Vision: Sitka is an equitable community where we hold each other up to reach our individual and collective full potential.
The Pathways to a Safer Sitka Coalition is a group of local agencies and individuals working together to create a healthier, more equitable community. We aim to reduce negative health outcomes, such as domestic violence, substance use, and suicide by building equitable, accessible, and culturally-responsive services and systems.
Lingít Aaní
The members of the Pathways to a Safer Sitka Coalition live, work, and gather on Lingít Aaní, the unceded, ancestral lands of the Lingít people. Gunalchéesh to the Lingít people for stewarding this land since time immemorial and allowing us to be here as guests in beautiful Sheet’ká.
Sitka Community needs assessment
Our coalition recently completed a community needs assessment (CNA), which is a process of gathering information about a community to identify challenges, needs, and strengths. It helps us understand what support is needed and guides decisions to improve wellbeing and address key issues affecting community members, such as violence and mental health challenges. This specific CNA was developed by the coalition to compile current data regarding the health of the Sitka community and to determine potential strategies for moving the work forward in each of the coalition's focus areas: school environments, youth leadership, engaging men and boys, family environments, and community environments.
RESULTS
There are various ways to see the outcomes of this CNA, which is organized via goal area (i.e., school environments, youth leadership, male engagement, family environments, community environments). The snapshot is a two-page overview of the results and the full document contains all sections of the CNA.
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These sections below are separated out into goal area, except for the Introduction & Methods section, which details community context and the ways through which this CNA was compiled. Each of the other sections contain the key findings, recommendations, needs statements, and references used for that specific goal area. Click on the icon or title to open these sections.
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Have Questions? Email sitkapathways@gmail.com
Current Happenings
Are you a teen interested in presenting to your peers about healthy and unhealthy relationships in our schools and community? Become a Peer Educator! You'll develop leadership skills while promoting respect, equity, and healthy relationships. For more information or questions, email sylcintern@gmail.com
Are you a teen interested in developing your leadership skills and promoting respect, equity, and healthy relationships in our schools and communities? If so, join the Sitka Youth Leadership Committee! SYLC is currently launching our Mold Your Masculinity campaign, developing a mental health campaign, and offering healthy relationships education in the schools and community! If you have any questions, please email sylcintern@gmail.com.
Our Work's Path
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Stepping Stones to Success
Identify the problem (e.g., community needs assessment)
Develop shared vision and goals
Identify shared risk and protective factors
Create theory of change
Select shared outcomes and measures to track progress
Coordinate and align activities
“We came together from many different agencies and roles to find common language, goals, measures, and strategies - not just once but through years of commitment. Sitka has often had the appearance of an abundance of resources for families, but in reality those concurrent and even competing programs are confusing and often short-lived. Pathways has created a more effective way to do our work, together.”
-Pathways Partner
