THE 2021 OFFICIAL PIA ELECTION RESULTS HAVE BEEN POSTED!
2020 Salmon canning class
The class was sponsored by PIA and the Spruce Root Community Development. PIA received this grant to teach a subsistence skill to Petersburg's Tribal Citizens.
Classes were limited to 6 people to take safety measures due to coronavirus, and to allow one-on-one assistance with canning.
Thank you to the instructors and the participants for making this a success!
2020 PIA Food Assistance
Thank you to all the volunteers and staff members who made this program possible: Liam Jackson, Nicole Peterson, Darnell Murray, Tori Shay, Ron Ware, Jack Galaktionoff, Tracy Welch, Maryann Rainey, and Tina Kerr.
COVID-19 Programs
The COVID-19 Pandemic has been tough to navigate for both citizens and businesses. At PIA, we strive to ease this time for our Tribal Citizens. We are fortunate to be awarded funding to complete this mission. We have done our best to ensure most bases were covered, and we could offer everything possible. In the past couple of months, we have completed a Utility/Fuel Relief Program, offering $1,000 per Tribal Household to be credited to their utility/fuel accounts, and a Mortgage/Rent Relief Program, offering $1,000 per Tribal Household to be issued towards their shelter costs. Other past programs include a Moorage Program, offering $500 to Alaskan fisherman who have moored a vessel within our Harbor system throughout the pandemic, a Internet Assistance Program, offering $300 to each Tribal Household to assist with internet costs, and a Food Assistance Program, offering multiple distributions of pre-selected boxes of quality food to each Tribal Household.
As always, the Basic Needs Project (non-food household essentials) and the Transit Bus (available to diabled and elderly individuals) are ongoing programs and that has not changed.
If you need a face mask, they are available at PIA for free.
October 2020
Petersburg Rocks - Painted Rock Hunt
Children and families scoured Petersburg in search of 20 painted rocks that contained tobacco prevention messaging or some motivating advice. This was a great way to get active, stay safe, and spread the message that tobacco doesn't rock, but the community of Petersburg sure does!
September 2020
2020 Backpack Program
Over this past week, we were able to hand out over 100 backpacks and computers! We would like to thank Tlingit and Haida for continuing to run this program and for offering laptops this year to ease the e-learning process!
August 2020
Natural Resource Management Career Paths Year 2
The Natural Resource Management Career Paths Program is a grant that PIA received to employ Tribal Youth to learn about the different career paths available in the Natural Resource Management field in Petersburg. This is our second year being able to offer this program in Petersburg. It's a 6 week paid program where 3 youth and their supervisor job shadow and volunteer for various organizations in Petersburg for Natural Resource Management career exploration. A couple of examples of activities include but are not limited to: invasive plants with the Forest Service, Business/commercial fisheries with the Marine Advisory Program, local fisherman, PFI and Icicle Seafoods, fish waste compost, Clam Surveys and testing water samples for paralytic shellfish poisoning with the PIA IGAP Department, law enforcement with the Alaska State Troopers and NOAA, Archaeology, surveying and fish pass reconstruction with the USFS, and more.
June 2020
