Higher Ground
Support safer land, long-term planning, and a stronger future for families.
Philanthropic Impact
Help move readiness, mapping, coordination, and resilience planning forward.
Regional Importance
Support community continuity across the Hooper Bay, Scammon Bay, and Chevak region.
The Devastating Effects of Climate Change in Western Alaska
Across Western Alaska, climate change is no longer a future concern. It is already reshaping coastlines, threatening infrastructure, disrupting daily life, and putting villages under growing pressure.
The Problem
Communities across the region are dealing with erosion, flooding, thawing ground, unstable shorelines, more severe storm impacts, and damage to homes, roads, utilities, and community buildings. In some places, the land that once protected families is disappearing year by year.
These impacts are not only physical. They affect safety, housing, cultural continuity, local economies, and the ability of villages to remain strong and connected for future generations.
Why It Matters
When climate damage accelerates, communities face higher costs, greater risk, and fewer good options. What is at stake is more than property. It is stability, dignity, and the long-term future of families who have deep ties to place.
Paimiut represents a response rooted in resilience, foresight, and the need to create safer pathways forward before more is lost.
Village of Paimiut
Paimiut represents a vision for a village above sea level — a place of safety, stability, and long-term opportunity. It is envisioned as a community on stronger ground where families can live with greater protection from climate-related threats, including severe storms, erosion, and shoreline loss. The goal is to create a beautiful, secure, and expandable community with room for future generations, offering a lasting path forward for people seeking safety, continuity, and resilience in Western Alaska.
Why This Matters
Paimiut is more than a development concept. It is a community-centered effort to create a stronger future in the face of climate pressure, erosion risk, infrastructure challenges, and long-term community need.
The goal is to support a place where families can relocate, grow, and thrive — with safer land, stable housing, essential utility systems, improved access, and room for future opportunity.
Philanthropic Opportunity
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Higher-ground planning
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Housing and community readiness
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Infrastructure planning
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Regional partnership support
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Long-term resilience
Ways to Support
Planning
Support mapping, readiness, and site-planning work.
Housing
Help advance resilient housing concepts and community stability.
Infrastructure
Support utility, access, and regional infrastructure planning.
Project Vision
Paimiut is envisioned as a place of continuity, safety, and long-term possibility for families facing climate pressure and infrastructure risk in Western Alaska.
Why Paimiut Matters
This effort is about creating room for families, culture, and community stability to continue on stronger ground. It is a forward-looking project grounded in dignity, local priorities, and practical long-range planning.
Support can help strengthen readiness for housing, infrastructure, community coordination, and philanthropic partnership around a brighter future.
What Support
Can Help Advance
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Village and regional planning
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Housing and community readiness
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Infrastructure and utility planning
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Maps, concepts, and technical support
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Philanthropic and mission-aligned partnerships