Better Together AK.

• Author: Anderson, Tasha
• Position: DINING

Better Together AK is an interfaith action coalition that is committed to strengthening the Alaska community, "adhering to the truth that by working together we can better serve Alaska," says Jodi Taylor, a volunteer with Better Together.

She says that in early 2014, several religious groups and faith-based nonprofits were brought together by the Rasmuson Foundation to find opportunities to collaborate in service to Anchorage: "After this meeting, the groups independently decided to form Better Together to serve Alaska." In September of this year, Better Together organized the Alaska Feeding Our Neighbors Food Drive, which was timed to remember the events of 9/11, emulating the service provided on that day in 2001.

Taylor says, "The food drive was the largest one-day food drive Alaska has ever had, with 31,304 pounds of food donated. More than 50 congregations participated. There were 385 volunteers who donated 765...