Common problems and hopes for a common solution brought five families together in 1987. They purchased five acres of spruce forest on the Kenai Peninsula in South-Central Alaska and Ionia had its beginning. The founders came from different geographic, cultural and socio-economic backgrounds, as well as different kinds of internal hardships and behavioral dysfunction. Through a process of trial and error, the families realized that individuals, families and communities are truly interdependent; that in order to sustainably change one thing, they had to change almost everything; and, that it is impossible to create change without embodying it, together. This kind of thinking has led to Ionia’s endurance.
Our community sets a precedent for walking into daunting challenges. That precedent, no matter how obscure or remote, can tip the scale toward positive change. The Ionian environment creates health which replaces indulgences and livability which resolves conflict. The Ionian experience of interconnection supersedes the pursuit of materialism. Ionia reduces commonplace stigma toward the very young and the very old; toward mental illness, addiction, poverty and the unemployed.
Ionia goes out of its way to make a safe, collective, macrobiotic environment in which the children, families and community grow. We incorporate children into our daily activities, working with toddlers on our laps and babies on our backs. Parents are given the support and the time they need to take care of themselves, their pregnancies and their little ones. Ionia now has three generations. Young people raised in Ionia travel widely, absorbing cultures all over the world. Some settle elsewhere for long periods of time. Most spiral around toward rediscovering the Ionian dream. New young families, including many second generation Ionians, are now forging out the way of life at Ionia, shoulder to shoulder with the founders.
Company Details
- Founded
- -
- Address
- 54932 Burdock Rd, Kasilof,alaska 99610,united States
- Industry
- Community Services
- NAICS
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Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief ServicesCommunity Food ServicesCommunity Housing ServicesTemporary SheltersOther Community Housing Services
- Website
- https://ionia.org/
- Keywords
- sustainability, macrobiotic food, Community, Culture, Peer Support, Retreats, Gardening, Cooking, Natural Building, Workshops, Mentoring, Homesteading, Renewable Energy.
- HQ
- Kasilof, Alaska
Ionia, Inc Questions
Ionia, Inc's website is https://ionia.org/
Ionia, Inc's LinkedIn profile is https://www.linkedin.com/company/ioniainc
Ionia, Inc's industry is
Community Services
Ionia, Inc's top competitors are
Siftwell,
Ilant Health,
Isaac Health,
Kinded,
Macro Health,
Md At Home,
Dietitians At Home,
Caregiving.com, Inc.,
Uchicago Leadership & Society Initiative (Lsi),
Health Loft.
Ionia, Inc's categories are Community Services
Ionia, Inc's founding year is 1987
