Alaska Family Directory
Community Organizations
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Access Alaska provides independent living services
to people who experience a disability. They encourage
and promote the total integration of people who experience
a disability to live independently within the community
of their choice.
The ADA Partner's Project is a cooperative effort of
the Disability & Business Technical Assistance Centers
and Access Alaska. The purpose of the Partner's Project
is to provide expert in-depth advice for implementing
the Americans with Disabilities Act.
The Alaska Center For Resource Families (ACRF) was
established to provide training, support, and information
to Alaska licensed foster and adoptive parents. ACRF
offers a variety of educational opportunities, onsite
and distance delivery programs, for families who are
wishing to become foster or adoptive parents and on-going
training to meet the State of Alaska requirement for
foster parents.
The Chapter’s purpose remains to provide education
and disseminate information for members, new parents
and the community as a whole; to provide parent-to-parent
support to families of children with Down syndrome; to
gather socially and share experiences; and to he an advocacy
group for political effectiveness.
These clinics offer specialty genetics clinics for
diagnosis and genetic counseling for individuals with
inherited conditions, chromosomal disorders (i.e. Down
syndrome) or birth defects.
The Alaska Court System assists all domestic violence
victims regardless of
their gender. Service areas include Juneau - Aiding
Women From Abuse and
Rape Emergencies (AWARE) 1-800-478-1090; Tongass Community
Counseling Center
(TCCC) 586-3585; Ketchikan Women in Safe Homes (WISH)
1-800-478-9474; Sitka
- Sitkans Against Family Violence (SAFV) 1-800-478-6511
A resource for mental health consumers,
particularly focusing on recovery.
Service area includes Haines, Juneau, Ketchikan,
Kodiak and Sitka.
The Mental Health Association in Alaska (MHAA) is a
Division of the National Mental Health Association and
is dedicated to the promotion of good mental health,
the prevention of mental illness and ongoing improvement
in the care and treatment of the mentally ill through
advocacy, education, referral, research, legislative
input and the monitoring of existing programs.
Screens Alaska newborns for diseases that are not apparent at birth. Very early treatment can prevent or reduce physical effects and brain damage.
The mission of the Alaska Center for the Blind and
Visually Impaired is to provide quality rehabilitation
and training to persons who experience blindness or visual
impairment so that they may reach their highest level
of independence.
Alaska Youth and Family Network
www.ayfn.org
Alaska Youth and Family Network advocates for families
and children with social/emotional/behavioral challenges
and related disabilities to be included as equal partners
with professionals in developing policies, programs and
ensuring adequate services and information.
The mission of the Arc of Anchorage is to secure for
all people with developmental and other disabilities
the opportunity to choose and realize their goals of
where and how they learn, live, work, and play.
Special Needs Services provides care for children who
experience developmental disabilities and offers a support
system for their families. Trained providers accompany
clients on outings and care for them from their homes.
CFC is a statewide
provider of home and community-based services for
people with disabilities, and others who experience barriers
to community living in
Alaska.
Challenge Alaska is a non-profit organization that provides
sports and therapeutic recreation opportunities for those
with disabilities.
The goal of this Web site is to provide information
about community-based diagnostic teams, local agencies
and programs that work with families, children and adults
affected by Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD).
The mission of the Council is to create change that
improves the independence, productivity, and inclusion
into the community for people with developmental disabilities
and students in special education.
The mission of Hope Community Resources is to provide
services and supports, requested and designed by individuals
and families who experience disabilities, resulting in
choice, control, family preservation and community inclusion.
The Juneau Adult Education Center (with satellite centers in Ketchikan , Prince of Wales, and Sitka ) is comprised of education programs that serve learners of all ages and abilities. Programs include: GED preparation and testing, Even Start Family Literacy, Adult Basic Education, the Alaska Vocational Institute, and specialized programs to meet the education and employment needs of youth (YESS!) and mature Alaskans (MASST).
Juneau Alliance for Mental Health, Inc. (JAMHI)
www.jamhi.org
JAMHI develops individualized mental
health treatment plans for meeting the
specific needs of consumers while helping them to
live in the community
where they can be close to and receive the support
of friends and family.
JAMHI is committed to the philosophy of psychiatric
rehabilitation, and
on-going training and supervision to strengthen and
coordinate its service
offerings. Service area includes Juneau.
The Learning Disabilities Association of Alaska (LDAalaska)
is a non-profit, nationally affiliated, organization
staffed solely by volunteers dedicated to helping individuals
with learning disabilities, their families and professionals.
The State of Alaska Department of Health and Social
Services is committed to promoting an accessible, flexible
array of quality services to all Alaska infants and toddlers
with special developmental needs and to their families.
The Specialty clinics improve access to care for children
with special health care needs in need of consultation,
screening and follow-up. Cleft Lip and Palate, Cardiac
and Neurodevelopmental specialty clinics are included.
NAMI is dedicated to the eradication of mental illnesses
and to the improvement of the quality of life of all
whose lives are affected by these diseases. The National
Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI) is a nonprofit,
grassroots, self-help, support and advocacy organization
of consumers, families, and friends of people with severe
mental illnesses, such as schizophrenia, major depression,
bipolar disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and
anxiety disorders.
This state office provides trainings on guardianship
and conservatorship.
Parents Inc. is a parent training organization based
on the philosophy that parents of all children with disabilities
can help other families face similar challenges.
Programs for Infants and Children, Inc.
www.picak.org
Programs for Infants and Children, Inc. provides early
intervention services for infants and toddlers with special
needs. Training is individualized and implemented in
a family centered home environment.
Project FACTS Fetal Alcohol Consultation and Training
Services
http://fasalaska.com/
Information on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum
Disorders (FASD), Fetal Alcohol
Effects (FAE), Alcohol Related Birth Defects (ARBD),
and Alcohol Related
Neurodevelopmental Disorder (ARND), with a focus on
intervention techniques
for educators.
SERRC – Alaska's Educational Resource Center
www.serrc.org
SERRC - Alaska 's Educational Resource Center - provides a variety of programs designed to meet the educational needs of all Alaskans. From Even Start Family Literacy Programs to school district-based services to adult education, SERRC provides education programs and services that impact thousands of Alaskans from Ketchikan to Barrow.
Special Education Service Agency
www.sesa.org
The Special Education Service Agency (SESA) is a publicly
funded agency which provides assistance to Alaskan school
districts and early intervention programs serving students
with low incidence disabilities.
Special Needs Services provides care for children who
experience developmental disabilities and offers a support
system for their families. Trained providers accompany
clients on outings and care for them from their homes.
Special Olympics Alaska provides year-round sports training
and athletic competition in a variety of Olympic-type
sports for people eight years of age and older with mental
retardation, giving them continuing opportunities to
develop physical fitness, demonstrate courage, experience
joy and participate in a sharing of gifts, skills and
friendship with their families, other Special Olympics
athletes and the community.
Stone Soup Group is a statewide organization that exists to sustain the health and well being of Alaskan children with special needs and their families. They are responsible for the implementation of the Parent Training and Information Center (PTI).
University of Anchorage-Alaska Center for Human Development
www.alaskachd.org/about.html
The Center for Human Development (CHD) is one of 61
University Centers located in every state and territory,
which attempts to bring together the resources of the
university and the community in support of individuals
with developmental disabilities.
Each qualified student
with a disability will be eligible to receive
appropriate academic adjustments and programmatic
accommodations necessary
for the student to access educational opportunities,
programs, activities,
or services in the most integrated setting possible.
Campuses are located in
Ketchikan and Sitka.
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