Wasilla, Alaska — Mat-Su Health Foundation (MSHF) announced yesterday that it awarded the Mat-Su Crisis Response Team with the 2024 Bert Hall Award for their work in improving the health of the community. The Mat-Su Crisis Response Team developed a program in which behavioral health service providers accompany traditional emergency 911 responders serving people
The Mat Su Food Coalition is looking to learn more about food access issues in the Mat Su Borough. If you have 10 minutes to spare, please consider filling out this survey to provide a better understanding of the current needs and future stability of our food systems in the Mat-Su. Survey Link: https://www.surveymokey.com/r/matsufoodsystem
Prefer the convenience that text messages offer? Connect Mat-Su can now deliver it’s service via text messaging with the addition of our new platform Mogli. If you or someone you know needs assistance, please text the word INFO to our main line at 907-373-2628 and a Community Resource Specialist will follow up with you.
May 3, 2020 Mat-Su Health Foundation Wasilla, Alaska – The Mat-Su Health Foundation (MSHF) has announced that Jessie Burbank, Connect Mat-Su information and referral coordinator, has received the Alliance of Information and Referral Systems (AIRS) Community Resource Specialist Certification. Only three other individuals in Alaska share the credential. AIRS is a professional membership association for
Wasilla, Alaska – The Mat-Su Health Foundation (MSHF) purchased 26,000 in-home rapid CareStart COVID-19 Antigen Tests and partnered with the Matanuska-Susitna Borough (MSB) for free distribution of the tests throughout the Mat-Su. With reported case counts in the Mat-Su remaining high, individuals knowing whether they have COVID-19 is key in mitigating the spread of the
When we celebrate Veteran’s Day each year on November 11, we pause to acknowledge the individuals who have chosen to make personal sacrifices of themselves and of their families so that we may all enjoy freedom. Veterans make up almost 13 percent of the population in Alaska, and our state leads with the highest rate
Alaska Housing Finance Corporation is opening a new enrollment period to apply for rental assistance. The new Rent Relief application period will go from September 13, 2021 to October 1, 2021, AHFC is encouraging vulnerable Alaska renters to check their eligibility and apply on their site (AHFC Rent Relief Application). The program states that it
Wasilla, Alaska—Connect Mat-Su has updated their web site to include easy access to various COVID-19 resources available in the Mat-Su Valley. The Connect Mat-Su COVID-19 Information Page was added to the Connect Mat-Su web site last year in response to the pandemic to assist community members in finding up-to-date information regarding COVID testing sights, access
Jasmine Walker is an operator for the Connect Mat-Su COVID Call Line and a certified medical assistant. She says that she was drawn to the position because, “being able to communicate with the public on a more personable level is always the main goal,” and she’s able to accomplish that by acting as the point
Wasilla, Alaska – The Mat-Su Health Foundation (MSHF) and its community resource network Connect Mat-Su are once again open to the public. The physical location at 777 N. Crusey St. in Wasilla closed in March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but services were still provided via telephone and online. Lower coronavirus case rates in