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Sitka Local Assistance Programs

This page lists local organizations in Sitka, Alaska that provide free legal help, food and social services. Statewide programs are described on the Alaska page.

Alaska Legal Services Corporation (Juneau office)Free civil legal assistance
Websitealsc-law.org 
Phone907-586-6425
Address8711 Teal Street, Suite 203, Juneau, AK 99801
HoursMonday through Friday, 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM

Alaska Legal Services Corporation provides free civil legal help to low-income Alaskans in areas such as family law, housing, consumer issues, public benefits and health care. Its Juneau office serves Southeast Alaska, including Sitka. The statewide intake line is 1-888-478-2572.1

Food

The Salvation Army Sitka Corps Community CenterFood pantry and soup kitchen
Websitesitka.salvationarmy.org 
Phone907-747-3358
Address405 Sawmill Creek Road, Sitka, AK 99835
HoursOffice Monday through Friday, 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM

The Salvation Army Sitka Corps runs a food pantry and serves lunch to anyone in need in Sitka.2

Social services

Alaska Housing Finance Corporation (Sitka office)Rental assistance and public housing
Websiteahfc.us 
Phone907-747-5700
Address422 Andrews St., Sitka, AK 99835
HoursMonday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM

The Alaska Housing Finance Corporation Sitka office takes applications for Housing Choice Vouchers and public housing in Sitka, including Swan Lake Terrace for seniors and people with disabilities and Paxton Manor for families.3

Sitkans Against Family Violence (SAFV)Emergency shelter and advocacy
Websitesafv.org 
Phone907-747-3370
AddressPO Box 6136, Sitka, AK 99835

Sitkans Against Family Violence provides emergency shelter, crisis intervention and legal advocacy for survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault in Sitka. Its 24-hour crisis line is 907-747-6511.4

Data and figures on this page come from the sources and notes below:

Footnotes

  1. Alaska Legal Services Corporation, Contact the Closest Alaska Legal Services Corporation Office  and Home page . ↩

  2. The Salvation Army, Sitka Corps Community Center  and Hunger . ↩

  3. Alaska Housing Finance Corporation, Housing Assistance Locations . ↩

  4. Sitkans Against Family Violence, Home page . Mailing address per Alaska Housing Finance Corporation, Approved DVSA Referral Program Contacts ; crisis line per Alaska Department of Law, Directory of Shelters . ↩

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