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AmeriCorps Resilient Alaska Youth program sponsors youth arts workshops across Alaska

Two artists partnered with the RurAL CAP Resilient Alaska Youth (RAY) AmeriCorps program to host youth arts workshops across the state. Aassanaaq “Ossie” Kairaiuak, from the Inuit band Pamyua, and Danielle Larsgaard, a domestic violence counselor who recently established the Aliiraq Arts traveling art studio, collaborated with the communities of Chevak, Kokhanok, Ketchikan, Nanwalek, New Stuyahok, and St. Michael this …

Rural Energy Enterprises, Inc., RurAL CAP Foundation 2022 Application

Managed by Rural Energy Enterprises, Inc., the RurAL CAP Foundation funds a limited number of small grants for educational and charitable purposes that support low-income individuals and rural communities. Grants are made in the amount of $500 to $5,000. Eligible applications are considered from 501(c)(3) nonprofit and governmental organizations in rural Alaska. Types of funded projects include: Projects that encourage …

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Growing Rural Opportunities for Wellness (GROW) Program funds nine community projects

RurAL CAP’s Growing Rural Opportunities for Wellness (GROW) Program bolsters the food security of rural Alaska communities by providing funding and technical assistance to community gardens and local food security projects. This project was made possible by funding provided by a Community Service Block Grant awarded to RurAL CAP through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act). …

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RurAL CAP Receives $2.5 Million Bezos Day 1 Families Fund Grant to Help End Homelessness for Families in Alaska

Day 1 Families Fund grants $96.2 million to 32 nonprofits across the country to provide shelter for children and families in need ANCHORAGE, Alaska – (November 17, 2021): Rural Alaska Community Action Program, Inc., (RurAL CAP), a Community Action Agency that provides programs in housing, early childhood education and health and well-being across Alaska, today announced that it has been …

Jasmine Boyle selected as agency’s next Chief Operating Officer

The Rural Alaska Community Action Program, Inc., (RurAL CAP) named Jasmine Boyle the new Chief Operating Officer, starting on December 1, 2021. For the past three years, Boyle has served our Anchorage and Alaskan communities as the Executive Director of the Anchorage Coalition to End Homelessness (ACEH). In those years, she developed crucial partnerships, strengthened advocacy networks, and created necessary …

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Soldotna volunteer receives National Community Action Partnership Award

Soldotna, Alaska – Rhonda D. Johnson, who volunteers extensively with the Rural Alaska Community Action Program, Inc., (RurAL CAP), received the National Community Action Volunteer Recognition Award for her support of the Mutual Self-Help Housing (MSHH) Program. The award was presented by the National Community Action Partnership (NCAP) at their convention in Boston, Massachusetts on Thursday, September 2. Every year, …