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Challenge Alaska

Company Overview

Challenge Alaska is a community based non-profit whose mission is to improve the lives of people with disabilities, their families, and the community through adaptive sports, therapeutic recreation, and education. We are based out of the Anchorage area and offer year-round programming.

Challenge Alaska established a set of core values to guide our staff, volunteers, and Board of Directors to best serve our participants. These values are our EDICT.
- Empathy: We value others' perspectives and experiences, and the enrichment they bring to the community.
- Dignity: We honor and respect the value of each individual's humanity.
- Inclusion: We embrace the uniqueness of each individual and their participation.
- Community: We forge personal connections, encourage cooperation, and build fellowship.
- Transcendence: We develop confidence, abilities, and independence, expanding individuals' horizons.

Company History

Challenge Alaska's founder, Doug Keil, was electrocuted when he was 14 years old. As a result, his left arm and left leg were amputated. Following the accident, Doug struggled with depression. After many years, he discovered an adaptive program at Winter Park in Colorado in 1975, which renewed his hope and helped turn his life around. Doug went on to represent the United States in the 1980 Winter Paralympics, where he won 2 Gold Medals in para-alpine skiing.

Returning from the Paralympics, Doug was determined to bring the same opportunities he found in Winter Park to Alaskans living with disabilities. Challenge Alaska was founded in 1980 and incorporated in 1982 with the goal of providing sports and recreation opportunities to Alaskans living with disabilities. Our first "office" was in a broom closet at Alyeska Resort, serving less than a dozen participants. Challenge Alaska now helps more than 1,000 people living with disabilities every year. A small sampling of our programs include archery, sled hockey, adaptive skiing, book club, and so much more.

Benefits

As a provider of adaptive sports and recreation, our agency owns a great deal of adaptive and traditional recreational equipment. Challenge Alaska staff and interns have the opportunity to utilize this equipoment for their personal recreation when it's not needed for programming or other client related needs.

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  • 1 day ago

    Recreational Therapy Intern

    Challenge Alaska - AK, United States
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    Assist in all aspects of program implementation and administration. The intern will be supervised by a CTRS while performing various tasks as outlined by the NCTRC. Based on experience, the intern may also serve in a leadership role, as a program leader or a site supervisor. The intern will also provide information on current trends in recreational therapy services by preparing presentations for the agency s staff.

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