Tlingit & Haida held a Neighborhood Meeting on January 9, 2019 at the Elizabeth Peratrovich Hall in Juneau, Alaska to provide an opportunity for the general public to learn more about Tlingit & Haida’s new
Yak’éiyi Kustí Yinaadei Hít
reentry housing program. The event was well-attended and included presentations and a panel of representatives from Tlingit & Haida and the City & Borough of Juneau who answered questions from the public. The outcome of the neighborhood meeting was favorable with all comments indicating support for the project.
Yak’éiyi Kustí Yinaadei Hít
means “going towards the good life house” in
Lingit
and will be a reentry housing program to support citizens returning from incarceration with a supportive environment to ensure a successful reentry back into the community
.
Over the last year, Tlingit & Haida’s Public Safety department has been working with community partners to develop
the framework for the reentry housing program which will be modeled after a successful operating in the San Francisco area that uses employment, training and housing to produce an estimated 75-90% success rate in reentry.
The property identified for the project is located at 1255 W. 9th Street in Juneau, Alaska and will provide 16 sober-living beds in 8 units with a full-time manager on site.
Over the course of the next five months, Tlingit & Haida will focus on securing funding, partnerships and staffing for
Yak’éiyi Kustí Yinaadei Hít.
The Second Chance program is expected to have the housing program in operation by the summer of 2019.
