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Rural Housing Needs Initiative
Our agency is launching a new rural housing initiative and want to know the needs of your community, and if your community is interested in partnering with us. We envision projects where we collaborate to preserve and expand the availability of affordable...
Two Head Start sites implement changes ending Program Year 2021-2022 with appreciation and celebration
Tok Head Start site management transfers to Tanana Chiefs Conference Sterling Head Start ends final program year with celebration “To be the voice and the support for the families and children is the most rewarding thing. The bigger picture has always been the...
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...
2022 YEAH Summit registration opens for April 21 virtual event
This youth-led online summit is brimming with opportunities to learn skills, make friends, and learn to inspire youth to lead healthy, tobacco free lives. Follow the link below to register! Register Today! Featured on
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...
Community Development Manager Valerie Chadwick Appointed as Chair of Governor’s Council on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons
Congratulations to our own Community Development Manager Valerie Chadwick, originally from the Algaaciq Tribe in Saint Mary's, for her appointment as the chair of the Governor’s Council on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons. Dunleavy Administration Announces...
Growing Rural Opportunities for Wellness (GROW) Program funds nine community projects
A Shungnak student tends the It's a 'We' Community Garden, which provides learning opportunities and helps provide fresh vegetables for the village. RurAL CAP’s Growing Rural Opportunities for Wellness (GROW) Program bolsters the food security of rural Alaska...
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...
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...
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...
Chief Operations Officer L. Tiel Smith selected as agency’s next Chief Executive Officer
The Rural Alaska Community Action Program, Inc., (RurAL CAP) Board of Directors selected Chief Operating Officer L. Tiel Smith as the agency’s next Chief Executive Officer, starting in September. L. Tiel Smith named RurAL CAP's next CEO. Over his three years as RurAL...
2021 Child Tax Credit
Starting July 15, the new Child Tax Credit in the American Rescue Plan Act provides monthly benefits of $250 per child between ages 6-17 and $300 per child under age 6. The IRS has launched a simplified online tool which will allow families not automatically enrolled...