10/21/2025
🌧 TYPHOON HALONG RELIEF & COMMUNITY RESOURCES 🌧
Waqaa relatives and friends,
There are several ongoing relief efforts for families displaced by Typhoon Halong. Please read through the information below and share widely — every effort, donation, and helping hand makes a difference.
🏠 For Western Alaska Flood & Typhoon Evacuees
Emergency Response teams are working to transition families into housing.
If you are displaced and staying in a shelter or with family, please call:
You can call 1-844-445-7131 to begin the Individual Assistance (IA) process.
Each household should complete an IA form.
If staying with family, a temporary rental agreement may be required.
Once processed, IA may provide a temporary housing allowance.
For updates and assistance:
🌐 Website: Ready.Alaska.gov
📞 Phone: (907) 428-7100
🩺 Community Health Aide Emergency Fund
For current or former Community Health Aides needing financial help with emergencies (relocation, hospitalization, funeral expenses, etc.):
📞 Contact:
Joe Okitkun (Clinical Compliance Officer)
Martha Attie
Carla Suskuk
💬 To donate or apply:
Michelle Dewitt, Bethel Community Services Foundation
📧 [email protected] | ☎️ (907) 543-1812
Chester Mark: [email protected]
🌐 Donate: bcsfoundation.org → Community Health Aide Emergency Fund
🐟 Traditional & Subsistence Food Donations
Alaska Native Heritage Center (ANHC) and Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium (ANTHC) are coordinating efforts to provide traditional foods and comfort to displaced families.
🍽 Items Needed:
Whale, moose, salmon, hooligan, halibut, berries, and other traditional foods
Bulk frozen food (vegetables, meats, staples)
➡️ All donations must be frozen and harvested within the past year.
📦 Drop-Offs:
ANTHC Lodging – Tudor Centre (4001 Tudor Centre Dr.)
🕘 Monday–Friday, 9am–4pm
Small donations: Bring to Café food service staff
Large donations: Check in first for assistance with coolers/boxes
📧 Questions: [email protected]
🌐 ANHC Sign-Up: loom.ly/-wCU7Uc
📞 If unable to sign up: Call (907) 205-0068
💜 From Candie's Kitchen Creations ’:
“Thank you all for your donations — they’ve been a nonstop blessing! My freezers are full for now, but ready-to-eat traditional Native dishes are still needed at the Alaska Airlines Center. You can bring meals directly to the families there — say you’re with Candie and they’ll let you in!”
✈️ Ryan Air is offering free backhaul of Native foods from villages to Bethel.
Please coordinate with Bethel Search and Rescue and Ryan Air for frozen shipments.
❤️ Quyana Cakneq to everyone across Alaska who continues to give, organize, and care for our relatives in need. Whether you’re donating food, assisting families, or sharing information — your kindness and community spirit shine bright.