Anchorage School District
District
Far North Region
Calendar of events
Our online event calendar has community activities, training opportunities, support groups and much more - all within the Far North Region.
Community organizations
Links to the organizations below will take you out of the Alaska Family Directory website and will open in a new browser window.
Access Alaska
Access Alaska is a private, non-profit, consumer-controlled organization that provides independent living services to people who experience a disability. As an Independent Living Center, our mission is to encourage and promote the total integration of people who experience a disability to live independently in the community of their choice.
Adult Learning Programs of Alaska
At Adult Learning Programs of Alaska, we focus our resources on educational services to underserved populations. The job skills component of our mission has also been present throughout Adult Learning Programs of Alaska's history.
We are a member of the Alaska Job Center Network which is a partnership of governmental and nonprofit entities who partner, services and leverage resources to better meet the employment needs of communities.
Alaska Center for Children and Adults (ACCA)
The Alaska Center for Children and Adults (ACCA) is a nonprofit agency that has served the Fairbanks community since 1946. Their mission is to assist in improving the lives of people with disabilities and their families by providing quality diagnostic, therapeutic, educational and referral services in conjunction with other community providers without regard to ability to pay.
Alaska Center for Resource Families
The Alaska Center For Resource Families (ACRF) provides training, referral services, individual support and information to those who are or are interested in becoming foster parents, adoptive parents, relative caretakers or guardians.
Alaska Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired
The Alaska Center for the Blind & Visually Impaired acts to make sure that vision loss is not the barrier to Alaskans meeting their vocational goals or living safely and independently in retirement.
Alaska Chapter of National Down Syndrome Congress
http://www.akdownsyndrome.org/
The Alaska Chapter of the National Down Syndrome Congress is a nonprofit organization of parents, relatives, professionals and friends of individuals with Down syndrome. Its membership includes families and professionals from around the state of Alaska.
Alaska Newborn Metabolic Screening Program
Alaska Newborn Metabolic Screening Program screens Alaska newborns for diseases that are not apparent at birth. Very early treatment can prevent or reduce physical effects and brain damage.
Alaska Youth and Family Network
A peer-run, peer delivered service, to create a more effective and inclusive behavioral health treatment system for Alaska's children, youth & families.
The Arc of Anchorage
From birth to old age, The Arc of Anchorage has a full array of disability services for Alaskans with intellectual and developmental disabilities. The Alaskans we serve and their families are free to choose disability services that best meet their needs.
ATLA
Assistive Technology of Alaska (ATLA) connects Alaskans with disabilities to the tools they need to learn, work, play, and participate in community life safely and independently.
Challenge Alaska
Challenge Alaska strives to improve the lives of people with disabilities and the whole community through adaptive sports, therapeutic recreation and education.
Fairbanks Resource Agency
Established in 1967, Fairbanks Resource Agency (FRA) is a community-based nonprofit organization dedicated to providing supportive services, housing, referrals, employment and information for individuals who experience a disability.
Governor's Council on Disabilities and Special Education
The Council uses planning, capacity building, systems change, and advocacy to create change for people with disabilities.
Hope Community Resources
Provides services and supports, that are requested and designed by individuals and families who experience disabilities, that result in choice, control, family preservation and community inclusion.
Kawerak's Education, Employment, and Training Division
The EET Division of Kawerak Inc. is designed to provide support and assistance to tribal members who are looking for job training or continuing their education.
Key Coalition of Alaska
Key Coalition of Alaska educates legislators about the importance of sustaining community-based services for people with disabilities and Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDD) through their annual statewide Key Campaign advocacy efforts.
https://keycoalitionofalaska.org/
Maniilaq Association/Northwest Alaska
Provides extensive health, tribal, and social services to residents of rural Northwest Alaska. Service area includes Kotzebue, Ambler, Buckland, Deering, Kiana, Kivalina, Kobuk, Noatak, Noorvik, Pt. Hope, Selawik, & Shungnak.
Morning Star Ranch Alaska
Morning Star Ranch is a nonprofit organization committed to serving the greater Fairbanks area. The Mission of Morning Star Ranch is, to enhance the quality of life and promote community integration for individuals of all abilities through education, activities, and work experience.
My Horizon
At My Horizon we focus on capabilities, while expanding possibilities. Building a safe, supportive, trusting, and accepting environment is crucial. We believe that each person with intellectual or physical disabilities wants to be successful, just like anyone else. Our role is to provide enjoyable skill building experiences, creating a positive learning environment for living skills, social skills, exercise, nutrition, computer skills, arts & crafts, and self care in a safe, supportive way.
myhorizonalaska.com/index.html
National Alliance for the Mentally Ill-Alaska
www.nami.org/MSTemplate.cfm?MicrositeID=111
NAMI Alaska is a nonprofit, support, education and advocacy organization of consumers, families, and friends of people with severe brain disorders such as schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, bipolar disorder, major depressive disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, panic and anxiety disorders, and attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder.
Office of Children's Services, Infant Learning Program
Strengthening & supporting families to support healthy development of infant and toddlers.
Office of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
Alaska's FASD project is a comprehensive, integrated effort encompassing prevention of all fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD), intervention targeted to high-risk women, screening and diagnosis of children at risk of FASD/ARBD and improved service delivery to families/individuals affected by FASD.
Office of Public Advocacy
The Office of Public Advocacy (OPA) provides legal advocacy and guardianship services to vulnerable Alaskans.
Programs for Infants and Children, Inc.
Programs for Infants and Children, Inc. provides early intervention services for children ages 0 - 3 with developmental delays or disabilities.
SERRC – Alaska's Educational Resource Center
SERRC provides customized direct student services, school and district support services, and community services (including adult education) to students of all ages, educators, schools and school districts throughout Alaska.
Society for Light Treatment and Biological Rhythms
A nonprofit international organization founded in 1988, dedicated to fostering research, professional development and clinical applications in the fields of light therapy and biological rhythms. Treatment and clinical applications in the fields of light therapy and biological rhythms.
Special Education Service Agency
SESA provides consultation and training to support the unique educational needs of individuals and the Alaskan communities that serve them.
Special Olympics
https://www.specialolympics.org/
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
Stone Soup Group is a statewide non-profit agency based in Anchorage, Alaska that provides assistance and support to families of children with special health, disability, mental health, and/or special education needs.
University of Alaska Anchorage, Center for Human Development
www.uaa.alaska.edu/centerforhumandevelopment/
The mission of the UAA Center for Human Development (CHD) is to improve the quality of lives for people who experience disabilities and their families, across the life span, through interdisciplinary training, technical assistance, exemplary service development, applied research and dissemination of information.
Women's, Children's and Family Health, Specialty Clinics
Specialty clinics improve access to care for children in need of consultation, screening, and follow-up. HCS brings medical specialists to regional centers to officer specialty care in or close to communities where children and their families reside. Efforts are made to involve local health practitioners in these clinics to insure coordination or care.