Beauty for Ashes is a faith-based conference designed to educate and train individuals on how to interact with, work with, and respond to those whose lives have been impacted by abuse, neglect and / or domestic violence.
Arrigah House, part of the Family Wellness Warrior's Initiative, is a 13-bed training center in East Anchorage, developed to further promote wellness in our Native Community. Arrigah House provides a three-and-a-half-day, three-night training conference. Participants receive education on how to respond to others who are facing their wounds of domestic violence, abuse and neglect.
Training the Trainers, a component of the Family Wellness Warriors Initiative, provides workshops for those who have participated in a minimum of two Beauty for Ashes or Arrigah House conferences. Key concepts of Beauty for Ashes are presented in Training the Trainers. Participants process the information in small groups to gain a deeper understanding of how the concepts are lived out in their own lives.
The Grace for the Wounded Family Wellness Warriors Initiative workshop introduces the nature and content of the more extensive Beauty for Ashes training. This one-day workshop is hosted by churches or community centers in partnership with Family Wellness Warriors Initiative, and funding is provided.