying more looks like for you. 🎉

📸 Snap a pic of your cheers, tag us, and use

so we can celebrate right alongside you.

Here’s to more connection, more presence, more joy - and more YOU. Cheers! 🧡

🧡 Alaska’s voice is part of the national conversation on alcohol policy!

Recover Alaska CEO, Tiffany Hall, and The Alliance Coordinator, Tesia Bobrycki, are in the Washington, D.C. area this week for the U.S. Alcohol Policy Alliance’s Alcohol Policy 2026 Conference, connecting with prevention leaders, researchers, and advocates from across the country.

We’re especially proud that Tiffany serves as Board Chair of the U.S. Alcohol Policy Alliance (USAPA) - bringing her experience from Alaska into national conversations about evidence-based approaches to reducing alcohol-related harm.

Policy might not sound flashy - but it’s one of the most powerful tools we have for prevention. The rules, systems, and environments around us can make a real difference in reducing alcohol-related harm and helping healthier choices become easier choices.

That’s where The Alliance comes in. Across Alaska, members are learning, sharing, and taking action together through shared initiatives, trainings, technical assistance, and policy work - turning good ideas into real change for communities across the state. 🧡

💡 Want to get involved with The Alliance or learn more about alcohol policy and prevention in Alaska? Connect with Tesia at [email protected].

🧡 Hello, Sober October! 🧡
Whether you’re already alcohol-free, sober curious, or just wondering what a month without alcohol might feel like, October is a great time to give it a try.

A break from alcohol can mean better sleep, more energy, extra money in your pocket, clearer mornings, and more space for the people and things that matter most. And you definitely don’t have to do it alone.

Need a little inspiration? Meet our Sober Heroes and hear from Alaskans who have chosen sobriety, what helped them along the way, and what they’ve gained from making a change. 🧡
https://recoveralaska.org/looking-for-help/sober-hero-hall-of-fame/

👉 Visit RecoverAlaska.org to explore additional alcohol-free resources, tips, and support.

Here’s to a month of connection, curiosity, and seeing what’s possible. 🍂✨

To mark the final day of Recovery Month, we’re honored to share Hollis’s story. 💜

After years of alcohol-related consequences, Hollis reached a point where he had to make a choice: alcohol or his family. He chose his family - and began building a different life.

Today, more than four years alcohol-free, Hollis is sharing his story as a reminder that no matter how deep the hole may feel, change is possible. 💜

Read Hollis’s full story at Recover Alaska: https://recoveralaska.org/holliss-story/

And while you’re there, consider sharing your own. https://recoveralaska.org/stories/written-stories/

Your story might be exactly what someone else needs to hear. 💜

Mini-Grants are BACK - and that’s pretty sweet! 🍰🧡
Thanks to the funds raised at Recoverees: Sweet Connections, we’re once again offering Mini-Grants to support sober, recovery-friendly events across Alaska!

💰 Up to $500 per applicant

📅 Next reviews: October 15 + December 15

Miss a deadline? Don’t count yourself out! Reach out and let us know what you’re planning - we’ll see what we can do.

Have an idea that brings people together and creates space for connection without alcohol? We want to hear about it!

👉 Learn more + apply at https://recoveralaska.org/about-recover-alaska/grants/

And to everyone who supported Recoverees: this is what your generosity makes possible. 🧡

We’re still feeling all the sweetness from Recoverees 2026: Sweet Connections! 🧡💙

A huge thank you to everyone who joined us to celebrate connection, community, recovery, and the incredible people doing this work across Alaska. You made the evening so special!

We also have to give some major love to Jovell at Akela Space -->
https://akelaspace.com/
for capturing so many beautiful moments from the night. 📸 We couldn’t resist sharing a few favorites!

And a huge thank you to The Nave -->
https://www.thenavespenard.com/
for being such an amazing space and an absolute joy to work with. It was the perfect home for Sweet Connections. 🧡

BIG shoutout to Photo Emporium Alaska -->
https://www.photoemporiumak.com/
for generously donating the photo booth and capturing some delicious poses!

Want to see more photos from the evening - including our photo booth pics?! Make sure you’re subscribed to the Recover Alaska newsletter!

https://recoveralaska.org/e-newsletter/

Thank you again to everyone who attended, donated, volunteered, sponsored, shared their stories, and helped make the night possible. Connection really is the sweetest part. 🧁💙