Dillingham Community Resource Guide - Bristol Bay Native ...

Community 

Resource 

Guide 

Dillingham, 

Alaska

Welcome to Dillingham’s 

Community 

Resource 

Guide 

Dear Community Member: 

We hope you find Dillingham’s Community Resource Guide useful to 

your family or agency. We have attempted to list all the health and social service agencies in 

Dillingham as well as various other services that families may rely on. 

Emergency services are listed first and then a section that outlines Dillingham’s agencies and 

describes the services they offer. Last, the topical appendixes with contact phone numbers for 

quick reference. 

We are grateful for everyone who helped update and publish Dillingham’s Community 

Resource Guide. This publication is intended to benefit everyone in our community. 

Please copy and distribute freely. 

Thank-you and enjoy, 

Community means different things to different people. To some, it is a safe 

haven where survival is assured through mutual cooperation. To others, it is a 

place of emotional support, with deep sharing and bonding with close friends. 

Some see community as an intense crucible for personal growth. For others it 

is primarily a place to pioneer their dreams. 

Corinne McLaughlin and Gordon Davidson 

Please reproduce and distribute this document 

As programs and business evolve and change over time, information in this guide 

may change without notice. 

We would appreciate your comments, corrections and additions to this publication. 

Please contact BBAHC Nitaput CAC staff at 842-1230 

DILLINGHAM’S Community Resource Guide 

Created by BBNA Staff 2003 / Updated by BBAHC Nitaput Staff 2009 

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Table of Contents 

Emergency Services ....................................................................................................... 4 

Bristol Bay Area Health Corporation................................................................................ 5 

Alcohol and Drug Abuse .......................................................................................................... 6 

Behavioral Center .................................................................................................................... 7 

“Nitaput” Child Advocacy Center (CAC)…………………………………………….……………...9 

Other Programs ..................................................................................................................... 10 

Bristol Bay Economic Development Corporation........................................................... 13 

Bristol Bay Housing Authority........................................................................................ 14 

Bristol Bay Native Association....................................................................................... 15 

Food Bank.............................................................................................................................. 16 

Main Office............................................................................................................................. 16 

Social Services ...................................................................................................................... 17 

Valerie Larson Family Resource Center ................................................................................ 18 

Workforce Development Center............................................................................................. 18 

Bristol Bay Native Corporation ...................................................................................... 20 

City of Dillingham .......................................................................................................... 21 

Curyung Tribal Council.................................................................................................. 23 

Safe And Fear-free Environments................................................................................. 24 

State of Alaska .............................................................................................................. 26 

Dillingham Public Health Center ............................................................................................ 26 

Family / Legal Services.......................................................................................................... 27 

Financial / Employment Services...........................................................................................29 

Fish and Game ...................................................................................................................... 31 

United States Government ............................................................................................ 32 

Togiak National Wildlife Refuge 

Rural Development Office 

Social Security Administration 

University of Alaska Fairbanks, Bristol Bay Campus..................................................... 33 

Appendixes 

Churches....................................................................................................................... 34 

Lodging .........................................................................................................................35 

Legal Services............................................................................................................... 37 

Medical and Health Services......................................................................................... 38 

Meeting Places.............................................................................................................. 39 

Quick Reference ........................................................................................................... 40 

Schools .........................................................................................................................41 

Transportation Assistance............................................................................................. 42 

Village Councils............................................................................................................. 43 

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Created by BBNA Staff 2003 / Updated by BBAHC Nitaput Staff 2009

EMERGENCY SERVICES 

Emergencies (fire, police, or ambulance)................................................. 911 

Dillingham Police.............................................................................842-5354 

Poison Control ..................................................................... 1-800-222-1222 

Kanakanak Hospital .......................................... 842-5201or 1-800-478-5201 

S.A.F.E............................................................. 842-2320 or 1-800-842-2316 

“Nitaput” Child Advocacy Center...................... 842-1230 or 1-800-510-1230 

Office of Children’s Services (OCS)................. 842-5237 or 1-888-297-5951 

Court or Magistrate .........................................................................842-5215 

Drug and Alcohol Program..............................................................842-5266 

Counseling Center ........................................... 842-1230 or 1-800-510-1230 

Alaska State Troopers................................................... Dillingham 842-5641 

King Salmon 246-3346 

Cold Bay 532-2652 

Let us put our heads together and see what life we will make for our children. 

Sitting Bull, Lakota Leader 



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Bristol Bay Area Health Corporation 

The Bristol Bay Area Health Corporation (BBAHC) provides health care for the Bristol Bay 

Region. Its Community Health Aides provide continuing primary health care and emergency 

medical services in the villages. Health Aides provide preventive and health surveillance services 

to include prenatal care, well child exams, and school age fluoride treatments. Patients who 

require further treatment are referred to the health corporation’s Kanakanak Hospital. Kanakanak 

Hospital is a 16 bed facility that serves patients of all ages in the area of medical care, pediatrics, 

obstetrics, well baby, out-patients, skilled and observational beds, swing beds, home health, 

community health, infant learning, maternal-child health, emergency room, WIC, mental health, 

and drug and alcohol services. Ancillary support services include: audiology, dental, diabetes, 

laboratory, medevac, optometry, radiology, social services, and specialty clinics. Patients 

requiring care not provided at Kanakanak are referred to other regional medical facilities including 

Alaska Native Medical Center for those that are of Native descent. 

KANAKANAK HOSITAL...............................................................................................842-5201 

P.O. Box 130 1-800-478-5201 

Dillingham, AK 99576 Fax: 842-9409 

Complete medical services including inpatient and outpatient care, 24 hour Emergency Room and 

Medivac, Optometry, Dental, Prenatal care, Prescriptions and Laboratory services. 

One of the definitions of community is “a group of people who have made a 

commitment to learn how to communicate with each other at an ever more deep 

and authentic level. 

M. Scott Peck 



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BBAHC 

ALCOHOL AND DRUG ABUSE PROGRAM 

842-5266 or 1-800-478-5201, ext 5266 

Office hours are Monday – Friday, 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. 

Emergency services/crisis intervention is available 24 hours per day, 7 days per week. 

After hours calls are dispatched to Counselors through the Dillingham Police Department 

or Counselors can be reached through Kanakanak Hospital. 

The BBAHC Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Program offers a wide variety of services. 

Provides community education and resource materials, including video/audio tapes. 

Services are also provided at Jake’s Place, a 12-bed residential facility available for those 

clients who are assessed as needing more structured, intensive treatment. Located next 

to Kanakanak Hospital. Walk-ins are welcome. 

Program services include: 

o Assessment and Evaluation: Assessments and Evaluations are done at 

the request of the client or a referring agency. 

o Outpatient Counseling: One on one counseling sessions, usually one 

hour long for 8-12 weeks, followed by 3-6 months of Aftercare. 

o Aftercare Program: Aftercare is a group meeting. Sessions are 2 hours 

long, once a week. 

o Transitional Care: For people on their way to treatment, returning from 

treatment, or village residents enrolled in the Outpatient Program. 

o Residential Care: This new program provides supervised living for clients 

waiting to go to and returning from inpatient treatment outside the region. 

o Follow-up: Contacts are designed to assist clients with ongoing sobriety 

issues. 

Sharing brokenness as well as heroism is an essential part of maintaining 

community. Both the darkness and the light can be expressed 

Foundation for Community Encouragement 



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BBAHC 

Behavioral Health Center 

Phone: (907) 842-1230 or 1-800-510-1230 

Fax: 842-5174 or 1-800-842-3875 

Hours: 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. Monday - Friday 

Counseling and support services available for: Individuals, Families, Groups, Children, 

Teenagers, Adults, and Elders. 

Depression * Anxiety * Stress * Fears * Phobias 

Interpersonal Conflicts * Parenting * Grief 

Divorce * Communication * Aging * Worry * Work 

Behavioral Health Center staff brings a variety of skills, education and techniques to the 

center and offer psychotherapy, counseling, case management and life skills training. 

Village based workers provide on-site services with support from office staff. 

The Behavioral Health Center offers a variety of services to all villages in the Bristol Bay 

area, including: 

Emergency Services – Outreach, crisis intervention, and referrals are available 24 hours 

a day, 7 days a week to all of the Bristol Bay area. After-hours and weekend emergency 

calls are dispatched to counselors by Dillingham Police at (907) 842-5354. 

Outpatient Services – Individual, couple, family, group counseling and psychotherapy is 

available for adults, children and adolescents throughout Bristol Bay. Consultation and 

evaluation services are available to schools, hospitals, court systems, and social service 

agencies. 

Psychiatric Services – Psychiatric assessments and evaluations are available by 

appointment only. Call the Counseling Center office for scheduling of intake and 

appointments. 

Child and Adolescent Services – Offers crisis intervention, individual, family and group 

therapy to children and adolescents with various emotional and behavioral difficulties. 

Consultation services and presentations on specific mental health services to children 

and adolescents are also available. 

With the gradual acceptance of the darker impulses within me, I feel a more 

genuine compassion growing in my soul. 

Connie Zweig 



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BBAHC- Behavioral Health Center 

Community Support Services – Specialized outpatient and residential services provided 

to adults with chronic mental illness. 

Village Outreach & Counseling Services - Outreach counseling, referral and case 

management services are available in the village through Family Service Workers and 

during itinerant village travel by clinical staff in the regional office. Call for current travel 

schedules. 

Suicide Prevention/Education – Available throughout Bristol Bay to communities, schools, 

or groups by request. 

Critical Incident Stress Debriefing – Debriefing services for first responders to a traumatic 

incident. 

“Our House” – A short-term crisis/respite center for individuals suffering with chronic or 

persistent mental illness. Clients receive comprehensive assistance. 

Fees: On a sliding scale based on income, no person will be denied services due to lack 

of funds. 

Confidentiality: Information is released only with written client consent. 

Behavioral Health Counseling Center – Umyuam Natllugneriitellerkanek – 

calillriartangertug kinkunun ikaiyuryullrianun – Qayagaurcuutait 842-1230 wall’ 1-800-510- 

1230. Una yugnun ikiingqauq, esagngaunatengllu qalertellret.Yuum cangayuutni 

qemangqaqamiiki assiruytek’llarai. 

Phone: (907) 842-1230 or 1-800-510-1230 

Fax: 842-5174 or 1-800-842-3875 


In order to begin to understand our outer conflicts, we must become familiar 

with the inner turmoil as well. 

Rosalind Diamon 



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BBAHC 

‘Nitaput’ Child Advocacy Center 

Phone: (907) 842-1230 or 1-800-510-1230 

Fax: 842-5174 or 1-800-842-3875 


E-mail: nitaputcac@bbahc.org web site: http://www.bbahc.org/child_advocacy.html 

A Child Advocacy Center (CAC) is a child –focused, facility-based program where 

representatives from many fields meet to discuss and make decisions about the investigation, 

treatment, and prosecution of child abuse cases. They also work together to prevent further 

victimization of children, providing outreach presentations and activities. 

This multidisciplinary team approach brings together all the professionals and agencies needed 

to offer complete services: law enforcement, child protective services, prosecution, mental health 

and the medical community. CACs are community –based programs designed to meet the unique 

needs of its community. 

CACs have many benefits: more immediate follow-up to child abuse reports; more efficient 

medical and mental health services or referrals; reduction in number of child victim interviews; 

increased successful prosecution; and consistent support for child victims and supportive adults. 

This wrap-around approach, with follow-up services provided by the CAC, ensures that 

children receive child-focused services in a child –friendly environment-one in which the 

child comes first! 

Located in Dillingham, “Nitaput” Child Advocacy Center (CAC) provides services to 

every village in the Bristol Bay region. “Nitaput” offers education, information, and 

family support. Families from outside of Dillingham are brought in for the interview 

and medical needs. Families are never billed for services. 

All information that is gathered at “Nitaput” is confidential and only shared with the 

multidisciplinary team upon the consent of the parent or guardian. 

Core Components of a Children’s Advocacy Center 

• A separate, child-friendly facility for interviewing and providing services to child victims and their 

non-offending family members. At “Nitaput” Child Advocacy Center the interview, medical 

exam, family support, and counseling are all done under the same roof. All the rooms are child 

and family friendly. 

• Five core disciplines: law enforcement, child protective services, prosecution, mental health and 

medical. “Nitaput” also provides a child/family advocate-case manager to help the family 

through the process and to provide follow-up services. 

• Coordinated multidisciplinary investigation team. This team works together at “Nitaput” to 

provide the best care and services for the Bristol Bay region. The entire team is available for 

the family to answer questions and to make sure all the information needed is collected. The 

interview is video taped so that the child only has to go though the stress of the interview one 

time. 

• Regular interdisciplinary case reviews. The “Nitaput” team meets monthly to keep updated on 

cases. 

• Intensive case follow-up. The “Nitaput” case manager contacts each family on a regular basis, 

providing information, referrals, coordination, and other services the family may need. 

• Specially-trained professionals. Each team member is specially trained to effectively and 

sensitively gather the information needed and to provide the most effective services to the 

family. 

We must be the change we wish to see in the world. - Mohandas Gandhi 



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BBAHC 

Other Programs 

DENTAL CLINIC ............................................................................................................842-5245 

Provides dental exams, cleaning, oral hygiene education and dental work. 

DIABETES PREVENTION / LIFESTYE CHANGE PROGRAM ...............................842-9293 

Registered Nurse, Diabetes Educator ……842-9293 Registered Dietitian……. 842-9579 

The BBAHC Diabetes Prevention / Lifestyle Change program is recognized by the American 

Diabetes Association. The program provides diabetes self-management education, follow-up care 

and primary prevention education. A full-time dietitian and certified diabetes educator are on staff. 

The ANMC Diabetes program visits annually. Program services include: Free blood sugar testing; 

Diabetes and nutrition counseling for all ages with or without diabetes, high blood pressure, 

overweight, or heart disease; Annual Art contest and "Bristol Bay Walk"; Community visits to 

schools and adult classes on diabetes and nutrition; October apple program; two day Diabetes Self- 

Management Diabetes Classes; and newly developed Diabetes booklet written in English and 

Yupik...soon to be on DVD. 

DIETARY ......................................................................................................................... 842-9276 

Addresses a wide range of nutrition issues. Conducts nutrition training for health care providers 

and individuals on: weight control, feeding, food preparation, diabetes, nutrition and special diets. 

The Dietary Program is a WIC vendor for specialty formulas. 

ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH / INJURY PREVENTION ....................................... 842-3396 

1-888-792-2242 Fax 842-3406 

Environmental Health provides community-based environmental health services including water, 

liquid waste and solid waste, village clinic and Head Start surveys and rabies prevention services. 

Injury Prevention provides numerous classes ranging from water safety, firearm safety, 

snowmobile safety, and outdoor survival. Drinking water lab open Mon through Wed. Call for 

more information. 

As we and our land are part of one another, so all who are living as neighbors 

here, human and plant and animal, are part of one another, and so cannot 

possibly flourish alone. 

Wendell Berry 



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BBAHC- Other Programs 

HEALTH EDUCATION..................................................................................................842-9548 

The Health Education Program consists of three components: 1. The WIC program (see p. 11) 

provides foods and nutrition education to children under 5 as well as pregnant, breastfeeding, and 

post-partum women. Additionally, the WIC program supports breastfeeding by a pump loan 

program. 2. The currently developing Comprehensive Nicotine Dependence Treatment 

program. A Resource Library is also available with a variety of videos, posters, pamphlets and 

books. In addition, a blender, skillets, and a number of bread machines are available to schools 

and childcare programs to be loaned for nutrition education purposes. 

INFANT LEARNING PROGRAM................................................................................ 842-3398 

1-888-792-2242 Fax: 842-3406 

The focus of ILP is on children, birth to 3 years old, who may experience a developmental delay. 

A delay in growth may occur in areas like: rolling over, sitting up, and reaching for toys, holding 

toys, crawling, walking, making sounds and talking. Referrals may be made to BBAHC. For 

more information, contact the BBAHC ILP Coordinator/Teacher. 

OPTOMETRY ............................................................................................................... 842-9362 

Providing vision screening and glasses. 

ELDER AND PALLIATIVE CARE............................................................................ 842-9573 

For elder and other patients who need coordination of services related to palliative/hospice care, 

symptom management, home equipment, and advance directives. For more information contact 

the coordinator at 907-842-9573 

The solution is not a model, it’s a path – and the key to that path is 

dialogue…I believe the only way that answers will emerge is through real 

talk among people…public talk about our values. 

Frances Moore Lappe 



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BBAHC – Other Programs 

SOCIAL SERVICES…………………………………………………………………..…842-9336 

Provides referrals to appropriate agencies for patients. The department also assists with adaptive 

equipment, advocating for patients needs with medical staff, securing prior authorization for 

medical travel and crisis intervention, and supportive counseling. 

SWING BED......................................................................................................................842-9273 

Services provided for patients who have been hospitalized and need time for rehabilitation. Swing 

Bed only if ordered by physician and patient qualifies. Contact BBAHC Inpatient Nursing 

Manager. 

WIC (WOMEN, INFANTS, AND CHILDREN) ......................................................... 842-2036 

888-842-2037 

The WIC supplement food program provides nutritious foods and nutrition education to pregnant 

and breastfeeding women, infants and children up to age five who meet income and nutritional 

needs eligibility requirements. 

Bristol Bay Area Health Corporation serves the entire Bristol Bay Region, an 

area roughly the size of Ohio. Air travel is the main mode of transportation 

since few of these communities are accessible by road. 

The most important factors in health are the intangibles – things like trust, 

honesty, loyalty, team spirit. - Dr. Stewart Wolf 



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Bristol Bay Economic Development Corporation 

PO Box 1464 

Dillingham, AK 99576 

EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING...........................................842-4370 

Offering a variety of employment opportunities, internships, and funding for 

training. Opportunities are made available to all CDQ residents. A CDQ resident is a 

person 18 years or older that has lived in one of our CDQ villages consecutively for 

12 months. (See listing of CDQ villages below.) 

Call 842-4370 for more 

information regarding our 

exciting internships, 

employment opportunities, 

or funding for training. 

You can do it! 

Todd Fritze 

BRISTOL BAY PERMIT BROKERAGE ......................................842-1994 

Information and help with Limit Entry Permit transfers and sales. Schedules 

IRS visits for help with filing tax returns. 

To be eligible for most of BBEDC's programs you must be resident of a member 

Bristol Bay CDQ community: Aleknagik; Clarks Point; Dillingham; Egegik; Ekuk; 

Ekwok; King Salmon; Levelock; Manokotak; Naknek; Pilot Point; Port Heiden; Portage 

Creek; South Naknek; Togiak; Twin Hills; Ugashik. 

Toll free in Alaska 1-800-478-4370 

www.bbedc.com 

Whatever you can do or dream, you can begin it. Boldness has genius, power, 

and magic in it. Begin it now. 

Goethe 



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Bristol Bay Housing Authority 

842-5956 

Provides housing opportunities to qualified low-income families. Apartments and houses 

are available for eligible applicants. Priority is given to elderly, disabled, handicapped and 

displaced applicants. Please contact BBHA for an application or for information about 

current programs. 

Contact Information: 

Applications: 842-5956 

Information on programs or status of applications: 842-6505 

All other questions: 842-5956 

About BBHA: 

BBHA’s mission is to eliminate substandard housing conditions by developing local 

capacities to provide safe, decent and affordable housing opportunities for the Native 

population of Bristol Bay. 

• Provides low rental subsidies for 72 homes and apartments, and 25 elderly 

apartments. 

• 241 current Mutual Help homebuyers are in the process of purchasing their homes 

over a fifteen-year period. 

• 191 additional homebuyers have achieved homeownership. 

• Provided mortgage assistance to 10 homeowners in the past two years. 

• Provides affordable housing for over 400 households in the region. 

The housing needs of the healthy and reasonably active seventy- to ninetyyear-olds 

include not only economical shelter, but also safety and 

companionship. 

Chester A. Widom 



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Bristol Bay Native Association 

Food Bank: 842-3663 

Main Office: 842-5257 

Social Services: 842-4139 

Workforce Development Center: 842-2262 

Valerie A. Larson Family Resource Center: 842-4059 

BBNA Box 310................……………………………………………... 842-5257 

Childcare Assistance ...……………………… ............................... 842-2262 

Elderly Services ........... ..........………………………………………842-4139 

Healthy Families ..........……………………………........................ 842-4139 

HEAD START .............……………………………........................ 842-4059 

Home Care ..................…………………………............................ 842-4139 

Employment Training ...……………………………........................ 842-2262 

Fee Agent ....................…………………………............................ 842-4058 

Food Bank ...................……………………… ............................... 842-3663 

General Assistance......……………………………........................ 842-2262 

Higher Education .........…………………………............................ 842-2262 

ICWA ...........................……………………………........................ 842-4139 

TCSW ..........................……………………… ............................... 842-4139 

VPSO Program ............………………………. .............................. 842-5257 

Vocational Rehabilitation…………………………………………….842-5257 

Working together to create change in the world and to relieve suffering of others 

can be bonding and refreshing to a family. It can be more rewarding than the 

usual pastimes. In a busy family, it can be the force that gets family members 

to commit time to doing something together. 

Ram Dass and Mirabai Bush 



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BBNA 

Food Bank 

842-3663 or 1-800-478-3663 

Provides residents of Bristol Bay with emergency food services. The Food Bank is 

located at the intersection of Kanakanak Road and Aleknagik Lake Road. Hours of 

operation are Monday – Friday, 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. and 1:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. 

Verification of income is needed to determine eligibility. Services may be accessed 

once a month. 

It is one of the most beautiful compensations of this life that no man can 

sincerely try to help another without helping himself… 

Ralph Waldo Emerson 

Main Office 

842-5257 or 1-800-478-5257 

REALTY............................................................................................................. 842-5257 

Helping tribal members get title to their land and help in managing their property is the 

foundation of the Realty Program’s work. Realty staff can help with trespass cases, 

gravel sales, partitions, easements and subdivisions. Landowners are urged to take 

advantage of another important Realty service, help in the writing of wills, to avoid 

inheritance disputes among heirs and family members. 

VPSO Program ................................................................................................. 842-5257 

Village Public Safety Officers provide law enforcement of misdemeanor crimes in rural 

villages, and can serve legal orders, such as restraining orders. The VPSO’s primary 

responsibility is to ensure safety, for example, coordinating search and rescue or 

responding to immediate danger situations. Village Public Safety Officers can provide 

community presentations about safety, for example, water safety. 

There is a fantasy abroad. Simply stated, it goes like this: “If we can resolve 

our conflicts, then someday we will be able to live together in community.” 

Could it be that we have it totally backward? And that the real dream should 

be: “If we can live together in community, then someday we will be able to 

resolve our conflicts”? 

M. Scott Peck 



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BBNA 

Social Services 

842-4139 Fax: 842-4106 

1-800-478-4139 

Lucille Johnson, Manager 

BBNA’s Social Services Programs work with families and individuals in need of support 

and assistance. The ICWA Program provides a Tribal liaison with the state in Child in 

Need of Aid/Child Protective cases. Limited emergency transportation and 

handicapped access van available. Limited air transportation for village clients. 

ELDERLY SERVICES ....................................................................................... 842-4139 

Provides nutrition and supportive services to elders. Hot lunches are provided for 

elders at the school in 18 villages, lunches are delivered to homebound elders in those 

villages. Supportive services are offered to elders throughout the region, including 

assistance with applications for Social Security and Adult Public Assistance, and 

homemaker and chore services. 

HEALTHY FAMILIES......................................................................................... 842-4139 

Healthy Families Program provides support, advocacy, and intensive home visiting to 

those families with newborn babies up to the age of 5. 

PERSONAL CARE SERVICES ......................................................................... 842-4139 

Provides in-home care to elders or medically frail people in the region. This service 

may include light housekeeping, personal hygiene, reminding clients to take medication, 

and meal preparation. A trained Personal Care Attendant under the supervision of a 

Registered Nurse provides personal care services. Care Coordination is provided to 

assist people in accessing other services such as medical equipment and legal 

services. 

VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION PROGRAM................................................. 842-4139 

Assists disabled Alaska Natives with getting or maintaining work. 

One does not become enlightened by imagining figures of light, but by making 

the darkness conscious. 

C.J. Jung 



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BBNA 

Valerie A. Larson Family Resource Center 

907-842-4059 or 1-800-478-4059 

HEAD START .................................................................................................... 842-4059 

Comprehensive early childhood program for families with children ages 3 to 5 who meet 

eligibility requirements. 

Alternative Infant/Toddler Care Center........................................................... 842-5025 

Providing care to infants and toddlers 

Workforce Development Center 

842-2262 or 1-800-478-2262 

Jobs, training, higher education, and a helping hand on the road to employment - this is 

what BBNA's Workforce Development Program is all about. The Workforce 

Development Center is located at the intersection of Wood River Road and Kanakanak 

Road. It houses the following BBNA programs and also Alaska Legal Service. (p. 34) 

CHILD CARE DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT....................................1-888-285-2262 

Pays for childcare, whether provided by friends, family, or licensed care giver. Parents 

choose their own provider. Requirements are that your children are: Alaskan Native 

descendants, employed, and or attending classes, or in employment training, or 

engaged in subsistence activities. Amount of assistance is determined on a sliding 

scale 

DAY CARE ASSISTANCE ................................................................................ 842-2228 

If you are working, seeking work, going to school or participating in training you may be 

eligible for Day Care Assistance. Program covers from 25% to 97% of day care costs, 

depending on your income. Child must be in a licensed day care. Transitional childcare 

assistance is available for parents who are just coming off AFDC. Transitional 

assistance can be used to pay for day care in a home with a business license. 



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BBNA – Workforce Development Center 

EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING PROGRAM ................................................... 842-2262 

This program assists Alaska Natives accomplish their vocational/educational goals and 

consists of the following programs 

A.) TRAINING PROGRAMS 

1. Classroom training – Assists student with tuition, books, tools, room and 

board. 

2. Adult Vocational Training Program – assists student obtain vocational goals. 

3. On the Job Training – BBNA reimburses up to 50% of participant’s wages to 

the employer if employer hires and trains participant whose skills and 

experience would not otherwise qualify them for the job. 

B.) SUPPORTIVE SERVICES/DIRECT EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMS 

Assists with costs of employment including transportation to the work place and 

purchase of necessary work clothing. 

C.) JOB OPPORTUNITIES AND BASIC SKILLS PROGRAM 

Designed to educate, train, and help employ AFDC recipients to help prevent long 

term welfare dependency. 

D.) JOB DEVELOPMENT SERVICES 

Helps prepare a resume, work on interviewing skills, job coaching, and career 

counseling. 

GENERAL ASSISTANCE.................................................................................. 842-2262 

Provides basic financial assistance to families or individuals with little or no income who 

meet the eligibility criteria. 

HIGHER EDUCATION ....................................................................................... 842-2262 

Provides scholarships to Bristol Bay Alaska Native students to attend college. Can 

provide financial aid counseling to students. 

YOUTH EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM AND TRAINING...................................... 842-2262 

Offers Native youth (14-21) an opportunity to gain classroom training, work experience, 

and vocational exploration. 

A healthy organization – whether a marriage, a family, or a business 

corporation – is not one without problems, but one that is actively and 

effectively addressing or healing its problems. 

M. Scott Peck 



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Bristol Bay Native Corporation 

EDUCATION FOUNDATION.....................................278-3602 

1-800-426-3602 

Based on academic standing, leadership, financial need and life 

experiences, the recipients may receive up to $10,000 for the 

school year. Shareholders of Bristol Bay Native Corporation can 

apply for a BBNC Scholarship. Gifts of BBNC stock are 

encouraged to descendants of shareholders in order to qualify 

for a BBNC Scholarship. For more information, call or write to: 

BBNC Education Foundation 

111 West 16th Avenue 

Anchorage, Alaska 99501 

Phone: 907-278-3602 

Fax: 907-265-7886 

E-mail: pelagiol@bbnc.net 

Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence. 

Calvin Coolidge 



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P.O. Box 889 


The City of Dillingham is a first class city that provides quite a range of services to the 

community it serves. Some services are more tangible and visible to the public, such as those 

provided by our Police and Fire Departments. However, most of our services are less visible. 

As such, most people are unaware of the various services provided to them by the City. Below 

is a list of City departments and the services they provide. Please contact us if you have any 

questions regarding city services. http://www.ci.dillingham.ak.us/ 

Administration (City Manager): 842-5211 

• Implements Policy • City Council Liaison • Manages the City/Budget 

Animal Control: 842-5354 

• Animal License • Disease Control • Bear/Wildlife Incursions 

Department of Motor Vehicles: 842-5162 

• Vehicle Registration • Licensing • Driver’s Test 

Dock: 842-5516 

• Freight Handling • Stevedoring • Crane Services 

Finance Department: 842-5225 

• Tax Bills • Ambulance Bills • Elections 

• Water/Sewer Bills • Tax Forms • Personal Property Assessment 

• Business Licenses • Dock/Harbor Bills 

Fire/EMS Department: 842-2288 

• Fire Calls • Rescue Services • Ambulance Services 

Harbor (Seasonal): 842-1069 

• Facilities/safe moorage for commercial & recreational boats 



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P.O. Box 889 


Library: 842-5610 

• Books • Videotapes • CDROM Computer Programs 

Books on Tape/CD • Magazines • Internet Access 

Planning Department: 842-5148 

• Flood Plain Permits • Land Use Permits • Street Addressing 

• Capital Project Planning • Platting Authority 

Police Department: 842-5354 

• Police Protection • Service Calls • Community Education 

Public Works: 842-4598 

• Landfill (842-1666) • Water/Sewer • Road Maintenance/Snow Removal 

Senior Center: 842-1231 

• Senior Recreation • Daily Lunches • Transportation Services 

DILLINGHAM CHAMBER OF COMMERCE .................................................. 842-5115 

http://www.dillinghamchamberofcommerce.com/ 

People need help in defining the family as a place of shelter from the unending 

demands of the consumer culture…But the next step is to help people find their 

way to noncommercial, preferably inexpensive, sources of pleasure and 

satisfaction with their families. 

Barbara Ehrenreich 



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Curyung Tribal Council 

P.O. Box 216 

842-2384 

Fax: 842-4510 

To serve tribal members, to preserve our Native cultural values, to protect our 

sovereign and inherent rights, to promote our social, economic, and political 

progress by encouraging strong leadership and building upon our collective wisdom. 

Curyung Tribal Services and Programs: 

Housing .....................................................................................................842-2544 

Provides modernization and weatherization to homes owned by tribal members, and 

rental assistance to tribal members. 

Tribal Children’s Services......................................................................842-4508 

Acts as a liaison for the Tribe in children’s cases in the state social service system. 

Assists the Tribal Court with clerk duties and participates in the Tribal Child 

Protection Team. 

Environmental Program.........................................................................842-1751 

Develops and maintains an Environmental Program and Office for the Tribe and 

community of Dillingham. 

Roads .........................................................................................................842-2384 

Develops a community roads plan for the Tribe and community of Dillingham. 

Ikayurtarluten yuullgutevnun – Be helpful to one another. 

Bristol Bay Yup’ik Value 

Elders Delegation of 1983 Bristol Bay Native Convention 



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Safe And Fear Free Environments 

842-2320 

Crisis Line: 842-2316 or 1-800-478-2316 

Emergency Services: Provide immediate safety services including emergency transportation, 

shelter, food and 24 hour crisis intervention assistance accessed through the Crisis Line. 

Provides Advocacy services including accompaniment and assistance with courts, law 

enforcement, medical services and other providers for victims of domestic violence or sexual 

assault. Provides shelter, food, clothing and other residential support services. Children are 

welcome, but must be accompanied by a non-offending parent or guardian. Unaccompanied 

teens may be admitted with consent of their parent or legal guardian. SAFE will also provide 

second-hand clothing in emergency situations (e.g. fire) and to outlying villages. 

Counseling: Provides short-term crisis intervention counseling for victims of domestic violence 

and sexual assault and operates a 24 hour toll-free crisis line for all of Bristol Bay. Referral and 

support in accessing other, longer term services for participants who request it. Self-help groups 

for women meet every Thursday evening (topics rotate), with childcare provided for those 

attending. Group for teens 12-19 meets every Tuesday evening. 

SART (Sexual Assault Response Team): SAFE participates in a coordinated response to adult 

and child victims of sexual assault. SART can be accessed through SAFE crisis line, 

BBAHC/SANE (Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner), and/or through village, local or state law 

enforcement. Services and assistance is available regardless of whether victim(s) want to make 

a police report. Victims of sexual assault should contact SAFE directly for assistance in 

accessing confidential support services. 

SISTR (Safety In Sobriety Through Recovery): Provides safe shelter for women who are 

battered and chemically dependent while they access treatment through Jake’s Place. Women 

with children can live in the shelter for extended periods while participating in IOP/OP 

(Intensive Out Patient), aftercare and/or other sobriety support activities. 

Transportation: Provides emergency airfare to the nearest safe shelter to victims of domestic 

violence / sexual assault and their families when remaining in the village is unsafe. 

Transportation is provided only one-way. SAFE also provides local ground transportation to 

program participants in limited circumstances. 

Families, churches, businesses, and governments become sick by refusing to 

face painful realities. If they allow themselves to become conscious of their 

painful issues, however, then they can work on healing and grow into painful 

but joyful maturity. 

M. Scott Peck 



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Safe And Fear Free Environments 

842-2320 

Crisis Line: 842-2316 or 1-800-478-2316 

Activities: Sponsors alcohol-free activities for women and children on Friday evenings at the 

SAFE office. Children’s programs are offered periodically and include structured play, art, and 

education and support groups. Groups meet at the SAFE office and are open to the public. For 

more information or to find out when a program is next offered, call the SAFE office. 

Legal Services: Provides legal information, referral and advocacy to victims of domestic 

violence and sexual assault. Services include assistance to adult and child victims in obtaining 

Domestic Violence Restraining Orders, court accompaniment, and advocacy with various 

agencies involved in legal proceedings. Many services can be provided telephonically. SAFE 

also operates a daily court watch and tribal notification program linking tribes, villages and 

regional groups with updated 

information on criminal and civil 

justice issues. 

Outreach & Education: SAFE 

provides community education on 

Domestic Violence and Sexual 

The giant steps forward in the communitybuilding 

process are taken by those 

individuals of such courage that they are able 

to risk speaking at a level of vulnerability and 

authenticity at which no one in the group has 

spoken before. 

M. Scott Peck 

Assault, including Personal Safety for children K-12. Sessions on family violence issues are 

provided weekly, monthly, and quarterly. SAFE’s Village Services will make every effort to 

meet any village request for a presentation within travel fund constraints. Will also provide 

reference materials on request. Certified staff provide professional trainings on domestic 

violence, sexual assault, child abuse & neglect, sexual harassment and related subjects for law 

enforcement, educators, tribal and village leaders, members of the faith community, businesses, 

and other human service providers. 

Crimes Compensation: Victims of domestic violence/sexual assault and other crimes may pick 

up crime compensation forms at the SAFE office. Staff can provide assistance in completing 

these forms and accessing VCC. 

A community is a group of all leaders who share equal responsibility for and 

commitment to maintaining its spirit. 

Foundation for Community Encouragement 



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STATE OF ALASKA 

Dillingham Public Health Center, 125 Main Street, 842-5981 

Prevention. Promotion. Protection. 

Alaska Public Health Nursing Mission: To work in partnership with individuals, 

communities, and systems to improve the health of Alaskans in a manner that 

promotes self-reliance, dignity, and cultural integrity. 

Public Health Nursing services available for individuals: 

• Well woman care for women of childbearing age on income based sliding fee scale 

• Annual flu vaccine walk-in clinics 

• Childhood immunizations, developmental screening and assurance for access to well child care. 

• TB surveillance and case management 

• STD screening and treatment 

• Reportable infectious disease investigation and contact notification 

• Inform, educate and empower people about health issues. 

• Link people to needed personal health services. 

Public Health Nursing services available for community: 

• Monitor health status to identify community health problems. 

• Mobilize community partnerships to identify and solve health problems. 

• Advocate for the development of policies and plans that support individual and community health 

promoting efforts. 

• Evaluate effectiveness, accessibility, and quality of individual and population-based health 

services. 

• Research for new insights and innovative solutions to health problems. 

Public Health Nurses form the "public health safety net" throughout Alaska. Public health nurse time is 

spent in a combination of individual, family, community, and agency activities. Client services are mostly to 

rural and low income and/or under insured individuals and families. More than 50% of our services are 

provided to children under 5 years of age and to pregnant women and adolescents. Alaska's Public Health 

Nursing serves as a conduit of information between multiple state and local agencies and the public in their 

communities on a wide range of public health concerns. 

The most profound feelings come from being connected to another human 

being. People who are involved with others live longer. 

Allan Luks 



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STATE OF ALASKA - FAMILY/LEGAL ASSISTANCE 

FAMILY LAW SELF-HELP CENTER…....................(866) 279-0851 or 907-264-0851 

……………………………………………….. (800) 494-0851 (to leave a message only) 

The Family Law Self-Help Center is a public service provided by the Alaska Court 

System dedicated to: helping people without lawyers understand family law procedures; 

increasing access to the court; and facilitating quicker resolution of family cases. 

Questions can be answered about and provide forms for: Divorce, Dissolution, Custody, 

Visitation, and Child Support. Open Mon. and Wed. 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Also, Tue. 

and Thurs. 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. http://www.state.ak.us/courts/selfhelp.htm 

OFFICE OF CHILDREN’S SERVICES ................... Dillingham 842-5237 and 842-2341 

OCS takes reports of abuse (sexual, physical, mental injury) and neglect. Provideing 

alternative care for children who are at risk at home. All efforts are made to keep 

children in their parental home. Referral and supportive services are provided to 

children and family in need, OCS licenses foster homes for children in need of aid. 

VIOLENT CRIMES COMPENSATION............................................................... 465-3040 

1-800-764-3040 

The Alaska State Violent Crimes Compensation Board provides compensation to 

innocent victims of violent crime who have reported the crime to police. Can provide 

reimbursement of lost wages, financial support for dependents of deceased crime 

victims, transportation costs, dental expenses, medical expenses including counseling 

for both primary and secondary victims (i.e. children who witness the murder of a 

parent), and other losses caused by the crime. Will not provide compensation for 

property damage. 

PUBLIC DEFENDER AGENCY......................................................................... 842-4582 

Defends the public who cannot afford an attorney. 

DISTRICT ATTORNEY’S OFFICE..................................................................... 842-2482 

Prosecutes and initiates investigations on criminal matters. The District Attorney’s office 

also has information on Violent Crimes Compensation (see above). 

Some people think they are in community, but they are only in proximity. True 

community requires commitment and openness. It is a willingness to extend 

yourself to encounter and know the other. 

David Spangler 



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STATE OF ALASKA - FAMILY/LEGAL ASSISTANCE 

ADULT PROBATION/PAROLE......................................................................... 842-5799 

Supervises the conduct of Felony Probationers or Parolees, released to the Bristol Bay 

area. 

JUVENILE PROBATION ................................................................................... 842-2341 

Supervises juveniles released on probation. Incidental counseling to clients is provided. 

DISTRICT COURT (Dillingham) ....................................................................... 842-5215 

Handles misdemeanor criminal cases and several civil matters, such as small claims, 

restraining orders, marriages, or obtaining birth certificates. The court system is not 

allowed to give any legal advice or assistance with filling out documents to be filed. 

SUPERIOR COURT (Dillingham) ..................................................................... 842-5215 

Handles all other court cases filed in Dillingham. 

We cannot find personal intimacy without conflict…Love and conflict are 

inseparable. 

Gibson Winter 

STATE OF ALASKA - LEGISLATURE 

LEGISLATIVE INFORMATION OFFICE ............................................................ ….842-5319 

Coordinates communication between the legislators and their constituents through 

teleconferences and other means. Distributes a wide range of information on legislative records, 

documents, schedules and events. Serves as a resource center for information on the executive 

and judicial branches and the federal government. 

A friend is someone who leaves you with all your freedom intact, but who 

obliges you to be fully what you are… 

John L’Heureux 



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STATE OF ALASKA - FINANCIAL/EMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE 

BRISTOL BAY JOB CENTER .......................................................................... 842-5579 

Bristol Bay Job Center is an office operated by the State of Alaska. Services include: 

1) Matching applicants with employers. 

2) Resume and cover letters. 

3) Voucher for OJTC 

4) Job and vocational counseling 

5) Labor market information 

6) Aptitude and interest testing. 

7) Veteran Services 

8) Apprenticeship Programs and Alaska Job Corp. Information 

ALASKA’S JOB BANK: http://www.jobs.state.ak.us/akjb/ 

PUBLIC ASSISTANCE............................................................................1-800-478-4372 

Fee Agent – 842-5141 1-800-478-4364 

The Department of Public Assistance helps low income people with financial assistance, 

food coupons and access to medical care. Public office hours are Monday – Friday, 11 

a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Programs include: 

ALASKA TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM – Cash and medical 

assistance for low-income families. Families with children under 19 or pregnant 

women in their third trimester may qualify when at least one parent is working 

less than 100 hours a month, too ill to work, absent or deceased. 

FOOD STAMPS – Food coupons for low-income households for the purchase of 

food. 

GENERAL RELIEF – Emergency assistance for low income individuals who are 

homeless, facing eviction, or have received a utility cut-off notice. This program 

may also help pay first month’s rent for a new place to live. Assistance is given 

on a month-to-month basis - - applicants must reapply each month. 

“Hanging in there” results in a positive outcome. Confrontation turns to love 

and respect; chaos gives way to deeper levels of community. 

Rabbi Saul Rubin 



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STATE OF ALASKA - FINANCIAL/EMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE 

PUBLIC ASSISTANCE CONTINUED: 

MEDICAID – Medical assistance for low-income individuals who are pregnant, 

under age 21, age 65 and over, or disabled. 

AID TO THE DISABLED/BLIND – Cash and medical assistance for low-income 

individuals who are permanently disabled or legally blind. Applicants must have 

or be able to get a doctor’s statement of disability. 

OLD AGE ASSISTANCE – Cash and medical assistance for low-income 

individuals who are at least 65 years of age. 

FEE AGENT – 842-4058 Helps people fill out Public Assistance application 

forms. To locate a fee agent outside of Dillingham, call the Public Assistance 

Office at 1-800-478-5141. 

STATE OF ALASKA HEATING ASSISTANCE ………………………1-800-470-3058 

Automated Hotline 1-888-804-6330 or 465-3058 

Provides energy assistance to low-income families by helping to pay for heat. Will 

assist with electricity, only if electricity is your main source of heat. Applications are 

available at Dillingham Senior Center, WIC, and Fee Agents. 

UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE ............................................................1-888-252-2557 

TDD for hearing impaired: 1-888-222-0432..............................................1-800-478-2785 

A State program that pays weekly benefits if you had been working for a covered 

employer. You are eligible for unemployment insurance if you are unemployed or laid 

off through no fault of your own. If you have quit or were fired you have a waiting period 

before you can receive unemployment benefits. 

Unless you listen, you can’t know anybody…I have come to think 

listening is love, that’s what it really is. 

Brenda Ueland 



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STATE OF ALASKA 

DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND GAME 

PO Box 230 

Provides information on commercial fishing, sport fishing and hunting and trapping 

regulations. Provides subsistence fishing permits and registration moose hunt harvest 

cards. 

COMMERCIAL FISHERIES............................................................................... 842-5227 

Biologist manages the commercial fishing and subsistence fishing in Nushagak and 

Togiak Districts. Makes fisheries announcements. 

SPORT FISH...................................................................................................... 842-2427 

Biologist manages all sport fisheries in Bristol Bay Region. 

SUBSISTENCE FISHING .................................................................................. 842-5925 

Issues subsistence permits. Provides information on subsistence fishing regulations. 

COMMERCIAL FISHERIES ANNOUNCEMENT LINE...................................... 842-5226 

Provides commercial and subsistence fishing announcements 24 hours a day. 

SPORT FISH ANNOUNCEMENT LINE............................................................. 842-7347 

Provides sport-fishing announcements 24 hours a day. 

WILDLIFE CONSERVATION ............................................................................ 842-2334 

Manages all hunting and trapping in Bristol Bay. 

BOARD SUPPORT............................................................................................ 842-5142 

Gathers and presents regulation proposals to the Board of Fish. Liaison between Board 

of Fisheries and the community for regulation proposals. 

LIMITED ENTRY COMMISION................................................................... 907-789-6150 

Issues commercial vessel licensees and limited entry permits. See Bristol Bay Permit 

Brokerages for forms and assistance. 

ALASKA STATE TROOPERS .......................................................................... 842-5351 

Enforces Fish and Game regulations. 

Note: Licenses for sport fishing, hunting, trapping, and commercial crewmembers are 

available at local stores and on the web at http://www.admin.adfg.state.ak.us/license/ 

In place of materialism, many people are now embracing simpler pleasures and 

homier values…. They’ve decided that what really matters is having time for 

family and friends, rest and recreation, good deeds and spirituality. 

Janice Castro 



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United States Government 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

TOGIAK NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE ............................................................. 842-1063 

Services provided by the Togiak National Wildlife Refuge include: 

Environmental education presentations. Ivory tagging for all beach ivory found and Alaska 

Native hunted walrus tusks. Information and regulations for the Nushagak Peninsula Caribou 

subsistence hunt. Bird identification (by sight and sound). Coordination for 4 Public Bird 

Counts (World Bird Count in October, Christmas Bird Count in December, Great Backyard Bird 

Count in February, North American Migration Count in May). Information on fish with tags and 

radio transmitters and collared moose and caribou. (Federal Duck Stamps are sold at the Post 

Office) 

Department of Agriculture 

RURAL DEVELOPMENT OFFICE....................................................................... …. 842-3921 

Provides funding for business development, community facilities, and a variety of home loan and 

grant programs. Applications and information are available at the Dillingham office below the 

Togiak National Wildlife Refuge offices. 

SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION .......................................................1-800-772-1213 

271-4015 

Provides Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) for people who are retired, 

disabled, on Medicare or are low income, and for minor children whose parent(s) are deceased. 

Also provides assistance in filing claims and Medicare outreach services to bush areas of Alaska. 

A community is like a ship; everyone ought to be prepared to take the helm. 

Henrik Ibsen 



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University of Alaska Fairbanks 

Bristol Bay Campus 

P.O. Box 1070 

UAF – BRISTOL BAY CAMPUS ....................................................................... 842-5109 

1-800-478-5109 Fax: 842-5692 

Offers Bachelors degrees, Associate degrees, and Certificates as well as local courses 

covering a variety of subjects from computers to welding to art. Building construction 

trades offered in partnership with Southwest Vocational Education Center (SAVEC). 

ADULT BASIC EDUCATION............................................................................. 842-3505 

1-877-764-7077 

Helps with basic reading, math, and writing skills, GED preparation and testing, typing 

and keyboarding, resumes, job skills and budgeting. 

MARINE ADVISRY PROGRAM ........................................................................ 842-1265 

Fax: 842 -3202 

Provides a variety of vital information on Alaska’s marine resources, commercial 

fisheries development, fisheries business management, marine safety, seafood 

technology, and marine recreation. Provides a video lending library and a variety of 

publications including a catalog of publications and videos available through the UAF 

Cooperative Extension Service. Located at 333 Main Street Suite 102 downtown in the 

Aleknagik building. 

The Hopis say that we all began together; that each race went on a journey to 

learn its own road to power, and changed; that now is the time for us to return, 

to put the pieces back together, to make the circle whole. 

Starhawk 



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Dillingham’s 

Community Resource Guide 

Appendixes: 

Churches................ ....... ....... ....... ........................................ 34 

Lodging………………… . ....... ....... ........................................ 35 

Legal Services........ ....... ....... ....... ........................................ 37 

Medical and Health ....... ....... ....... ........................................ 38 

Meeting Places....... ....... ....... ....... ........................................ 39 

Quick Reference .... ....... ....... ....... ........................................ 40 

Schools .................. ....... ....... ....... ........................................ 41 

Transportation Assistance...... ....... ........................................ 42 

Village Councils...... ....... ....... ....... ........................................ 43 

Other sources of information on local listings 

http://www.nushtel.com/Local_Advertising/local_advertising.html 

Churches 

Dillingham, Alaska 

Assembly of God............... ..........842-2306 .....…………………………..P.O. Box 831 

Catholic Church................. ..........842-5581 .....…………………………..P.O. Box 810 

Community Baptist Church ..........842-5138 .....…………………………..P.O. Box 970 

Dillingham Bible Fellowship………842-4926………………………..…….PO Box 1402 

Latter Day Saints Church .. ..........842-4259 .....…………………………..P.O. Box 361 

Lutheran Church ............... ..........842-3404 .....…………………………..P.O. Box 1730 

Moravian Church............... ..........842-5477 .....…………………………..P.O. Box 1350 

Russian Orthodox.............. ..........842-5470 .....…………………………..P.O. Box 186 

Seven Day Adventist......... ..........842-5561 .....…………………………..P.O. Box 1 

I’m making a banner for a procession. I need a procession so that God will 

come down and dance with us. 

A three-year-old student 



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Housing and Apartments 

Apartments: 

BLUKA BLUFF……………………………….………………………………………..842-7335 

BRISTOL BAY HOUSING AUTHORITY…………………………………………... 842-5956 

HUD, Forest View and Elderly Apartments 

C & L ENTERPRISES……………………………………………………………….. 842-5435 

CHOGGIUNG and AGULOWAK APARTMENTS 842-5218 

CREEKSIDE LAND COMPANY……………………………………………………. 842-2222 

GLADDEN APARTMENTS…………………………………………………………. 842-5902 

KALLSTROM RENTALS……………………………………………………………. 842-5241 

TUNDRA VIEW APPARTMENTS…………………………………………………..842-1880 

RASPBERRY FLATS…………………………………………………………………842-2570 

V & J APPARTMENTS………………………………………...………842-5574 or 842-5568 

V & M ENTERPRISES……………………………………...……...….842-5574 or 528-2121 

VITAVIK APARTMENTS……………………………………………………………..842-2570 

WAYFARES APPARTMENTS………………………………………………………842-4449 

Where we live and how we live is such an intrinsic part of our daily existence 

that even thinking about making a change can be unsettling. But once you get 

started, simply by reaching out for information you can begin to make 

connections with other people engaged in the same search. 

Mickey Troub Friedman 



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Housing and Apartments 

B & B’s and cabins : 

BEAVER CREEK BED & BREAKFAST…………………………………………… 842-7335 

THE BOARD ROOM B&B…………………………………………………………..842-5926 

THE BUNK HOUSE…………………………………………………………………..842-2715 

FIREWEED B&B………………………………………………………………………842-5775 

KINGFISHER HOUSE……………..…………………………………………………842-2720 

NORTHERN LIGHTS BED AND BREAKFAST…………………………………....842-2950 

THAI INN…………………………………………………………………………….....842-7378 

The problem is the solution. Everything is a positive resource; it is up to us 

to work out how we may use it as such. 

Bill Mollison 

Hotels and Inns : 

BRISTOL INN………………………………………………………………………… 842-2240 

DILLINGHAM HOTEL……………………………………………………………….. 842-5316 

THAI INN……………………………………………………………………………… 842-7378 

Animal Boarding and Supplies : 

HAPPY TAILS………………………………………………………………………… 842-3647 

Providing a multitude of services for your pet, including- boarding, grooming, 

adoptions, vaccinations, feed and supplies 

Web site : www.myhappytails.biz 

The most profound feelings come from being connected to another human 

being. People who are involved with others live longer. 

Allan Luks 



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Legal Services 

LAWYERS: 

Alaska Legal Services: .................................................................................... 842-1452 

1-888-391-1475 

Alaska Legal Services provides free legal advice and representation to low-income 

Alaskans, seniors and Tribes. To apply for services, call or visit our office in BBNA's 

main building. We help with civil legal problems, including: 

• Housing and landlord/tenant problems 

• Domestic violence 

• Educational rights 

• Public benefits: (ATAP, Social Security, SSI, food stamps, unemployment, and 

other programs) 

• Consumer law issues: (repossessions, foreclosures, problems with debt 

collectors or credit reports) 

• Real estate problems (including allotments) 

• Wills, living wills, guardianships, and powers of attorney 

• Family law issues (child custody, divorce, child support) 

Joe Faith ........................................................................................................... 842-1200 

Practice in criminal defense, personal injury, probate, adoptions, and fishing 

related matters 

LAWYER REFERRAL .............................................................................1-800-770-9999 

Refers you to three lawyers who practice in the area of law from which you are seeking 

assistance. These lawyers have agreed to charge no more than $50.00 for the first 

half-hour of consultation. After that, the fee will have to be determined between you and 

the attorney you select. 

Conflict is essential in creating community. If there were no differences 

between people, there could be no community. 

Carl M. Moore 



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Medical and Health Services 

LOCAL: 

DILLINGHAM CHIROPRACTIC CENTER; Dr. Dallas Nelson…………………..842-2300 

Provides Comprehensive chiropractic and nutritional Health Care for the whole family. 

Accepts most insurance policies, Workman’s compensation and Fisherman’s Fund. 

Pre-employment physical exams, Bus driver’s physical exams and physical therapy 

series are also available. X-ray on premises. Elders and single parents on limited 

income have decreased rates. Medicaid accepted. 

DILLINGHAM DENTISTRY CLINIC; Dr. James Libby - .................................... 842-5214 

Private practice dental services by appointment only. Medicaid/Medicare not accepted, 

other insurance is accepted. 

HAGEE VETERINARY SERVICES; Dr. James Hagee…….842-2517 or 907-688-3811 

Traveling to Dillingham on a regular bases to provide health services and surgery to 

area pets. 

HOPE COTTAGES ............................................................................................ 842-2117 

1-800-478-2117 Evening: 842-2182 

Provides individualized case management for developmentally disabled persons of all 

ages, starting at birth age. Services are based on assessed needs of the individual and 

family. Additional services include respite care assistance, information and referral, 

paperwork assistance, advocacy services and limited transportation. 

WHOLISTIC HEALTH CENTER; Joan Junge- Advanced Nurse Practitioner 

842-GLOW (4569)………….877-842- MOMS (6667) Fax 842-4569 

Providing: Women's health care, maternity, newborn and family planning care. 

Contemporary health modalities -Therapeutic Touch and Relaxation Massage provided. 

Wellness Workshops available on a variety of health topics. Medicaid and private 

insurance accepted. Located in downtown Dillingham, conveniently located close to AC 

and N&N. 

OTHER: 

ANGEL FLIGHT WEST…………….………………………………………….888-426-2643 

3161 Donald Douglas Loop South Fax 310-397-9636 

Santa Monica, CA 90405 

Angel Flight West arranges free air transportation in response to health care and other 

compelling human needs. Angel Flight West paperwork needs to be completed by a 

doctor's office. Call for more information. 

ALZHEIMER’S ASSOCIATION – Alaska Chapter .................................1-800-478-1080 

RED CROSS..............................................................................................907- 646-5401 

Alaska Red Cross: http://www.alaskaredcross.org/ 

National Red Cross: http://www.redcross.org/ 

Assists disaster victims with food, clothing, and finding housing. 



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Meeting Places 

City Hall ............................ .......... .......... ......... ................................842-5211 

Native Village Council Building .... .......... ......... ................................842-2384 

Choggiung Ltd. Board Room ....... .......... ......... ................................842-5218 

Senior Center.................... .......... .......... ......... ................................842-5257 

BBNA Board Room........... .......... .......... ......... ................................842-5257 

Valerie A. Larson Family Resource Center ...... ................................842-4059 

Aleknagik Natives ............. .......... .......... ......... ................................842-2385 

Chamber of Commerce .... .......... .......... ......... ................................842-5115 

Public Library.................... .......... .......... ......... ................................842-5610 

All real living is meeting. 

Martin Buber 

If you think you can’t change the world by yourself, join some people who 

agree. 

Motto of Business Partnership for Peace 

Storage 

Choggiung Mini Storage................ .......... ....................................... 842-5218 

People over 65 were asked, 'If you could live your life over, what would you 

do differently?' They said three things: 'I'd take time to stop and ask the 

big questions. I'd be more courageous and take more risks in work and 

love. I'd try to live with purpose -- to make a difference.' 

Richard Leider 



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Quick Reference 

AGENCY WORK PHONE FAX NUMBER ADDRESS 

Alaska Legal Services 842-1452 

Alaska State Troopers 842-5641 842-5795 Box 223 

Angstman Law Office 842-2974 842-3994 

BBAHC Board Representative 842-2434 842-4137 Box 97 

BBAHC-Kanakanak Hospital 842-5201 842-9354 Box 130 

BBNA Board Representative 842-2384 842-5697 

BBNA Social Services 842-4139 842-4106 Box 310 

BBNA VPSO Program Coordinator 842-5257 842-5932 Box 310 

Bristol Bay Counseling Center 842-1230 842-5174 Box 130 

Bristol Bay Housing Authority 842-5956 Box 50 

Bristol Bay Native Association 842-5257 842-5932 Box 310 

Choggiung Ltd. 842-5218 842-5462 Box 330 

Curyung Tribal Council 842-2384 842-4510 Box 216 

Curyung Tribal 

Children’s Service Worker 

842-4508 842-4510 Box 216 

Curyung Tribal Member Chiefs 842-2384 842-4510 Box 216 

Curyung Village Administrator 842-2384 842-4510 Box 216 

Dillingham District Attorney 842-2482 842-5969 Box 470 

Dillingham District Court House 

Judges And Magistrates 

842-5215 842-5746 Box 909 

Dillingham Elementary School 842-5642 842-4313 Box 170 

Principal 

Dillingham Health Center 

Public Health Nurses 

842-5981 842-4396 Box 1489 

Dillingham High/Middle School 842-5221 842-4396 Box 170 

Principal 

Dillingham Police Department 842-5354 842-5785 Box 869 

Dillingham Senior Center 842-1231 842-4552 Box 889 

Division of Family/Youth Services 

Social Workers 

842-5237 842-5924 Box 1290 

Jake’s Place Alcohol Center 842-5266 842-5915 Box 130 

Joseph Faith Law Office 842-1200 842-1201 Box1287 

Marrulut Eniit Assisted Living Center 842-4600 842-4606 Box 1405 

Natural Helpers-Middle School 842-5221 842-4396 Box 170 

Probation Officer - Adult 842-5799 842-5787 

Probation Officer- Juvenile 842-2341 842-5924 

SAFE Women’s Shelter 842-2320 842-2198 Box 94 

UAF-Adult Learning Program 842-3505 842-5692 Box 1070 



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Schools 

Local and regional schools provide a wide variety of programs for children. Contact 

school administration for more information. 

DILLINGHAM CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT.......................................................... 842-5223 

P.O. Box 170 Fax: 842-5634 

Programs for children include: K-12 Regular Education, Migrant Education, Vocational 

Education, Special Education, After School Programs, Bi-Lingual/Bi-Cultural Programs, 

and a variety of academic and athletic activities. 

Alternative School……………………………………………………………………..842-5221 

High School/Middle School ................................................................................ 842-5221 

Elementary School ............................................................................................. 842-5642 

DILLINGHAM SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST SCHOOL..................................... 842-2496 

SOUTHWEST REGION SCHOOL DISTRICT OFFICE ..................................... 842-5287 

Fax: 842-5428 

LAKE AND PENINSULA SCHOOLS ................................................................ 246-4280 

BRISTOL BAY BOROUGH SCHOOLS............................................................. 246-4225 

Communities are wise to the extent they use diversity well. 

Tom Atlee 



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Transportation Assistance 

Many agencies proved air and/or ground transportation to their clients under certain 

circumstances. If you are receiving or seeking services from an agency, and need help 

with transportation, ASK!!! The following is a partial listing of local agencies that may 

provide limited transportation. 

SAFE – Provides emergency air fair to victims of domestic violence/sexual 

assault and their families when remaining in the village is unsafe. Transportation is 

provided only one-way, and the only to the Shelter. SAFE also proves local 

transportation to clients in limited circumstances. 842-2320 

BBAHC Behavioral Health Center – Provides emergency air transportation to 

clients in a mental health crisis, as determined by the program. Also provides local 

transportation to clients in limited circumstances. 842-1230 

BBAHC Social Services – Arranges some transportation expenses for Medicaid 

recipients, and may be able to authorize expenses for low-income patients who must 

travel to receive necessary medical services. 842-9338. 

Various Other Resources 

• Job and rental listings appear in the classified ads of the Bristol Bay Times and 

air on KDLG and the local cable channel or at these web sites- 

http://www.nushtel.com/Local_Advertising/local_advertising.html 

http://bbna.com/website/otherEmpl.html 

• KDLG 670 AM airs various community oriented programming including job 

listings daily during “Open Line”, weekdays from 11am to Noon. 

Log on or listen to KDLG on the internet at kdlg.org 

Business office…………………………………………………………842-5281 

• Many local stores contribute to community events and will help with worthy 

causes. See individual stores for their policies. 

Disagreement is the stuff of which social intelligence is made. Group 

intelligence is greatest when all points of view are integrated into a creative 

whole. 

Peter and Trudy Johnson-Lenz 



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Village Councils and Other Resources 

Some Village Councils have established Tribal Courts. Several Village Councils in the Bristol Bay 

region provide some child welfare services. All have the authority to do so. Some Village Councils 

can provide food, clothing, and other assistance for village residents. Village Councils can authorize 

adoptions of Tribal members. Some Village Councils have or are establishing Village Safe Homes 

for victims of domestic violence and sexual assault including children. Check with your local Village 

Council to find out what services they offer. 

VILLAGE VPSO........................................HEALTH AIDE TRIBAL COUNCIL 

Aleknagik 842-2189 ......................842-2185.............. 842-2080 

North Shore 842-2189 ......................842-5512 

Chignik Bay 749-2273 ......................749-2282.............. 749-2445 

Chignik Lagoon…………………………..840-2218.............. 840-2281 

Chignik Lake……………………………..845-2236.............. 845-2212 

Clark’s Point………………………….…..236-1232.............. 236-1427 

Dillingham ......................................842-9471.............. 842-2384 

Egegik……………………………….……233-2229.............. 233-2211 

Ekwok 464-3326 ......................464-3322.............. 464-3336 

Goodnews Bay……………………………967-8128 ............. 967-8930 

Igiugig…………………………………….533-3207 ............. 533-3211 

Iliamna………………………...………….571-1383.............. 571-1546 

Ivanof Bay………………………………..669-2213.............. 669-2200 

King Salmon……………………..………246-3322............... 246-3553 

Kokhanok………………………..………282-2203 ............... 282-2343 

Koliganek 596-3418 ......................596-3431.............. 596-3434 

Levelock………………………………….287-3011.............. 287-3031 

Manokotak 289-2008 ......................289-1077/1011..... 289-2067 

Naknek………………………...…………246-4214 .............. 246-4210 

Newhalen…………………………………571-1231.............. 571-1410 

New Stuyahok 693-3170 ......................693-3131.............. 693-3173 

Nondalton………………………………...294-2238.............. 294-2220 

Pedro Bay………………………………...850-2229 .............. 850-2225 

Perryville…………………………………853-2202 .............. 853-2203 

Pilot Point 797-2275 ......................797-2212.............. 797-2208 

Platinum………………………………….979-8100………...979-8114 

Portage Creek……………………….(Contact person)........... 842-5110 

Port Heiden……………………………….837-2208.............. 837-2296 

South Naknek…………………………….246-6546 .............. 246-8614 

Togiak 493-5212 ......................493-5511.............. 493-5820 

Twin Hills………………………………...525-4326.............. 525-4821 

Equality comes in realizing that we are all doing different jobs for a common 

purpose. That is the aim behind any community. The very name community 

means let’s come together to recognize the unity. Come…unity. 

Swami Satchidananda 



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