Volunteer with Fairbanks Youth Advocates: Apply! Perhaps you have a talent or skill to help us thrive and better serve the at-risk youth in our community?  There are many ways to help and we are grateful for your contribution. Ways to help: Winter Shelter Volunteer one night (or more) a month to supervise youth at our...

Who Are We? Fairbanks Youth Advocates is dedicated to helping young people who face life’s crossroads and must make difficult decisions. Often these choices and options can expose young people to unsafe situations.  In particular, when faced with conflict, violence or other difficult circumstances in the home, youth can feel...

Fairbanks Youth Advocates, in partnership with First Presbyterian Church of Fairbanks, is hosting a temporary emergency shelter for teens. This shelter is designed to be a safe option for young people with nowhere else to go.  Open from 9:00 p.m. to 8:00 a.m. daily, we are providing safety, warmth, and supervision to young...

Coming Soon: “the Door”, an emergency youth shelter. FYA has purchased a building conveniently located in downtown Fairbanks at 138 10th Ave. It will see considerable remodeling and open as “the Door”, an emergency shelter for kids age 12-21. Social organizations in the Fairbanks area are lending strong...

What am I giving to? Temporary Shelter In partnership with First Presbyterian Church, 547 7th Avenue, we provide shelter 7 days a week between the hours of 9:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m. at the church.  This is in order to meet the critical shelter needs of young people while we await the completion of the building renovation and...