Free Film Screening + Dialogue: "At Home/In Home: Rural Alaska Childcare in Crisis"

At this public screening of the 25-minute documentary "At Home/In Home: Rural Alaska Childcare in Crisis," (vimeo.com/814699053) you will see and hear in this brief film directly from Kotzebue families, leaders, and providers and from an economist how the lack of childcare affects a rural community, and affects Alaska as a whole. Multiple legislators, childcare providers, early childhood advocacy organizations, and Alaska Public Media, as well as Dept. of Health (DOH) Commissioner Heidi Hedberg will participate in a dialogue after the film about what has happened since the film's release and how Alaska can solve the childcare crisis.

There will be on-site childcare provided by Hillcrest Children's Center, and there will be dinner from Ray's Place and kid-friendly snacks, along with non-alcoholic beverages. This is a family-friendly, breastfeeding-friendly event.

Also, we still need additional individuals, businesses, organizations, Tribes, and foundations to join as co-sponsors to help make this happen! (e.g. refreshments, plane ticket to bring Bailey from Kotzebue or potentially another provider from Juneau, outreach support, paying Hillcrest Children's Center for the on-site childcare they're volunteering)

Current co-sponsors include:

Financial sponsors:

- KPB Architects

- GCI

- Geneva Woods Birth Center

- North Star Group

Childcare sponsor:

- Hillcrest Children's Center

Location Sponsor:

- Akela Space

In-Kind Support Sponsors:

- Senator Cathy Giessel (Senate Majority Leader)

- Representative Julie Coulombe (House Majority member, and member of the Governor's Task Force on Child Care)

- Representative Jennie Armstrong (House Minority member)

- RurAL CAP

- Growing Alaskan Leaders

- Laura Norton-Cruz Consulting

- Branstetter Film

Please reach out to Laura Norton-Cruz if you have questions about the event or if you'd like to co-sponsor. (907) 229-2074 or Laura.NortonCruz@gmail.com