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Dear Alliance Community,

The Alliance’s mission is to prevent the harms of alcohol across Alaska by working upstream (addressing the root causes of harm before they occur) by strengthening communities, advancing policy, and fostering meaningful connections. Together with our partners, we build a statewide movement for heathy and thriving communities.

Welcome into FY26, year six as a coalition! This month marks the full resumption of all our workgroups, and we invite you to join us in shaping the year ahead. Each group’s meeting times and objectives are included in the graphic below, whether your passion is policy change, shifting social norms, data equity, or local coalition support, there’s a place for you at the table.

As we move into a new fiscal year, we also want to celebrate the impact and key deliverables from FY25:

• FY25 Q4 Engagement Metrics: Our reach and community participation continued to grow, highlighting the strength of The Alliance network. [View the FY25 Q4 engagement report »]
• FY25 Evaluation by Stellar Group: A comprehensive review of our statewide prevention efforts, offering data and recommendations for the year ahead. [Read the FY25 evaluation »]
• Statewide Alcohol Policy Needs Assessment: Assessing the current landscape and identifying opportunities to advance evidence-based prevention policies in Alaska. [View the report »]
• Advocacy Agenda & Principles: Developed with Tom Begich and our Policy Workgroup, this roadmap will guide advocacy in FY26. [See the agenda »]
• Counter Tools Alaska Alcohol Retailer Report: A deep look into retail alcohol access, implications for community health, and opportunities to advance safe regulations. [Access the report »]

Finally, we are thrilled to announce a new State Opioid Response (SOR) award to expand our youth social norms campaign, Choose Connection. Choose Connection is a statewide campaign that promotes positive social norms and encourages youth to build healthy relationships and meaningful connections as a way to reduce risky behaviors, including underage drinking and substance use. This year will bring a major statewide media expansion across traditional and digital platforms, a strong physical campaign presence at community events and in public spaces, the development of a curriculum to engage youth and schools directly, and a robust evaluation to measure the campaign’s reach and impact.

Thank you for being part of The Alliance. Together, we are building a healthier Alaska, one connection at a time.

Tesia Bobrycki

Coalition Coordinator

tbobrycki@recoveralaska.org

Youth Suicide Prevention Summit

Are you passionate about mental health and suicide prevention? We’re looking for youth to help shape the 2025 Alaska Youth Suicide Prevention Summit. Your voice matters—and we want your ideas to help guide the event, from speakers and sessions to music and more.

Whether you’re a creator, organizer, connector, or just care deeply - there’s a place for you on the planning team.

Interested or know someone who might be? Email Sheli at sheli.delaney@alaska.gov to get connected.

Let’s build this together.

Join the U.S. Alcohol Policy Alliance Advocacy Collaborative!

Interested? Contact Tiffany Hall at thall@recoveralaska.org

We can sign up as one group!

Recover Alaska invites you to be part of a powerful new opportunity to advance alcohol policy. Launching August 20, 2025, this eight-month national training program supports coalitions with step-by-step guidance through the policy change process, personalized coaching, monthly trainings, and peer collaboration.



Participation costs $4,000 per coalition and includes discounted registration to Alcohol Policy Conference 21 (AP21). Space is limited—register by August 7, 2025!

About The Alliance

The Alliance is a collaborative effort of multiple and diverse partners across Alaska who recognize the harms of alcohol on individuals and communities. We are personally and professionally committed to working together to address this complex problem in our state.

Our primary goal is to connect and engage communities as partners — increasing protective factors, reducing risk factors, and changing social norms — to prevent underage alcohol use and eliminate all harms of alcohol use in Alaska.

Alliance Materials:

• The Alliance's common agenda
• The Alliance's Resource Page

Get Involved!

Between starting new work and sustaining our progress, there are many opportunities to participate in The Alliance! All current workgroups are open to any member who would like to join. You can always read more about our workgroups and their purpose on the Get Involved page of our website. Our network practices an emergent strategy, and we update information based on our network's needs.

• The Communications & Social Norms Workgroup is led by an experienced media and communications contractor and advances the two social norms campaigns addressing underage drinking Choose Connection and In Case You Missed It. Th workgroup also supports the Alliance's various other internal and external communications needs. This workgroup meets on the second Tuesday of each month from 1-2 pm.
• The Data and Learning Workgroup is led by an data expert and will be supporting data equity conversations and practices. This workgroup meetings on the third Monday from 3pm - 4pm.
• The Evaluation and Learning Workgroup is where members can participate in designing the annual evaluation process for the Alliance alongside a professional evaluator and receive technical assistance and support on utilizing evaluation in their work. This workgroup meets on the first Thursday of the month from 10am - 11am.
• The Strategic Design Workgroup builds structures and processes for the network to work in alignment with our values and theory of change. This workgroup is led by an experienced prevention professional and regional co-chair and meets monthly on the third Tuesday from 1pm - 2pm.
• The Policy Workgroup is led by a policy expert and works to track alcohol and prevention policies, identifies and designs advocacy actions, and provides technical assistance to individuals wanting to engage in the political process. This workgroup meets monthly on the second Friday from 11am - 12pm.

You are welcome to ask questions about those workgroups or to ask to join any of them.

Want to Lead Change? Apply to Be a Co-Chair of the Alaska Alliance!

Are you passionate about shaping Alaska’s future and driving meaningful community impact? The Alliance is now accepting applications for the Co-Chair position. This is a unique opportunity to help guide the organization’s vision, build partnerships, and amplify our collective voice.

If you’re interested in stepping up as a leader and making a difference, we encourage you to apply!

GET INVOLVED HERE

If you would like to submit content for The Alliance newsletter, please email Tesia at tbobrycki@recoveralaska.org and Kara at kstewart@recoveralaska.org.