CACS Headquarters Building
CACS’ newly remodeled front entrance
470 People Served
2011
was a year of resilience and recovery at the headquarters building, located in the heart of Homer at 708 Smokey Bay Way. Built in the 1980’s on a slab foundation, the building was flooded due to a faulty water heater Easter weekend. Because of the natural shifts in the ground, the damage, while extensive, was limited to ½ of the building. Staff was able to ‘invade’ the neighbor’s office space and set up a temporary headquarters while a complete renovation of the office space was completed. While we weren’t able to greet visitors as easily and the gift shop had to be closed, we did maintain all program support.
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Center for Alaskan Coastal Studies, Inc.
As with many disasters, opportunities followed. The space was reconfigured into a much more useable and welcoming office, gift shop and meeting area. Throughout the renovation, staff continued to provide yearround administrative and logistical support, storage and housing for seasonal staff at the headquarters building. It was the gathering place for the CACS Members Annual meeting, a holiday open house, monthly Board meetings, workshops and volunteer trainings throughout the year. Along with housing a gift shop and information desk, the headquarters office also is THE place to rent snowshoes in Homer. Thanks to funding support from the Wynn Foundation
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