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Staff Spotlight 2026

Camp Fire Alaska’s Staff Spotlight 2026 recognizes employees who demonstrate alignment with our mission, key values, and ideals. Gloria Barnett | Program Coordinator May 13, 2026 Our next Staff Spotlight ...

Serving The Families Who Serve: Camp Fire’s Military Family Partnerships

Camp Fire joins forces with partners to support military kids and the families who serve, offering connection and the magic of camp ...

A cutout photo of a group of young boys on a blue paper background. Text reads: Keeping Kids Safe.

Keeping Kids Safe: Camp Fire’s Youth Safety Curriculum

Our afterschool program is teaching kids about body safety, personal boundaries, and how to speak up when something feels wrong ...

Prioritizing Youth Safety and Well-Being: How Camp Fire Creates Safe Spaces for All Youth

At Camp Fire, we are committed to creating spaces where all young people feel physically and emotionally safe ...

A Camp Fire Kid Goes to the Olympics: Alumni Story with Kris Thorsness

Before she became the first Alaskan to win an Olympic gold medal, Kris Thorsness was spending her summers at Camp Fire ...

Camp K Work Day – Come Volunteer!

Volunteer to help us get Camp K ready for campers this summer, with an option to spend the night for a camp preview ...

Camp Fire Alaska’s Gear Drive

Donate new and gently used clothes for our campers! ...

Earthquake Express: Camp Fire and the 1964 Alaska Earthquake

A week after the devastating 1964 Alaska Earthquake, Camp Fire Alaska's first leader writes a newsletter to share her experience ...

The Anchorage Wolverines Visit Spring Break Camp

Camp Fire kids teamed up with the Anchorage Wolverines for floor hockey fun and a visit to a game with their biggest rivals ...

The Camp Fire Alaska main office operates on the ancestral land of the Dena’ina people. Camp Fire Alaska runs programing on the lands of the Athabascan, Yup’ik, Chup’ik, Sougpiaq, and Inupiaq peoples. We value and thank them for their current and historic commitment to and protection of this land. We pledge to assist, in partnership, in the environmental stewardship of these lands. We strive to learn more about the history of the Native peoples of Alaska and the historic trauma they have suffered. We commit to being an active ally through activities, actions, and organizational decisions and practices. We understand that this is a dynamic process through which our Land Acknowledgement practices, and statement will evolve as we receive feedback from tribal partners and acquire a deeper understanding of and from the Native peoples of Alaska..  (v2)