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Alaska Resources

Family Issues
Alaska Division of Public Assistance 10002 Glacier Hwy, Suite 201 Juneau, AK 99801 Telephone: 907-465-3551 or 1-800-478-3551 Fax: 907-465-5238 http://www.hss.state.ak.us/htmlstuf/ pubassis/table.htm	The Division of Public Assistance (DPA) provides child care assistance to families who are on the Alaska Temporary Assistance Program and who need help with child care costs while they work or participate in approved activities. Parents who are on Temporary Assistance and need child care should discuss their child care needs with their case manager. Health and Social Services online provides links to information about child care, youth services, medical and public assistance in Alaska. It also provides contact information for regional offices in Anchorage, Homer, Eagle River, Juneau, Bethel, Fairbanks, Kenai, Ketchikan, Kodiak, Kotzebue, Wasilla, Noome and Sitka.
Alaska Housing Finance Corporation PO Box 101020 Anchorage, AK 99510-1020 Telephone: 1-800-478-AHFC (outside Anchorage but within Alaska) http://www.ahfc.state.ak.us/Department _Files/Planning_Department/Grants/ grants_main_page.htm	Alaska Housing Finance Corporation features the Beneficiary and Special Needs Housing Grant Program and GOAL (Greater Opportunities for Affordable Living) Program
Childcare Facilities Database Department of Education and Early Development 801 West 10th Street, Suite 200 Juneau, Alaska 99801 Telephone: 907-465-2800 Fax: 907-465-3452 http://www.eed.state.ak.us/EarlyDev/ ChildCare/search.asp	The Child care Facilities Database provides access to contact information, licensed or registered status, and accepted age ranges for child care providers/facilities around Alaska.
Childcare Resource and Referral: South Central Alaska: CHILD CARE CONNECTION, INC. PO Box 240008 Anchorage, AK 99524-0008 Toll Free: 800-278-3723 Telephone: 907-563-1966 E-mail: info@childcareconnection.org http://www.childcareconnection.org Southeast Alaska: NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE EDUCATION OF YOUNG CHILDREN (NAEYC-SEA) 10002 Glacier Hwy. Suite 301 Juneau, AK 99802 Mail: P.O. Box 22870 Juneau, AK 99802 Telephone: 907-789-1235 Toll Free: 888-785-1235 Fax: 907-789-1238 E-mail: info@naeycsea.org www.naeyc.org	Northern Alaska: Play N Learn Resources and Training 1918 Old Pioneer Way Fairbanks, AK 99709 Telephone: 907-479-2214 (within the FNSB) Toll Free: 866-878-CARE (outside the FNSB) Fax: 907-479-2680 TTY Telephone: 907-479-0919 E-mail: cares@gci.net www.alaskacares.org
Department of Education and Early Development 801 West 10th Street, Suite 200 Juneau, Alaska 99801 Telephone: 907-465-2800 or 1-888-268-4632 Fax: 907-465-3452 http://www.eed.state.ak.us/ earlydev/ccsubsidy.html	The Department of Education and Early Development (EED) provides child care assistance for families moving off Temporary Assistance and to low-income working families.
Division of Public Assistance PO Box 110640 Juneau, AK 99811-0640 Telephone: 907-465-3347 Fax: 907- 465-5154 E-mail: dpapolicy@health.state.ak.us http://www.hss.state.ak.us/htmlstuf/ pubassis/atap.htm	Temporary Assistance is an employment-focused program. The primary goal is to help Alaskans make a successful transition from welfare to work. Temporary Assistance is designed to encourage work and make working families better off by increasing their income and reducing poverty.
Fatherhood initiative Richard Lyons. M. D. Regional Health Administrator, OPHS 2201 6th Avenue, Suite 20 Seattle, WA 98121 Telephone: 206-615-2469 Fax: 206-615-2481 http://www.fatherhood.hhs.gov/fi-regions.htm	The federal HHS department and its regional offices work to coordinate fatherhood activities throughout the states and have sponsored a variety of forums to bring together local public and private organizations and individuals to support fathers' involvement in their families and communities.
Senior Issues
Division of Senior Services 3601 C Street, Suite 310 Anchorage, Alaska 99503-5984 Telephone: 907-269-3666 Fax: 907-269-3688 E-mail: DSSQA@admin.state.ak.us http://www.state.ak.us/local/akpages/ ADMIN/dss/home.htm	The Division of Senior Services provides information on Senior Employment, Medicare, Personal Care Attendant program, government support programs for adults with physical disabilities, information and referral for elderly adult care.
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