Shared Stories

We interviewed AKA Associates this summer and asked them to share one message with the world. We also asked them for a favorite or fun...

We interviewed AKA Associates this summer and asked them to share one message with the world. We also asked them for a favorite or fun...

We interviewed AKA Associates this summer and asked them to share one message with the world. We also asked them for a favorite or fun...

We interviewed AKA Associates this summer and asked them to share one message with the world. We also asked them for a favorite or fun...

We interviewed AKA Associates this summer and asked them to share one message with the world. We also asked them for a favorite or fun...

What is the first image that comes to your mind when you hear the word recovery? Is it economic recovery, pandemic recovery, getting well...

It has been a year… a year of change, growth, challenge, and reflection. At AKA we are growing our team. With this growth, we have new...

It’s National Public Health Week. Every year we dedicate this week to celebrate all things public health. If you are reading this post,...

Every year we hire college and community interns to support our work and build local capacity for research and evaluation. Interns are...

Our work at AKA has the potential to address social injustices, promote public health, and change what we think we know about the world....

We support programs that address grief and loss. We evaluate how effective they are and tell the world that grief and loss are real. We...

Usually, I am the one conducting the interview, but a few weeks ago my role changed. I was not the person asking the questions, I had to...

These past three months have taught us a lot about resilience. Last week we published a paper in the Journal of Indigenous Research. This...

It's National Public Health Week http://www.nphw.org/nphw-2020 Public health efforts across the globe are not going unnoticed- a huge...

I cannot believe it is 2020. The last year flew by at AKA and we have been busier than ever finishing evaluation projects and taking on...

Two projects. Six years. Finished. We are thrilled to see the Tribal Prevention Initiative and Transitional Recovery and Culture Project...

College is out and interns are ready to make a difference at AKA. In just a few days our team will meet for the first time. We will...

Have you ever met someone and just known right away they were the real deal? In my work, realness is about being the highest level of...

Wow. What this means to me is that how we see data matters. But, how do we really see data? After finishing a large report with 30 pages...

Writing is hard. There we go, one three-word sentence, and I am done. Just kidding. I struggle with sharing everything that I write, with...