Our elders, children, and families are separated by design. Age-segregated care creates isolation while erasing intergenerational bonds. Mothers in recovery face an impossible choice: enter treatment or keep their children.
Alaska has zero intergenerational care facilities and very few residential treatment beds where mothers can keep their babies. Rural elders travel 150+ miles for assisted living. Families are forced to choose.
A purpose-built facility connected by a shared central courtyard where all three populations meet daily. Each wing needs the other two.
The Indian Child Welfare Act mandates keeping Native families together. KinRoots is the most direct institutional embodiment of that mandate — no mother surrenders her child to access treatment.
This facility hits five priorities simultaneously for Native corporations — elder care, childcare, maternal health, family preservation, cultural preservation. No other infrastructure investment comes close.
| Corporation | Key Commitment |
|---|---|
| CIRI | $111.8M committed to community investment including elder & family programs |
| Chugach Alaska | $30M heritage endowment; cultural & elder initiatives |
| BBNC | $2B revenue; shareholder wellness & elder care investments |
Alaska faces a critical healthcare worker shortage — especially in rural and Native communities. KinRoots addresses this not just as a care facility, but as a workforce development engine. This is a phased growth feature, not a day-one requirement.
"Fund the building that turns your most vulnerable shareholders into your next generation of healthcare workers." Staff who stabilized here don't leave — they're invested in the community, not just clocking in. The highest-retention workforce in healthcare, built organically.