Who We Are

SAGA is a non-profit organization whose mission is to improve lives, lands, and communities in Alaska through Service Learning. SAGA was founded

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Above Picture: 2009 SAYC Southeast Swearing-In, led by Senator Egan and SAGA Executive Director Joe Parrish

in 1985 as a way to fill the void left when federal funding ended for the Youth and Young Adult Conservation Corps programs in the early 1980s. The focus of providing job training, experiential education, and leadership opportunities to young people has grown over the years into five SAGA programs: The Serve Alaska Youth Corps; the Alaska Service Corps; Young Alaskans Building Affordable Housing (YABAH); the Connections Individual Placement Program; and the Eagle Valley Center. These programs all represent our continuing dedication to helping young people make the connection between what they learn and how they live.

Please feel free to explore our web site and learn more about the great programs at SAGA. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us!

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Any problems or questions? Give us a call at 1-800-789-6172.

 

SAGA News Corner
 
My Life Story by Ronny Bingham, YABAH member

My name is Ronny Bingham.  I was born in Longview, Washington on January 31st, 1989.  I grew up with just my mom and two younger sisters and a baby brother.  I am the oldest.  I have always been unique.  When I was twelve years old my mother remarried, and that's when I started to make trouble.
I remember when I was thirteen my mom and my new stepdad went out for New Years Eve.  I thought I would take my siblings for a little ride in the family mini van.  Well, I drove all over the place.  I got on the freeway and just drove around until the van was almost out of gas.  When I pulled into the driveway to our house, I slammed on the gas and drove right through the garage door.  Then I
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From the September 17, 2009 edition of the Turnagain Times...

SAGA Volunteers Build Wood Shed

Young adults involved in SAGA made their way to Hope late August to build the library a wood shed. SAGA is a non-profit organization dedicated to improving communities in Alaska through service learning. Approximately eight young volunteers worked through the ins and outs of building a shed during the course of the project. Grounds for Hope provided refreshments to the volunteers and now, thanks to the volunteers’ efforts, the library has a wood shed!