Alzheimer's Resource of Alaska

Access Alaska, established in 1983, is a private, nonprofit, consumer-controlled organization that provides independent living services to seniors and people with disabilities. The center provides a variety of services, including information and referral, consumer directed personal attendant services, individual and systems advocacy, independent living skills instruction, care coordination, home and community-based waivers, adaptive equipment loan, home accessibility modifications, peer counseling, youth transition from school to work, developmental disabilities services, clinical services, interpreter referral services, and technical assistance on accessibility regulations and codes. The center also publishes health and human service directory, Alaska Resource Manual, that assists social service providers and nonprofit organizations serving low-income families who require health and human services. Access Alaska has offices in Anchorage, Fairbanks and Wasilla, Ala.

The Center for Community, also known as CFC, is an organization that offers a range of community-based services fie individuals with disabilities. It maintains several offices in Alaska. The center also serves senior citizens. The Center for Community provides vocational rehabilitation solutions that include job assessment, training and placement for individuals with employment barriers. It also administers early intervention education and prenatal developmental enhancement programs for children up to the age of six. In addition, the center offers services for individual with Alzheimer s disease. The Center for Community provides supported living and personal and respite care services. It also administers the Welfare to Work Program.