LGBTQ

June 2023 Pride Newsletter

June 8, 2023

FROM KBFPC’S June 2023 COMMUNITY NEWSLETTER Friends, Last weekend, together with other KBFPC staff and volunteers, I joined the festivities at Soldotna Creek Park to celebrate the beginning of Pride Month. Hundreds of people – adults, teens, kids and their families – came together to connect with each other and honor the vibrant LGBTQIA+ (Lesbian,…

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breakdown 2023 poster

KBFPC Happenings: Youth Edition

April 13, 2023

FROM KBFPC & The REC ROOM’s APRIL 2023 COMMUNITY NEWSLETTER Friends, Teens need us. They need us to be trusted adults, to be positive role models, to listen, to amplify their voices, and to share our time. They need us to provide safe spaces to hang out with their peers. They need us to help…

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November Newsletter

November 15, 2022

FROM KBFPC’S NOVEMBER 2022 COMMUNITY NEWSLETTER Action Edition Dear KBFPC Community, As I write this, I am at the National Family Planning and Reproductive Health Association’s Fall Meeting surrounded by peers from across the country – each of whom are committed to making reproductive health accessible for all. While I am here, most of our…

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Libraries are for everyone.

Banning books corrodes diversity and inclusion in our community

November 14, 2022

OPINION FROM KBFPC CEO CLAUDIA HAINES & ANN DIXON TO THE HOMER NEWS 11/09/22 The Homer Public Library is beloved by the Homer community and well-regarded further afield for its innovative programming, responsive approaches to lifelong learning and information access, inviting spaces, and high quality books and other media. Families, kids, and teens know they…

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KBFPC Homer Pride outreach

July Newsletter

July 13, 2022

FROM KBFPC’S July 2022 COMMUNITY NEWSLETTER From Our CEO Dear Friends, July is a great time to be out and about, isn’t it? We’ve enjoyed seeing you at events like Soldotna and Homer’s Pride/Juneteenth celebrations, Concert on the Lawn, the Bans Off Our Bodies rally, and the Homer Farmer’s Market where you’ve shared what you want in a…

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Juneteenth x Homer Pride event graphic

June Newsletter

June 16, 2022

FROM KBFPC’S June 2022 COMMUNITY NEWSLETTER From Our CEO June is a very full month here at KBFPC and around town. In addition to the onsite services, several staff members are working at events from Anchorage to Homer, including the Alaska Run for Women, Soldotna Pride in the Park, Juneteenth x Homer Pride’s Let Love…

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photo of pink flag outside KBFPC in October

November Newsletter

November 8, 2021

From KBFPC’s November 2021 Community Newsletter Introduction from our new CEO Claudia Haines More news on the exciting Title X update Meet Carolyn Norton, our new Youth Program Manager Youth Speak Up – REC Room teens and staff speak at the KPBSD school board meeting about LGBTQ+ experiences Pink Flag Campaign – our gratitude to…

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