Nome-Beltz High School Student LessonsMarch 25, 2020
Beginning Monday, March 30, individual student lesson packets will be delivered to each home by designated school staff. The students will be given one week to complete assignments. Monday, April 6, student lesson transfer will take place. The previous week’s lessons will be picked up and new assignments will be delivered to each home by designated school staff. Families who reside outside of town will be contacted for alternative delivery options. The following precautions will take place for your household and our school staff:
Nome Elementary School
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Drop-Off Diner - Meals for Students!Nome Public Schools will be debuting the School Bus Drop Off Diner starting Monday, March 23rd to ensure our children receive meals during the school shutdown. Meals are provided for children in Kindergarten through 12th grade ONLY (we are not providing meals for children 5 and under at this time).
The buses will run along all three routes (red, blue and green) each day and deliver breakfast and lunch together in a drop-off bag. Children must be present to receive meals. Children/parents are asked to stay a safe distance apart (6 feet) from children/parents from other families while waiting at the stop - please arrive no more than 5 minutes early to avoid large groups. The buses will be at each stop for 15 minutes. If your child is ill, the parent is ill and cannot accompany a young child to the bus stop, or the household is quarantined, you are asked to call the school secretary between 8am and 11am to request door to door delivery. Delivery will occur after 11am and will depend upon meal availability. (NES - 443-5299, NBHS 443-5201, ACSA 443-6198). Click on the buttons below for menus and schedule. Note from Superintendent Burgess Re:
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Local COVID-19 Information
City of Nome Travel Permit Update
3-24-20
The State of Alaska has a State Mandatory Travel Declaration IF you are flying INTO the State. Their form is on their website: https://gov.alaska.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/COVID-19-Health-Mandate-010-Travel-Declaration.pdf. As of 10:30AM the City is trying to put out a City of Nome Travel Declaration form for folks that are coming INTO Nome. Any mandates can be found on the State of Alaska website and you’ll want to follow these mandates. This travel mandate does not go into effect until Wednesday, March 25, 2020 at 12:01AM. If Nome is not your final destination and you are flying out of the State of Alaska back to your Home state, you will want to check with the final destination of what their mandates are for that state. Update to follow today for the City of Nome Travel Declaration form.
Norton Sound Health Corporation
Starting Monday, March 23, NSHC will be taking more of an urgent and emergent care approach to services. NSHC will be scaling back its focus to health care matters that cannot wait for more than 30 days, which will be determined on a case-by-case basis. NSHC will keep its departments operational, but staffing and services may be limited. Read NSHC’s Situation Report Update for March 20 in regard to the COVID-19 pandemic here: https://conta.cc/394kZta
NSHC Pharmacy - closed to in-person pick ups
3-24-20
Starting TODAY (Tuesday, March 24) at 12 p.m., the Nome Pharmacy will be closed to in-person pick-ups to help decrease foot traffic in the hospital. All medication will be delivered to patients living in the Nome area. The Pharmacy will be calling for co-pays and addresses. You may reach the Pharmacy at 907-443-3319 for delivery and prescription requests. At this time, village prescriptions and Unalakleet Pharmacy will operate the same as normal.
Bering Air - making drastic changes
3-23-20
This is an urgent notice regarding service modifications on Bering Air’s route system. The effects of the spread of COVID-19 are monumental and unprecedented in our time. At the urging of state health officials, lawmakers, communities and corporations, as well as our own desire to stop the spread of this virus, Bering Air is making drastic changes.
Effective immediately:
Bering Air will continue to monitor the situation and adjust as necessary to stop the spread of COVID-19. We will still be delivering mail, freight, and medical supplies. In the Bering Strait region, we will continue to provide our 24/7 medevac service in partnership with Norton Sound Health Corporation. We encourage you to keep yourself and your families safe and to follow CDC guidelines to stop the spread of this deadly virus. Follow your community leaders’ guidance, rules and restrictions for your health and that of your neighbor.
Our phone lines and inboxes are open to your suggestions, comments and concerns.
In Nome, call 907-443-5464 or toll free within Alaska at 800-478-5422
In Unalakleet, call 907-624-3175, or toll free within Alaska at 800-390-7970
In Kotzebue, call 907-442-3943, or toll free within Alaska at 800-478-3943
Email us at reservations@beringair.com
UPS - still making deliveries
3-16-20
We will be avoiding all personal and close contact. The Driver will knock on the door or make his presence known, put the packages down, and step back. If there is no response, and there is no suitable location to drop the package, we will take it back in the truck. If the location is suitable for drop off, we will leave the package there. If someone responds, the driver will step back about ten feet, make verbal or eye contact, and depart. If you have any issues regarding this delivery, we will be happy to make other arrangements that do not involve personal contact. Please TEXT 304-1053.
Have your Name, Address, and the Tracking Number of the package. As usual, it is very seldom we can locate a package by NAME. Voice calls do not work. Please use ONLY TEXT. I do not do Facebook.
If no arrangements can be made, we will hold the package for 5 business days and then return. We generally run a busy route, and trying to have the package at a specific time does not work. You may consider a note on your door with your number or alternative delivery instructions/location.
Ramon Gandia / Nome UPS / 304-1053 *TEXT*
AC - designated check-out for elders and high risk
3-19-20
Effective Friday, March 20th, Alaska Commercial Company will have a designated check out lane (located closet to the entrance) everyday from 7am to 9am for our elders and high risk customers.
Hanson Safeway - Tue and Thu reserved hours, 7 - 9am
3-18-20
To ensure the safety of our community, regarding COVID-19, Hanson Safeway is adjusting business hours on Tuesdays and Thursdays to accommodate our elders, pregnant women, or those with compromised immune system. Hanson Safeway is reserving the hours of 7am to 9am. We are asking for customers to honor the reserved hours and we thank the community for their compassion and understanding as we work together through this difficult time.
Food Bank - open - requests food donations
3-14-20
Nome Community Center will continue the operation of the Food Bank on its normal operation schedule. The Food Bank is open on Tuesday and Thursday from 5:30pm to 7:00pm. Volunteers should report as scheduled. We are requesting food donations. Please call 907-443-5259 for drop off.
Nome DMV
3-14-20
Our waiting area is closed until further notice and all DMV transactions must be handled through our online Kiosk at https://kiosk.na4.qless.com/kiosk/app/home/33 to get in line. If you do not have online access to use the Kiosk you can call the Nome DMV at (907) 917-4061 for instructions on getting in line for a Nome DMV agent. All paperwork and ID will be handled with a new pair of non-latex gloves and scanned using a disinfected scanning plate. If you have questions on what documents you need to bring please do not call TSR or the above number. Please call the State Hotline at 907-269-5551.
Boys and Girls Club - closed
3-15-20
Alaska’s number one priority is the health and safety of all our members. In light of the Governor’s announcement to close schools until March 30th, all Boys & Girls Clubs in Alaska will follow suit and remain closed as well. During this closure, we will be following best practices and conducting intensive cleaning of Clubhouse facilities. Thank you for your support. We will continue to keep you informed as we take additional action. For questions you can call: B&G of Alaska at 907-248-5437 or Nome Community Center at 907-443-5259.
XYZ Center - providing home delivery of meals
3-14-20
Beginning Monday, March 16, senior center staff will prepare meals for our elders and provide home delivery in lieu of congregate meal service. Transportation services will be limited as well. Any elders who need help with transportation to the post office or grocery stores should contact the center to schedule a trip. The number to call is 907-443-5238.
Nome Trail Court - no trials through April 3
3-23-20
In effort to assist the Nome public in practicing social distancing, the Nome Trial Court requests all customers to call our front desk with any questions rather than visiting in person. Customers are encouraged to file all documents electronically by emailing 2NOmailbox@akcourts.us. There is a drop box available outside the front desk office if you are unable to file documents electronically. All necessary in-person court needs may be done by standing 6 feet from the counter. We set up tape on the floor to demonstrate the best distance.
There will be no new jury trials or grand jury proceedings March 23 through April 3, 2020, and all superior court and district court hearings are suspended other than those listed as priority hearings in the order. You can read the full order at https://public.courts.alaska.gov/web/media/docs/socj-2020-8131.pdf and find more information about specific courthouses and judicial districts at http://courts.alaska.gov/main/response.htm.
NEST - moving to Rec. Center
3-19-20
Based on the recommendations of Public Health, state mandates, and the desire of Nome City officials, we will be moving the NEST shelter to the Gymnasium at the Rec. Center beginning Monday evening, March 23, 2020. This will enable us to provide the greatest amount of safety to our guests and staff. The larger space will allow up to place the sleeping mats the recommended distance of six feet apart. We will continue to practice the precautions that we have put in place to help keep our community members free from the spread of disease.
Bering Straight Regional Housing Authority - suspending payment obligations
3-23-20
As part of the efforts being made by multiple organizations in the Bering Straits Region and statewide, BSRHA is suspending homebuyer and tenant payment obligations for all participants of our programs for April 2020. This suspension is BSRHA’s effort to assist our residents as much as we can in order to offset the economic impact of COVID-19.
What this suspension of payment means is that you will not be required to make your monthly payment until May 1, 2020. If you have already made your April 2020 payment, it will be applied for May 2020. Along with this suspension, all terminations are on hold. Our office is closed, but we are available to assist with emergencies. We will continue to monitor the situation.
3-19-20
Bering Straits Regional Housing Authority is limiting public access to our office, effective immediately and until further notice. This is to help ensure the health and safety of clients and staff. Please contact us by phone or email rather than coming into the office, if you leave a message, we will call you back, Homeowners, tenants and clients can call (907-443-5256), email staff directly via our website announcement, or fax us. Payments can be made over the phone with a debit card or credit. You can also mail a check or money order if you do not have a checking account, to PO Box 995, Nome, Alaska 99762.
Our Operations team will be available for snow removal and emergencies. 907-434-1454
We ask that if you have family staying at our Senior building to please be sure to call them often, or that a person in excellent health limit in-person check-in’s as we will be limiting our public contact.
Thrift Shop
3-19-20
Please help our volunteers by not cramming bags and boxes against the door so they have to put them down on the ground to get the door open. We will have someone there every day to put inside what we can, but if the stuff gets wet, we will have to throw it. We don't like to do that, but we have no dryer. So please keep things at home until it's not snowing or raining if you can. Please keep your containers under 25 lb each as we are not muscle builders.Thank you much from the volunteers.
Northwest Campus - spring face-to-face courses canceled
3-18-20
With respect to the safety and health of students, faculty, and staff, Northwest Campus is canceling all upcoming spring semester face-to-face courses. If you have registered and paid, your payment will be refunded. Northwest Campus is currently closed to the public. The student resource center is available to students by appointment. If you are a regional student in need of support to attend the remainder of your spring courses via distance, please email: nwc.advising@alaska.edu or call 443-2201. For other inquiries, contact: nwc.info@alaska.edu.
NSEDC offices and Seafood Center closed
3-18-20
NSEDC offices and the retail store located at the Norton Sound Seafood Center will be closed beginning at noon today until further notice. These closures should not impact the administration of any of our programs and projects, as NSEDC employees will continue to work regular schedules. During this timeframe, email communication is encouraged and preferred, especially if you already have an established point of contact. However, employees will be checking voicemail periodically and will return calls when able. Questions regarding the Energy Subsidy or any of our grant programs should be directed to NSEDC’s Community Benefits Director, Paul Ivanoff (pivanoff@nsedc.com), and any communications regarding scholarships or other Employment, Education & Training (EET) programs can be sent to EET Director, Niaomi Brunette (niaomi@nsedc.com). General inquiries made through the “Contact Us” link on our website (www.nsedc.com/contact-us/) will also be monitored. For additional information on any of NSEDC’s programs, updates on office closures, or other news, please visit our website at www.nsedc.com.
Nome Eskimo Community/Trigg Hall closed
3-17-20
Effective March 18, 2020 our offices will be closed. If you require assistance, staff are more than happy to assist you by phone or email: General questions: 443-2246, For ICWA or Family Services questions 907-339-8623, 1-855-793-3142, 907-782-6550. For general questions, you can also contact NEC at information@necalaska.org NEC has also canceled or postponed public gatherings such as the Triple Threat Basketball Camp. Trigg Hall is also closed for public gatherings for at least the next 8 weeks. Transit Service has also been canceled until further notice and an announcement will be made as soon as Transit Service resumes. In the event NEC must close our office, we will do our best to ensure services are not disrupted and would like to ask for your patience during this unprecedented time. Essential staff will be teleworking from home. If you need assistance, please call 907-443-2246 or email us at information@necalaska.org. Executive Director, Tiffany Martinson can be reached directly at 907-434-2346
Kawerak - closed to public visitation
3-16-20
Kawerak Inc, in order to encourage social distancing, will be closing its doors for public visitation starting Tuesday March 17th. If you need services, we would be happy to continue to assist you via phone or email. Please call 443-5231 and we can connect you. Please note, we may be limiting our services to critical services starting Wednesday March 18th through March 27th.
3-24-20
The State of Alaska has a State Mandatory Travel Declaration IF you are flying INTO the State. Their form is on their website: https://gov.alaska.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/COVID-19-Health-Mandate-010-Travel-Declaration.pdf. As of 10:30AM the City is trying to put out a City of Nome Travel Declaration form for folks that are coming INTO Nome. Any mandates can be found on the State of Alaska website and you’ll want to follow these mandates. This travel mandate does not go into effect until Wednesday, March 25, 2020 at 12:01AM. If Nome is not your final destination and you are flying out of the State of Alaska back to your Home state, you will want to check with the final destination of what their mandates are for that state. Update to follow today for the City of Nome Travel Declaration form.
Norton Sound Health Corporation
Starting Monday, March 23, NSHC will be taking more of an urgent and emergent care approach to services. NSHC will be scaling back its focus to health care matters that cannot wait for more than 30 days, which will be determined on a case-by-case basis. NSHC will keep its departments operational, but staffing and services may be limited. Read NSHC’s Situation Report Update for March 20 in regard to the COVID-19 pandemic here: https://conta.cc/394kZta
NSHC Pharmacy - closed to in-person pick ups
3-24-20
Starting TODAY (Tuesday, March 24) at 12 p.m., the Nome Pharmacy will be closed to in-person pick-ups to help decrease foot traffic in the hospital. All medication will be delivered to patients living in the Nome area. The Pharmacy will be calling for co-pays and addresses. You may reach the Pharmacy at 907-443-3319 for delivery and prescription requests. At this time, village prescriptions and Unalakleet Pharmacy will operate the same as normal.
Bering Air - making drastic changes
3-23-20
This is an urgent notice regarding service modifications on Bering Air’s route system. The effects of the spread of COVID-19 are monumental and unprecedented in our time. At the urging of state health officials, lawmakers, communities and corporations, as well as our own desire to stop the spread of this virus, Bering Air is making drastic changes.
Effective immediately:
- Our flight schedule is significantly reduced, with many departure and arrival times changed. If you have scheduled a flight and intend to travel, please double check the departure time the day before you fly.
- Do not attempt to travel if you are symptomatic.
- Refunds and change fees are waived on all tickets until further notice.
- Booking and ticket management is no longer available online. Please call our offices in Nome, Kotzebue or Unalakleet to manage your travel. Local and toll free numbers can be found at beringair.com, and at the end of this announcement
- Only essential personnel will be allowed to travel to and from villages.
- Essential travelers should be prepared with a Travel Authorization document.
- At this time, residents are allowed to return to their homes. Further restrictions are likely to be imposed in the very near future. Check with your community leaders.
Bering Air will continue to monitor the situation and adjust as necessary to stop the spread of COVID-19. We will still be delivering mail, freight, and medical supplies. In the Bering Strait region, we will continue to provide our 24/7 medevac service in partnership with Norton Sound Health Corporation. We encourage you to keep yourself and your families safe and to follow CDC guidelines to stop the spread of this deadly virus. Follow your community leaders’ guidance, rules and restrictions for your health and that of your neighbor.
Our phone lines and inboxes are open to your suggestions, comments and concerns.
In Nome, call 907-443-5464 or toll free within Alaska at 800-478-5422
In Unalakleet, call 907-624-3175, or toll free within Alaska at 800-390-7970
In Kotzebue, call 907-442-3943, or toll free within Alaska at 800-478-3943
Email us at reservations@beringair.com
UPS - still making deliveries
3-16-20
We will be avoiding all personal and close contact. The Driver will knock on the door or make his presence known, put the packages down, and step back. If there is no response, and there is no suitable location to drop the package, we will take it back in the truck. If the location is suitable for drop off, we will leave the package there. If someone responds, the driver will step back about ten feet, make verbal or eye contact, and depart. If you have any issues regarding this delivery, we will be happy to make other arrangements that do not involve personal contact. Please TEXT 304-1053.
Have your Name, Address, and the Tracking Number of the package. As usual, it is very seldom we can locate a package by NAME. Voice calls do not work. Please use ONLY TEXT. I do not do Facebook.
If no arrangements can be made, we will hold the package for 5 business days and then return. We generally run a busy route, and trying to have the package at a specific time does not work. You may consider a note on your door with your number or alternative delivery instructions/location.
Ramon Gandia / Nome UPS / 304-1053 *TEXT*
AC - designated check-out for elders and high risk
3-19-20
Effective Friday, March 20th, Alaska Commercial Company will have a designated check out lane (located closet to the entrance) everyday from 7am to 9am for our elders and high risk customers.
Hanson Safeway - Tue and Thu reserved hours, 7 - 9am
3-18-20
To ensure the safety of our community, regarding COVID-19, Hanson Safeway is adjusting business hours on Tuesdays and Thursdays to accommodate our elders, pregnant women, or those with compromised immune system. Hanson Safeway is reserving the hours of 7am to 9am. We are asking for customers to honor the reserved hours and we thank the community for their compassion and understanding as we work together through this difficult time.
Food Bank - open - requests food donations
3-14-20
Nome Community Center will continue the operation of the Food Bank on its normal operation schedule. The Food Bank is open on Tuesday and Thursday from 5:30pm to 7:00pm. Volunteers should report as scheduled. We are requesting food donations. Please call 907-443-5259 for drop off.
Nome DMV
3-14-20
Our waiting area is closed until further notice and all DMV transactions must be handled through our online Kiosk at https://kiosk.na4.qless.com/kiosk/app/home/33 to get in line. If you do not have online access to use the Kiosk you can call the Nome DMV at (907) 917-4061 for instructions on getting in line for a Nome DMV agent. All paperwork and ID will be handled with a new pair of non-latex gloves and scanned using a disinfected scanning plate. If you have questions on what documents you need to bring please do not call TSR or the above number. Please call the State Hotline at 907-269-5551.
Boys and Girls Club - closed
3-15-20
Alaska’s number one priority is the health and safety of all our members. In light of the Governor’s announcement to close schools until March 30th, all Boys & Girls Clubs in Alaska will follow suit and remain closed as well. During this closure, we will be following best practices and conducting intensive cleaning of Clubhouse facilities. Thank you for your support. We will continue to keep you informed as we take additional action. For questions you can call: B&G of Alaska at 907-248-5437 or Nome Community Center at 907-443-5259.
XYZ Center - providing home delivery of meals
3-14-20
Beginning Monday, March 16, senior center staff will prepare meals for our elders and provide home delivery in lieu of congregate meal service. Transportation services will be limited as well. Any elders who need help with transportation to the post office or grocery stores should contact the center to schedule a trip. The number to call is 907-443-5238.
Nome Trail Court - no trials through April 3
3-23-20
In effort to assist the Nome public in practicing social distancing, the Nome Trial Court requests all customers to call our front desk with any questions rather than visiting in person. Customers are encouraged to file all documents electronically by emailing 2NOmailbox@akcourts.us. There is a drop box available outside the front desk office if you are unable to file documents electronically. All necessary in-person court needs may be done by standing 6 feet from the counter. We set up tape on the floor to demonstrate the best distance.
- Customers have the ability to pay for fines, surcharges, and motions to modify online at: http://courts.alaska.gov/.
- All court proceedings are now telephonic until further notice.
- Please see the access code list below. If you have any questions, please call 443-5216:
- For the 1:30pm criminal matters Monday through Thursday and 10:00am on Friday’s: 1 (800) 768-2983 access code: 4435217#.
- For weekend criminal matters Saturday through Sunday: 1 (800) 768-2983 access code: 4435216#.
- For trial call and omnibus hearings: 1 (800) 768-2983 access code: 4435216#.
- For civil matters with Judge DiBenedetto: 1 (800) 768-2983 access code:4435216#.
- For civil matters with Magistrate Smith: 1 (800) 768-2983 access code:4435217#
- Please see the access code list below. If you have any questions, please call 443-5216:
There will be no new jury trials or grand jury proceedings March 23 through April 3, 2020, and all superior court and district court hearings are suspended other than those listed as priority hearings in the order. You can read the full order at https://public.courts.alaska.gov/web/media/docs/socj-2020-8131.pdf and find more information about specific courthouses and judicial districts at http://courts.alaska.gov/main/response.htm.
NEST - moving to Rec. Center
3-19-20
Based on the recommendations of Public Health, state mandates, and the desire of Nome City officials, we will be moving the NEST shelter to the Gymnasium at the Rec. Center beginning Monday evening, March 23, 2020. This will enable us to provide the greatest amount of safety to our guests and staff. The larger space will allow up to place the sleeping mats the recommended distance of six feet apart. We will continue to practice the precautions that we have put in place to help keep our community members free from the spread of disease.
Bering Straight Regional Housing Authority - suspending payment obligations
3-23-20
As part of the efforts being made by multiple organizations in the Bering Straits Region and statewide, BSRHA is suspending homebuyer and tenant payment obligations for all participants of our programs for April 2020. This suspension is BSRHA’s effort to assist our residents as much as we can in order to offset the economic impact of COVID-19.
What this suspension of payment means is that you will not be required to make your monthly payment until May 1, 2020. If you have already made your April 2020 payment, it will be applied for May 2020. Along with this suspension, all terminations are on hold. Our office is closed, but we are available to assist with emergencies. We will continue to monitor the situation.
3-19-20
Bering Straits Regional Housing Authority is limiting public access to our office, effective immediately and until further notice. This is to help ensure the health and safety of clients and staff. Please contact us by phone or email rather than coming into the office, if you leave a message, we will call you back, Homeowners, tenants and clients can call (907-443-5256), email staff directly via our website announcement, or fax us. Payments can be made over the phone with a debit card or credit. You can also mail a check or money order if you do not have a checking account, to PO Box 995, Nome, Alaska 99762.
Our Operations team will be available for snow removal and emergencies. 907-434-1454
We ask that if you have family staying at our Senior building to please be sure to call them often, or that a person in excellent health limit in-person check-in’s as we will be limiting our public contact.
Thrift Shop
3-19-20
Please help our volunteers by not cramming bags and boxes against the door so they have to put them down on the ground to get the door open. We will have someone there every day to put inside what we can, but if the stuff gets wet, we will have to throw it. We don't like to do that, but we have no dryer. So please keep things at home until it's not snowing or raining if you can. Please keep your containers under 25 lb each as we are not muscle builders.Thank you much from the volunteers.
Northwest Campus - spring face-to-face courses canceled
3-18-20
With respect to the safety and health of students, faculty, and staff, Northwest Campus is canceling all upcoming spring semester face-to-face courses. If you have registered and paid, your payment will be refunded. Northwest Campus is currently closed to the public. The student resource center is available to students by appointment. If you are a regional student in need of support to attend the remainder of your spring courses via distance, please email: nwc.advising@alaska.edu or call 443-2201. For other inquiries, contact: nwc.info@alaska.edu.
NSEDC offices and Seafood Center closed
3-18-20
NSEDC offices and the retail store located at the Norton Sound Seafood Center will be closed beginning at noon today until further notice. These closures should not impact the administration of any of our programs and projects, as NSEDC employees will continue to work regular schedules. During this timeframe, email communication is encouraged and preferred, especially if you already have an established point of contact. However, employees will be checking voicemail periodically and will return calls when able. Questions regarding the Energy Subsidy or any of our grant programs should be directed to NSEDC’s Community Benefits Director, Paul Ivanoff (pivanoff@nsedc.com), and any communications regarding scholarships or other Employment, Education & Training (EET) programs can be sent to EET Director, Niaomi Brunette (niaomi@nsedc.com). General inquiries made through the “Contact Us” link on our website (www.nsedc.com/contact-us/) will also be monitored. For additional information on any of NSEDC’s programs, updates on office closures, or other news, please visit our website at www.nsedc.com.
Nome Eskimo Community/Trigg Hall closed
3-17-20
Effective March 18, 2020 our offices will be closed. If you require assistance, staff are more than happy to assist you by phone or email: General questions: 443-2246, For ICWA or Family Services questions 907-339-8623, 1-855-793-3142, 907-782-6550. For general questions, you can also contact NEC at information@necalaska.org NEC has also canceled or postponed public gatherings such as the Triple Threat Basketball Camp. Trigg Hall is also closed for public gatherings for at least the next 8 weeks. Transit Service has also been canceled until further notice and an announcement will be made as soon as Transit Service resumes. In the event NEC must close our office, we will do our best to ensure services are not disrupted and would like to ask for your patience during this unprecedented time. Essential staff will be teleworking from home. If you need assistance, please call 907-443-2246 or email us at information@necalaska.org. Executive Director, Tiffany Martinson can be reached directly at 907-434-2346
Kawerak - closed to public visitation
3-16-20
Kawerak Inc, in order to encourage social distancing, will be closing its doors for public visitation starting Tuesday March 17th. If you need services, we would be happy to continue to assist you via phone or email. Please call 443-5231 and we can connect you. Please note, we may be limiting our services to critical services starting Wednesday March 18th through March 27th.
How do I talk to my child about the Coronavirus?
Children, as well as adults, are likely to experience anxiety in this uncertain time. Several resources have been created by leading mental health experts on how to have age-appropriate, fact-based and reassuring conversations with you children about the outbreak and the steps they can take to stay healthy.
Children, as well as adults, are likely to experience anxiety in this uncertain time. Several resources have been created by leading mental health experts on how to have age-appropriate, fact-based and reassuring conversations with you children about the outbreak and the steps they can take to stay healthy.
- How to Talk to Your Child about the Coronavirus, Kids Health
- Talking to Children About COVID-19 (Coronavirus): A Parent Resource, National Association of School Psychologists
- Parent/Caregiver Guide to Helping Families Cope with the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), National Child Traumatic Stress Network
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