ABOUT US

MISSION: Providing young adults with tools to achieve wholeness and wellness in adulthood, through education, positive community, and community related resources.

VISION: A community of young adults that achieve wholeness and wellness, mentally, emotionally, physically, and spiritually.

Saving Our Unique Lives (SOUL) is a 501C3 Non-Profit organization that supports at risk young adults (ages 18-28) in Alaska through mentorship, connections to therapy services and community resources; and fosters healthy relationships with peers their age. We consider an individual an at-risk young adult, as someone facing potential adverse outcomes, that can negatively impact transition to and self-sufficiency in adulthood successfully. This individual is at risk for and/or are currently experiencing one or more of the following:

-          Low academic performance/not getting a high school diploma or GED.

-          Mental/Behavioral health diagnoses

-          Victimization

-          Homelessness and/or poverty

-          Involvement in the court/justice system

-          Substance/Alcohol/Tobacco abuse

-          Suicide and/or life-threatening situations.

PREVELANCE & OPPORTUNITY

  • OVERALL...

    Young/Emerging Adults typically can rely on support from parents or other close supports, but those who lack that support does not have the protection and resources that are provided with close and trusted support. These youth are less likely than their supported peers to be employed pursue postsecondary education and are more likely to experience economic hardship, criminal justice system involvement, mental health struggles, and substance use struggles.

  • FACTS

    • 67% of people who are between the ages of 18-24 with anxiety or depression don’t seek treatment.

    • 55% of college students reported not knowing where to go for help for their mental health.

    • Rates are continuing to increase, as at least 3.5 million young adults experience homelessness.

    • Between 1.2 and 1.9 million young adults in the US are diagnosed with a serious mental health condition.

  • THE REALITY IS...

    Both child & adult community mental health systems are not designed to meet the unique developmental needs of the young/emerging adult population, and there is stil struggle for major investments in supporting youth’s transition to adulthood. Surveyed young adults report needing a program that supports needs falling into four categories: personal needs, environmental needs, concrete supports, and support services.

    Saving Our Unique Lives is developing a culture, programs and access for solutions that help fill this gap in services.

CULTURE CODES.

CULTURE CODES.

Saving Our Unique Lives embraces a culture of wholeness and wellness Below are the culture codes we aim to exemplify and express every day.

WE HAVE HEART.

Life may not have given us a fair hand, but we play the hand we’re given with faith and determination

WE HAVE FUN.

Life is meant to be enjoyed, not endured. We tap into joy and play hard.

WE POUR OUT.

As we’re poured into, we pour out. We believe that as we receive, we should give, and what we sow into others will continue to spread.

WE LOVE UNCONDITIONALLY.

No strings attached. No judgement. No hate.

WE DO WORK.


We won’t wait for things to be handed to us. We will do all we can with what we have to progress towards a whole and well life.

WE PURSUE UNITY.

We aim to present and support atmospheres and communities that embrace all people coming together in a positive and supportive way.