Rural Alaska Community Action Program, Inc.

10/09/2026

📢 Attention Future Aleknagik Homeowners!

Join our Mutual Self-Help Housing Virtual Information Session with Aleknagik Natives Limited to learn how families can work together to build affordable homes, gain valuable skills, and strengthen their community. Learn how the program works, who may qualify, what the commitment involves, and how to get started on the path to homeownership.

📆 Virtual Meeting: October 15 from 5:30 to 7 p.m.
tinyurl.com/AleknagikCommunityHousing

10/08/2026

One year after Typhoon Halong, recovery is still underway.

If your family was impacted, we are here to help with resources, guidance, and support.

📞 907-717-4367
📧 [email protected]
🔗 Learn more: https://ruralcap.org/disaster-response-case-management/

10/01/2026

Alaska Head Start parents and caregivers: your voice matters! 📢

More than 16,000 families have already signed NHSA's national letter supporting Head Start program standards.

The deadline to participate is October 2.

Add your name today: https://nhsa.org/nprm-resources/how-to-speak-up-for-head-start/

More than 16,000 Head Start parents and caregivers have added their name to NHSA’s national Parent Sign-On letter, sending a powerful message about what families want protected in the program standards.

We are extending the deadline to Friday, October 2, 2026, to give even more families the opportunity to make their voice heard.

Every additional signature strengthens the collective message about the value of the services, supports, and opportunities that make Head Start work.

Please share the letter with parents and caregivers in your program today and encourage them to add their names before the deadline: https://nhsa.org/nprm-resources/how-to-speak-up-for-head-start/

09/29/2026

Tomorrow is Orange Shirt Day 🧡 and the National Day of Remembrance of Indigenous Boarding Schools.

On Orange Shirt Day we honor the children who were taken from their families and sent to residential and boarding schools, and we recognize the lasting impacts on Indigenous communities.

Learn more about Orange Shirt Day in Alaska and how you can participate: 🔗 www.alaskachildrenstrust.org/orange-shirt-day

09/23/2026

Today marks the first day of fall, a season that reminds us to slow down, reflect with gratitude, and prepare for the months ahead. As the days grow shorter, we're grateful for the partnerships, families, and communities that make our work possible.

09/18/2026

Wear Orange on September 30 🧡to honor the children, survivors, families, and communities impacted by U.S. Indian Boarding Schools.

Together, we remember, honor, and support healing.

Join Southcentral Foundation in wearing orange on Sept. 30, to recognize the National Day of Remembrance for U.S. Indian Boarding Schools. This day recognizes, honors, and supports the lost children, survivors, and their families, as we walk toward healing.

Between 1819 to 1969, the federal government operated approximately 21 boarding schools in Alaska. Communities experienced the unbearable trauma of the mass removal of children. The loss of language, names, and ancestral ways of being, ruptured entire generations of Alaska’s Indigenous children and communities. Generations were forever changed.

09/11/2026

On this September 11, we remember the lives lost and honor the heroes who stepped forward in service to others.

Together, we reflect, remember, and stand united.

09/10/2026

Aleknagik Residents: Join us to learn how the Mutual Self-Help Housing Program can help families build and buy their own homes while saving money and creating a stable future in your community. We're excited to partner with Aleknagik Natives Limited to share this opportunity!

📅 September 17 | 7:00-8:30 PM
📍 Aleknagik Traditional Council Building

09/07/2026

This Labor Day we celebrate the establishment of the Seward Skills Center, now known as the Alaska Vocation Technical Center (AVTEC), which trains rural Alaskans in equipment operation and maintenance. ​Our agency played a role in securing the funding through the Alaska congressional delegation to bring this training center to our state in 1969.

In observance of the Labor Day holiday, our Central Office is closed.

09/02/2026

Construction season, like summer, is short but critical. As our crews wrap up their seasonal work, we encourage Alaskans to have their heaters inspected, change batteries in smoke and carbon monoxide detectors, and stock up on winter emergency supplies.