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Donations to AIJ provide safety to vulnerable people and communities. AIJ houses three key statewide programs: 1) Alaska Immigration Justice Project; 2) Language Interpreter Center; and 3) Climate Justice Program. AIJ is the only nonprofit agency in Alaska providing legal representation to immigrants and refugees. The LIC focuses on access to medical, legal, and social services for limited English proficient Alaskans. The Climate Justice Program works in partnership with Alaska Native Tribes to advance climate justice and advocate for policy changes so that Tribal communities can access the resources needed to adapt and become resilient to the accelerating impacts of the climate crisis.

The Alaska Immigration Justice Project (AIJP) provides immigration legal representation to 850 Alaskans annually. Our priority is to provide legal services to human trafficking, domestic violence and sexual assault survivors. Immigration status is one of the most powerful tools an abuser can use to prevent an immigrant from accessing safety and protection. By providing immigration legal services, AIJP is helping survivors become independent from perpetrators of violence. AIJP staff also represent those who have fled persecution and torture and are seeking asylum in the United States and those seeking to reunite with family members residing outside of the United States.

The Language Interpreter Center trains bilingual Alaskans to work as interpreters with medical, legal and social service professionals. We have trained approximately 300 Alaskans speaking 43 different languages to work as interpreters. Our training programs have occurred in Anchorage, Bethel, Dillingham, Fairbanks and Barrow. We also provide an interpreter referral service so that medical, legal and social service professionals work with the interpreters we have trained to increase access to their services for limited English proficient Alaskans. The LIC recently created a Yup'ik Behavioral Health Glossary, which you can access for free on our website!

The Climate Justice Program advocates for policy changes to eliminate barriers preventing Tribes from accessing financial and technical resources, supports Tribes in asserting rights to sovereignty and self-determination, assists with grant applications and helps disaster survivors in obtaining disaster assistance. We are working with communities impacted by ex-Typhoon Halong to recover and become more resilient in the wake of the disaster.