The WISH Community Services department in Southern Southeast Alaska provides a range of support services aimed at helping families achieve ongoing safety. These services include:
Case Management: Offering assistance with navigating social services, accessing resources, and developing personalized plans to address family needs and goals.
Parenting Education: Providing classes, workshops, and support groups to help parents develop positive parenting skills, improve communication, and strengthen family relationships.
Counseling and Therapy: Providing individual, family, and group counseling to address issues such as trauma, domestic violence, substance abuse, and mental health challenges.
Housing Assistance: Assisting families in securing safe and stable housing, including emergency shelter, transitional housing, and rental assistance programs.
Child and Family Services
WISH Child and Family Services provides opportunities that assist families in flourishing after experiencing violence. Our trained advocates can help access resources, reach your parenting goals, and support you as you work towards long-term safety for your family.
To get started with an intake, or learn if you might be eligible for services, call 907-228-4371 or email familyservices@wishak.org.
parenting Classes
Group and home-based parenting support and coaching using a variety of evidence-based curriculums and supportive activities can help you achieve your caregiving goals. WISH advocates will help you learn and practice strategies to improve relationships between you and your children.
WISH offers rotating in-person and group classes using the Nurturing Parenting program.
youth and adult Counseling
WISH has trained counselors on staff that can provide responsive and individualized counseling to families and children to support safety and stability. Counseling services are free of charge, confidential, and HIPAA compliant. Services can be accessed in person in Ketchikan and Saxman, and via telehealth on Annette Island, any Prince of Wales Island community, and Wrangell.
Supportive navigation services
If your family needs to access resources in the community to help you thrive, WISH advocates can support you in completing paperwork, accompany you to important appointments, and assist you if you are navigating issues within the court system.